申命記 11:1-17 JCB

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:9

And that ye may prolong your days in the land ,.... Not only enter it, and take possession of it, but continue in it long, which depended upon their obedience to the laws of God: which the Lord sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed ; had promised with an oath, so that they might be assured of the enjoyment of it, though they could not be of their continuance in it, unless they obeyed the divine commands: a land that floweth with milk and honey ; abounds with all... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:10

For the land whither thou goest in to possess it ,.... The land of Canaan they were about to take possession of: is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out ; either the whole land of Egypt, or that part of it, Rameses, in which Israel dwelt, and which was the best of it, as Jarchi observes, and yet Canaan exceeded that; though the design of this passage is not so much to set forth the superior excellency and fertility of the land of Canaan to that of Egypt, which was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:11

But the land whither ye go to possess it is a land of hills and valleys ,.... And so could not be watered by the overflow of a river, and by canals cut out of it, and in the manner Egypt was; which was for the most part a plain and flat country, but not so Canaan, in which were many hills and mountains, as those about Jerusalem, Carmel, Tabor, Lebanon, and others; and plains and valleys, as the valley of Jezreel, &c.; and which made it more delightful and pleasant for prospects; see ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:12

A land which the Lord thy God careth for ,.... In a very particular and special manner; otherwise he has a general care of the whole world, and all the parts of it; for as the earth is his, and the fulness thereof, his providential care reaches everywhere; but as this spot was what he had chosen for his own residence, and the place of his worship, and for an habitation for his peculiar people; he exercised a more peculiar care over it, to make it fruitful, commodious, and pleasant; or which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:13

And it shall come to pass, if you shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day ,.... In the name, and by the authority of the Lord, the only lawgiver: to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart, and with all your soul ; see Deuteronomy 10:12 . Jarchi interprets this of prayer; but it is not to be restrained to that only, but includes the whole service of God, in all the parts of it, performed from a principle of love to him, and in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:14

That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season ,.... Such a quantity of it as the land required, a sufficiency of it to make it fruitful, and that in proper time: the first rain and the latter rain ; the former rain in Marchesvan, the latter rain in Nisan, as the Targum of Jonathan; the first fell about our October, which was at or quickly after seedtime, to water the seed that it might take root, and grow and spring up; and the latter fell about March, a little before... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:15

And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle ,.... By giving plentiful showers of rain at proper times, to cause it to spring up and grow, that so there might be food for the cattle of every sort, greater or lesser; see Psalm 104:13 , that thou mayest eat and be full ; which refers to the preceding verse as well as to this; and the sense is, that the Israelites might eat of and enjoy the fruits of the earth to satiety; namely, their corn, wine, and oil; and that their cattle... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:16

Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived ,.... By observing the influence of the heavens upon the fruitfulness of the earth, and so be drawn to the worship of the host of them, the sun, moon, and stars; or by the examples of nations round about them; and by the plausible arguments they may make use of, taken from the traditions of ancestors, from antiquity, and the consent of nations, and the great numbers of worshippers, and the like: and ye turn aside ; from the true... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:17

And then the Lord's wrath be kindled against you ,.... For their idolatry, nothing being more provoking to him than that, it being contrary to his nature and being, as well as to his will, and to his honour and glory: and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain ; the treasures and storehouses of it there, or the windows of it, the clouds, which when opened let it down, but when shut withhold it; the key of rain is one of the keys which the Jews say F11 Targum Jon. in Deut.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 11:1

Thou shalt love the Lord - Because without this there could be no obedience to the Divine testimonies, and no happiness in the soul; for the heart that is destitute of the love of God, is empty of all good, and consequently miserable. See the note on Deuteronomy 10:12 . read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 11:1

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