申命記 7:12-26 JC

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 7:21

Thou shall not be affrighted at them ,.... At their numbers, nor at their gigantic stature: for the Lord thy God is among you : in the tabernacle, in the holy of holies, which was in the midst of them, and besides would give proof of his powerful presence among them, in protecting them, and destroying their enemies: a mighty God and terrible ; mighty to save his people, and terrible to others. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 7:22

And the Lord thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little ,.... Which is observed for their encouragement, who seeing that all were not destroyed at once, might fear the work would never be thoroughly accomplished; see Exodus 23:30 , thou mayest not consume them at once ; though it was in the power of their hands to do it, there being some wise reasons for sparing them awhile, at least for not cutting them off all at once, and one follows: lest the beasts of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 7:23

But the Lord thy God shall deliver them unto thee ,.... Gradually, by little and little, until at length they should all come into their hands: and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction until they be destroyed; even all of them. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 7:24

And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand ,.... Who were very numerous, for though there were but seven nations, there were more kings, even one and thirty, Joshua 12:9 , thou shall destroy their name from under heaven ; not only destroy the name of the reigning kings, so as that they should not be remembered and made mention of any more, but put an end to the name and race of kings among them, so that they should never have any more, as they never had: there shall no man be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 7:25

The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire ,.... Which is repeated from Deuteronomy 7:5 , that it might be the more observed and strictly performed, and which unless done, they could not expect the utter destruction of their enemies, who were left in the land to try and prove them with respect to this very thing: thou shall not desire the silver or gold that is on them : the raiment of gold or silver with which they were bedecked, or the plates of gold and silver with... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 7:26

Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thy house ,.... An idol, so the Targum of Jonathan, the abominations of idols and their utensils, or what is ministered to them, with anything that appertains to them, or is used in the service of them, as well as the gold and silver upon them; this care was taken as much as possible to prevent idolatry, and all appearance of it, and to show what might lead on and be a temptation to it: lest thou be a cursed thing like it ; as an idol is, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 7:12

The Lord - shall keep unto thee the covenant - So we find their continuance in the state of favor was to depend on their faithfulness to the grace of God. If they should rebel, though God had chosen them through his love, yet he would cast them off in his justice. The elect, we see, may become unfaithful, and so become reprobates. So it happened to 24,000 of them, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness because they had sinned; yet these were of the elect that came out of Egypt. Let him that... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 7:22

Put out those nations - by little and little - The Israelites were not as yet sufficiently numerous to fill the whole land occupied by the seven nations mentioned Deuteronomy 7:1 . And as wild and ferocious animals might be expected to multiply where either there are no inhabitants, or the place is but thinly peopled, therefore God tells them that, though at present, by force of arms, they might be able to expel them, it would be impolitic so to do, lest the beasts of the field should... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 7:25

Thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them - Some of the ancient idols were plated over with gold, and God saw that the value of the metal and the excellence of the workmanship might be an inducement for the Israelites to preserve them; and this might lead, remotely at least, to idolatry. As the idols were accursed, all those who had them, or any thing appertaining to them, were accursed also, Deuteronomy 7:26 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 7:12

Verse 12 12.Wherefore it shall come to pass. God appears so to act according to agreement, as to leave (His people) no hope of His favor, unless they perform their part of it; and undoubtedly this is the usual form of expression in the Law, in which the condition is inserted, that God will do good to His people if they have deserved it by their obedience. Still we must remember what we have elsewhere seen, that, after God has so covenanted with them, He Himself, in order that His promise may... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 7:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 7:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 7:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 7:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 7:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 7:26

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 7:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 7:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 7:25

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 7:12

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