Good Or Evil
"And you shall set the blessing upon Mount Gerizim and the curse upon Mount
Eibal." Deut 11:29
"Does a fountain send forth sweet water and bitter?"
James
3:11
Why did YHVH designate two distinct mountains for curse and blessing? Would it not have
been equally effective to have both blessing and curse come from the same mountain? Were not the Levites the
ones who stood between both mountains and recited both blessings and curses?
YHVH could have issued blessing and curse from the same mountain, however, He wanted to teach
a valuable lesson. The place from which goodness and blessing emanates must be separate from the place that breeds
evil and curse.
YHVH's people must pursue every opportunity to detach themselves from anything evil,
even in appearance. The ability to distinguish between good and evil is truly a blessing.