Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 26:3-45
As “the book of the covenant” Exodus 20:22-23:33 concludes with promises and warnings Exodus 23:20-33, so does this collection of laws contained in the Book of Leviticus. But the former passage relates to the conquest of the land of promise, this one to the subsequent history of the nation. The longer similar passage in Deuteronomy Deut. 27–30 is marked by broader and deeper promises and denunciations having immediate reference not only to outward consequences, but to the spiritual death... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 26:21-22
Punishment in its third degree. I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number. So in the case of the Assyrians transported to Palestine, "At the beginning of their dwelling there, they feared not the Lord: therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which slew some of them" ( 2 Kings 17:25 )— and your high ways shall be desolate. Cf. 5:6 , "In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the... read more