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Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Deuteronomy 28:1-68

The Blessing and Curse and the Renewing of the Covenant—the Last DiscourseDeuteronomy 28— 30Deuteronomy 28:1-681And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day: that the Lord thy God will set [give] thee on high above all nations of the earth: 2And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake [reach, come to, fall upon] thee, if [because (for)] thou shalt hearken unto... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:1-19

Blessings upon the Obedient Deuteronomy 28:1-19 A remarkable chapter! The epitome of what Israel might have been, contrasted with what she became! It is on account of the transgressions that the centuries have augmented her sum of misery. Oh, that we may never have to lament what we might have been! These opening verses contain the Beatitudes of the Old Testament. They have their counterparts in the New. Remember that God bends over your life, rejoicing to do you good, and finding pleasure... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 28:1-68

We now come to the commencement of the third discourse of Moses. It was pre-eminently the uttering of solemn warnings in which he laid before the people the results of disobedience and rebellion. He spoke first, however, of the blessings which would follow obedience. They were to have national pre-eminence. Temporal blessings of all kinds would abound. They were to have victory over their enemies in time of war. The purpose of their King, Jehovah, it was plainly declared, was to fill them with... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:15

‘ALL THESE CURSES’‘All these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee.’ Deuteronomy 28:15 These blessings and curses have not been repealed. It must, of course, be granted that Israel was an earthly people, whereas we are sitting with Christ ‘in the heavenlies.’ But these enumerations have perpetual illustration and fulfilment in modern life. A very large portion of the suffering of the world arises from disobedience to God’s wise and benevolent laws.Men first reject Him, then ignore His... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:15

The First Series of Curses (Deuteronomy 28:15-46 ). There now follows a series of five sixfold curses, the sixfold curses paralleling the six tribes on the Mount of cursing. Whereas the sixfold blessing was limited to one, for God’s blessing is total, the sixfold curses are multiplied. It is possible to discern seven sets of sixfold curses in all in what follows (two in the second series). This multiplying of curses as against blessings follows the pattern in ancient treaties and law codes.... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:15-68

The Cursings That Will Result If They Are Not Faithful To The Covenant (Deuteronomy 28:15-68 ). But once they wander outside the sphere of the covenant only cursings can await them. They will have put themselves in the same place as that already taken by those whom they had cursed in Deuteronomy 27:15-26. Those examples were but samples of a wider Law, a Law which they would now have broken. Thus they have by their ‘Amen’ themselves acknowledged that it will be right for Yahweh to curse them.... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:16-20

The First Sixfold Curse (Deuteronomy 28:16-20 ). These curses parallel the blessings in Deuteronomy 28:3-6 and must therefore all be seen together. Deuteronomy 28:16-19 ‘Cursed shall you be in the city, And cursed shall you be in the field. Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading-trough. Cursed shall be the fruit of your body, And the fruit of your ground, The increase of your cattle, and the young of your flock. Cursed shall you be when you come in, And cursed shall you be when you go... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:15-68

Deuteronomy 28:15-Judith : . The curses to follow disobedience. These answer generally to the blessings of Deuteronomy 28:1-Joshua :, only that the order Deuteronomy 28:5; Deuteronomy 28:4 is presumed and Deuteronomy 28:1 b and Deuteronomy 28:2 b are ignored. Deuteronomy 28:21 . pestilence: a general term; so Jeremiah 14:12. Deuteronomy 28:22 . See Deuteronomy 28:7 *.— fiery heat: i.e. a violent fever.— sword: read (with Targ., Vulg., same Heb. consonants), “ drought.” Deuteronomy... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 28:15

So as thou shalt not be able to escape them, as thou shalt vainly hope and endeavour to do. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:1-68

CRITICAL NOTES.—Moses now enlarges and gives the blessings and curses in detail (cf. Exodus 23:20-23 and Leviticus 26:0.) The blessings are declared in fourteen verses; the curses require nearly four times as many. Thus here again the curse is the more conspicuous feature in the law Speak. Com. Obedience the condition of blessing and this is repeated at beginning (Deuteronomy 28:2) middle (29) and close (Deuteronomy 28:13-14) in positive and energetic form.Deuteronomy 28:1-6. Blessings actual... read more

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