The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:10
Thou art called by the name of the Lord ; rather, the Name of Jehovah called upon thee. The Name of God is God himself as revealed; and this Name is called or named upon men when they are adopted by him, made wholly his, and transformed into his likeness. This blessing Israel enjoyed as a nation—"Theirs was the adoption and the glory" ( Romans 9:4 )—but it was theirs only in symbol and in shadow ( Hebrews 10:1 ); the reality belongs only to the spiritual Israel, and this came to men in... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:9
Established. Probation, in the case of the faithful, ends in establishment. If Israel would keep the commandments, God would "perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle" them as "an holy people" to himself, and so confirm the promises made to the fathers. A like promise to the Church and to Christians ( Acts 16:5 ; Romans 1:11 ; Colossians 2:7 ; Hebrews 13:9 ; 1 Peter 5:10 ; 2 Peter 1:12 ). Establishment is: 1. Unto holiness. 2. A result of God naming his Name upon his... read more