Leviticus 26:41. If they accept of The meaning is, if they sincerely acknowledge the righteousness of God and their own wickedness, and patiently submit to his correcting hand; if, with David, they are ready to say, It is good for us that we are afflicted, that we may learn God’s statutes And yield obedience to them for the future, which is a good evidence of true repentance. read more
Leviticus 26:42. I will remember my covenant So as to make good all that I have promised in it. For words of knowledge or remembrance, in Scripture, commonly denote affection and kindness. I will remember the land Which now seems to be forgotten and despised, as if I had never chosen it to be the peculiar place of my presence and blessing. read more
Leviticus 26:44. For I am the Lord their God Therefore neither the desperateness of their condition, nor the greatness of their sins, shall cause me wholly to make void my covenant with them and their ancestors, but I will in due time remember them for good, and for my covenant’s sake return to them in mercy. From this place the Jews take great comfort, and assure themselves of deliverance out of their present servitude and misery. And from this, and such other places, St. Paul concludes... read more
Leviticus 26:46. These are the statutes, &c. This may reasonably refer to the whole body of laws contained in the preceding history from Exodus 20:0. And then the sense will be, that from that period to this, we have a complete detail of all the laws, with the promises and threatenings annexed to them, that were at that time delivered from God to the Israelites, at mount Sinai, by the ministry of Moses. Between him and the children of Israel Hereby his communion with his church is... read more
Promises and warnings (26:1-46)God reminded the people to put into practice all they had been taught concerning him, his sabbaths and his sanctuary (26:1-2). Obedience would bring agricultural prosperity, social contentment, victory over enemies, and a comforting sense of God’s presence (3-13). Disobedience would bring widespread disease, defeat by enemies, drought and destruction, till they awoke to their sin and turned again to God (14-20).If the people failed to respond, God would increase... read more
If they shall confess. This is the one abiding condition for national blessing and restoration. trespass . . . trespassed. Hebrew. maal. App-44 . read more
walked. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6 . read more
Jacob. This is the only place where the order of the three Patriarchs is inverted. read more
their soul = they. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 . read more
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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