Deuteronomy 27 and 28 make clear that God alone sets the terms of blessing and judgment, because the land belongs to Him. That truth once shaped America deeply: public officials took their oaths on an open Bible often to Deuteronomy 28 calling down God’s blessings for obedience and His curses for disobedience. An oath was never a formality; it was a covenant act before God, binding both ruler and people to live by His Word. Though many now treat it as empty ritual, God does not. An oath ignored is an oath judged and we would be wise to take it as seriously as He does.