Deuteronomy 28:1-12 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:10

And all the people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord ,.... Called his children, his people, his portion, and his inheritance; and that they are his, and he is theirs, by the care he takes of them, the provision he makes for them, and the protection they have from him: and they shall be afraid of thee ; as not only the Canaanites were, but all other nations; see Deuteronomy 11:25 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:11

And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods ,.... In all temporal good things, give them an affluence of them, even all things richly to enjoy; the Targum of Jonathan is,"the Word of the Lord shall, &c.;" in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground : increase their children, cattle, and substance, as before, Deuteronomy 28:4 , in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee ; the land of Canaan, often thus... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:12

The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure ,.... The Lord has his treasures of snow and of hail, and of wind, Job 38:22 ; but here his good treasure, as appears by what follows, is his treasure of rain. In the Targum of Jonathan it is said, "there are four keys in the hand of the Lord of the whole world, which he does not deliver into the hands of any prince; the keys of life, and of the grave, and of food, and of rain:" the heaven, to give the rain unto thy land in its season ;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:2

All these blessings shall come on thee - God shall pour out his blessing from heaven upon thee. And overtake thee. Upright men are represented as going to the kingdom of God, and God's blessings as following and overtaking them in their heavenly journey. There are several things in this verse worthy of the most careful observation: - 1. If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. The voice of God must be heard; without a Divine revelation how can the Divine will be known? And... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:3

In the city - In all civil employments. In the field - in all agricultural pursuits. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:4

Fruit of thy body - All thy children. Increase of thy kine, etc.; every animal employed in domestic and agricultural purposes shall be under the especial protection of Divine Providence. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:5

Thy basket - Thy olive gathering and vintage, as the basket was employed to collect those fruits. Store - משארת mishereth , kneading-trough, or remainder; all that is laid up for future use, as well as what is prepared for present consumption. Some think that by basket all their property abroad may be meant, and by store all that they have at home, i. e., all that is in the fields, and all that is in the houses. The following note of Mr. Harmer is important: - "Commentators seem to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:6

When thou comest in - From thy employment, thou shalt find that no evil has happened to the family or dwelling in thy absence. When thou goest out - Thy way shall be made prosperous before thee, and thou shalt have the Divine blessing in all thy labors. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:7

The Lord shall cause thine enemies, etc. - This is a promise of security from foreign invasion, or total discomfiture of the invaders, should they enter the land. They shall come against thee one way - in the firmest and most united manner. And flee seven ways - shall be utterly broken, confounded, and finally routed. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:8

The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee - Every thing that thou hast shall come by Divine appointment; thou shalt have nothing casually, but every thing, both spiritual and temporal, shall come by the immediate command of God. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:8

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