Daily Chumash Sunday Eikev – The blessings received for guarding the Mitzvos

Rishon

1. The blessings received for guarding the Mitzvos:
   • If you adhere by the commands of Hashem, He will guard with you the covenant that he made with your forefathers.

• He will love you and bless you and multiply you.
• You will have many offspring, and the land will give off much produce. You will be blessed amongst all the nations.
• You and your animals will not be infertile.
• He will remove all illnesses from you and rather place them onto your enemies
• You will destroy all your enemies.

2. Moshe encourages Bnei Yisrael not to fear the nations of Canaan:
   • “If you tell yourself that the nations are too mighty and many to be destroyed, do not fear. Remember what Hashem did to Egypt, as He will do the same to those nations. He will send the wasp against them until no survivor remains. Do not fear them, as Hashem is amongst you. Hashem will annihilate them little by little and not quickly, lest the animals of the field increase.
   • Idolatry: Destroy their idols in fire. Don’t desire to take any of their ornaments of idolatry as it is an abomination of G-d. You shall loathe it and abominate it.”

3. Recounting the desert experience:
   • “Remember the entire 40-year journey in the desert where He challenged you to see if you would follow his word.
   • The Mun: Hashem gave you the Mun in the desert to test you and teach you that man does not live on bread alone, but on the word of G-d.
   • Clothing: Your clothing did not wear out and your foot did not swell.”

4. The greatness of the promised land:
   • “The land Hashem is giving you contains water and springs. It is a land of wheat and barley and grapes, figs, pomegranate, olives and date-honey. It is a land of abundance of food. A land whose stones are iron and whose mountains contain copper.
   • Birchas Hamazon: You shall eat and be satiated and bless Hashem for the good land that He gave you.”