- because:
- "And thou shalt keepª° the feastª of weeksª unto the LORDª thy Godª with a tributeª of a freewill offeringª of thine hand,ª which¹ thou shalt giveª° [unto the LORD thy God], according as¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath blessedª° thee:" {Deu 16:10} + "And he will loveª° thee, and blessª° thee, and multiplyª° thee: he will also blessª° the fruitª of thy womb,ª and the fruitª of thy land,ª thy corn,ª and thy wine,ª and thine oil,ª the increaseª of thy kine,ª and the flocksª of thy sheep,ª in¹ the landª which¹ he swareª° unto thy fathersª to giveª° thee." {Deu 7:13} + "The LORDª shall commandª°¹ the blessingª upon¹ thee in thy storehouses,ª and in all¹ that thou settestª thine handª unto; and he shall blessª° thee in the landª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee. ... The LORDª shall openª° unto thee¹ his goodª treasure,ª¹ the heavenª to giveª° the rainª unto thy landª in his season,ª and to blessª°¹ all¹ the workª of thine hand:ª and thou shalt lendª° unto manyª nations,ª and thou¹ shalt not¹ borrow.ª°" {Deu 28:8-12} + "In that¹ I¹ commandª° thee this dayª to loveª°¹ the LORDª thy God,ª to walk²°¹ in his ways,ª and to keepª° his commandmentsª and his statutesª and his judgments,ª that thou mayest liveª° and multiply:ª° and the LORDª thy Godª shall blessª° thee in the landª whither¹¹ thou¹ goestª° to possessª° it." {Deu 30:16}
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