This Torah Portion is called re-eh' or behold or see. Moses continues his recapping of the instructions of YHVH to the people before they enter the Land, so they can see the reasons for these lessons. This sections begins with the words “Behold I have set before you this day a blessing and a curse” And more than an attention grabbing headline, the lessons in this section teach us how to choose the blessing rather than the curse. Moses tells the children and us, that things will not be the same once they enter the Promised Land and they need to be prepared to follow the path to blessing rather than casually be lead to a curse by not paying attention. Their freedom from the bondage of Egypt and the structure of the desert, will be gone and they can choose how to live, will it be a blessing or a curse? We see the promise to Abraham made by YHVH come full circle at this place, and in this section. An interesting and informative section of Deuteronomy for sure.
