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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 26:1-13

Here is, I. The inculcating of those precepts of the law which were of the greatest consequence, and by which were of the greatest consequence, and by which especially their obedience would be tried, Lev. 26:1, 2. They are the abstract of the second and fourth commandments, which, as they are by much the largest in the decalogue, so they are most frequently insisted on in other parts of the law. As, when a master has given many things in charge to his servant, he concludes with the repetition... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 26:9

For I will have respect unto you ,.... Look at them with delight and pleasure, and with a careful eye on them, watch over them to do them good, and protect them from all evil; or turn himself to them from all others, having a particular regard for them and special care of them: and make you fruitful and multiply you ; increase their number, as he did in Egypt, even amidst all their afflictions; and much more might they expect this blessing in the land of Canaan, when settled there, which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 26:10

And ye shall eat old store ,.... What is very old, corn of three years old, as Jarchi and Kimchi F13 Sepher Shorash. rad. ישן . interpret it; such plenty should they have that it would be so long consuming: and bring forth the old because of the new ; out of their barns and granaries, to make room for the new, which they should have great quantities of, and scarce know where to bestow them; and therefore should empty their treasures and garners of the old, and fill them with new;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 26:11

And I will set my tabernacle amongst you ,.... Which God had directed them to make, and they had made, and also erected; but here he promises to fix and establish it among them, that so it might continue as a place for the public worship of him, and where he would take up his residence, and grant them his presence; so the Targum of Jonathan,"I will put the Shechinah of my glory among you:" and my soul shall not abhor you ; though in themselves, and because of their sins, loathsome and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 26:12

And I will walk among you ,.... As they journeyed from place to place, he walked among them, in the tabernacle built for him, see 2 Samuel 7:6 ; it may be expressive of the familiarity and communion which the Lord grants to his people, in and through Christ: and will be your God ; to provide for them, and supply them with all the blessings of his goodness, both in providence and grace; and to protect and defend them against all their enemies, temporal and spiritual: and ye shall be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 26:13

I am the Lord your Lord, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt ,.... Who, having done that, was able to fulfil the above promises; and which may be considered as an earnest and pledge of them, as well as be a motive to the Israelites, and an obligation upon them to obey the commandments of God, and walk in his statutes: that ye should not be their bondmen ; this was the end of their being brought out of Egypt, that they might be no longer in a state of bondage to the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 26:11

I will set my tabernacle among you - This and the following verse contain the grand promise of the Gospel dispensation, viz. the presence, manifestation, and indwelling of God in human nature, and his constant in dwelling in the souls of his followers. So John 1:14 ; the Word was made flesh, και εσκηνωσεν εν ἡμιν , and Made His Tabernacle among us. And to this promise of the law St. Paul evidently refers, 2 Corinthians 6:16-18 ; and 2 Corinthians 7:1 ; read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 26:9

Verse 9 9.For I will have respect unto you (211) God is said to “turn Himself” to the people, whom He undertakes to cherish and preserve; just as also when He forsakes those who have alienated themselves from Him, He is said to be turned away from them. Hence the common exhortation in the Prophets, “Be ye turned to me, and I will be turned to you;” whereby God reminds us that He has not promised in vain what we here read. Therefore the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, to confirm His... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 26:11

Verse 11 11.And I will set my tabernacle among you. He alludes, indeed, to the visible sanctuary in which He was worshipped; still He would shew them that it should be effectually manifested, that He had not chosen His home amongst them in vain, inasmuch as He would exert His power by sure proofs to aid and preserve them. In a word, He signifies that the sanctuary would not be an empty sign of His presence, but that the reality should correspond with the sign; and this He further confirms in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 26:1-13

The blessedness of the righteous. In the words before us we have— I. THE QUALITIES OF THE RIGHTEOUS DESCRIBED . These are: 1 . That they worship the true God. 2 . That they worship him truly. 3 . They serve him obediently. II. THEIR BLESSEDNESS ASSURED . They have the promise of: 1 . Plenty. 2 . Security. No robber should trouble them. 3 . Victory. 4 . Multiplication . 5 . Divine favour. (a) His tabernacle was... read more

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