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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:8

He hath remembered his covenant for ever ,.... Another argument of praise taken from the covenant of grace, in which he is our God, and of which he is ever mindful; he remembers his covenant ones, whom he perfectly knows, and never forgets them; he remembers his covenant promises to them, and allows them to put him in remembrance of them; he has respect unto his covenant, and the blessings of it, and bestows them on his people; gives them the sure mercies of David; and he remembers his love,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:9

Which covenant he made with Abraham ,.... Or made it known unto him, and showed him his particular interest in it; promised that he would be his God, that he would bless him; and that in his seed, the Messiah, that should spring from him, all nations of the earth should be blessed, Genesis 12:2 , compare with this Luke 1:72 . And his oath unto Isaac : he made known to Isaac the oath which he swore to Abraham, and promised to perform it, Genesis 26:3 , or concerning Isaac F1 ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:10

And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law ,.... The son of Isaac, and the grandson of Abraham, to whom it was renewed and confirmed, Genesis 28:13 . It is true of his posterity that go by his name, and even of all the spiritual Israel of God, to whom this covenant is confirmed and made sure: or "caused to stand" F2 יעמידה "stare fecit", Vatablus. , as the word is; by the faithfulness of God by his oath annexed to his word, and by the death of his Son: when this is said to be "for... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:11

Saying, unto thee will I give the land of Canaan ,.... To each of the above persons, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their posterity, the children of Israel. Not that the word "saying", as Gussetius F3 Ebr. Comment. p. 822. well observes, signifies that the words following it are expressive of the covenant, for that is expressed Psalm 105:7 , the main article, sum, and substance of it, being this, that the Lord was their God; but it only signifies that this earthly promise was... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:12

When they were but a few men in number ,.... Or "men of number" F4 מתי מספר "viros numeri", Montanus; so Vatablus, Gejerus, Michaelis. , that might easily be numbered; see Genesis 34:30 , when this covenant, promise, and oath, were first made to Abraham, he was alone, and had no child; and when his posterity were increased in Jacob's time, and sojourned in Egypt, they were but few, though greatly enlarged when they came out of it: in comparison of other nations, they were the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:13

When they went from one nation to another ,.... From Chaldea to Mesopotamia; from thence to Canaan, and then into Egypt; and after that to Canaan again: which was the tour that Abraham took; and when in Canaan, and travelling from place to place there, might be said to go from nation to nation, since there were seven nations in that country. From one kingdom to another people ; from the kingdom of Palestine or Canaan to Egypt, which was a strange people; and of another language, as... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:14

He suffered no man to do them wrong ,.... Though strangers and unsettled, and moving from place to place; and few in number, and weak and defenceless. Thus the herdsmen of Gerar were not suffered to do any harm to Isaac and his herdsmen; but, on the contrary, the king of the place, with some of his chief men, sought an alliance, and entered into one with Isaac. Thus Laban was not suffered to hurt Jacob, nor the Sichemites to hurt him and his sons; the terror of God falling on all the cities... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:15

Saying, Touch not mine anointed ,.... Or, "mine anointed ones"; my Christs, as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, were, who, though not anointed with material oil, yet were all that, that such were, who in later times were anointed with it. They were prophets, priests, and kings; and which all met in one person, particularly in Abraham, Genesis 20:7 , besides, they were anointed with the oil of grace, with an unction from the Holy One, with the Holy Ghost, and his gifts and graces, as all true... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:16

Moreover, he called for a famine upon the land ,.... On the land of Egypt; or rather on the land of Canaan, where Jacob and his sons sojourned; and which reached to all lands, Genesis 41:56 and calling for it, it came, being a servant at the command of the Lord; see 2 Kings 8:1 . He brake the whole staff of bread ; so called, because it is the support of man's life, the principal of his sustenance: as a staff is a support to a feeble person, and which, when broke, ceases to be so.... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 105:17

He sent a man before them, even Joseph ,.... Who, though but a lad of seventeen years of age when he was sold into Egypt, yet was a grown man when he stood before Pharaoh, and interpreted his dreams of plenty and famine to come; and advised him to lay up store in the years of plenty, against the years of famine; by which he appeared to be a wise man, as the Targum here calls him; see Genesis 37:3 . Him God sent before into Egypt; before Jacob and his sons went down thither, to make... read more

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