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Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:38-44

The Fifth Sixfold Curse (Deuteronomy 28:38-44 ). This is now followed by a further sixfold pattern. Here the curses more reflect conditions in the land. The whole of their agriculture, on which they all depended, would fail and fall into total chaos. It was not only outside enemies that they had to face. Deuteronomy 28:38 ‘ You will carry much seed out into the field, and will gather little in, for the locust shall consume it.’ Though they would sow plentiful seed in great hopes, they would... 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

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

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:1-68

Chapter 28Now as we come into chapter twenty-eight,It shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently [You see the condition. If you hearken diligently] unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and do all his commandments ( Deuteronomy 28:1 )You get this over and over again because this was the condition of the covenant. Whereby they could have this land and dwell there. This was the condition of God's blessing; it was the obedience to the commandments of God.that God will set thee... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 28:1-68

Deuteronomy 28:5 . Blessed shall be thy basket. The LXX read, thy barns and thy store. Deuteronomy 28:24 . The Lord shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust. Our oriental travellers say in succession, that when hurricanes happen in the sandy deserts, they carry the fine sands high in the air, and rain on cities and villages the dust, which penetrates every corner of the houses where the air has access. They often bury camels and asses in the deserts, and form ridges and hills... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:38

Deu 28:38 Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather [but] little in; for the locust shall consume it. Ver. 38. For the locust shall consume it. ] See this fulfilled in Joe 1:4 Amos 4:9 ; Amos 7:1-2 Haggai 1:6 ; Haggai 1:11 . read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:41

Deu 28:41 Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity. Ver. 41. Thou shalt not enjoy them. ] Heb., They shall not be thine; thou shalt be least master of them. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Deuteronomy 28:38

shalt carry: Isaiah 5:10, Micah 6:15, Haggai 1:6 for the locust: Exodus 10:14, Exodus 10:15, Joel 1:4, Joel 2:3, Joel 2:25, Amos 4:9, Amos 7:1, Amos 7:2 Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:20 - for your land Deuteronomy 28:42 - thy trees Ruth 1:1 - a famine 1 Kings 8:37 - in the land famine 2 Kings 4:38 - a dearth 2 Kings 8:1 - the Lord Job 31:8 - let me Isaiah 17:10 - shalt thou Isaiah 65:23 - shall Jeremiah 12:13 - sown Amos 4:6 - and want Amos 5:11 - ye have built read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Deuteronomy 28:39

for the worms: Joel 1:4-Judges :, Joel 2:2-Numbers :, Jonah 4:7 Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:42 - thy trees Nehemiah 9:37 - it yieldeth Job 15:33 - and Psalms 128:2 - thou shalt eat Jeremiah 6:12 - And their Jeremiah 8:13 - there Amos 5:11 - ye have built Zephaniah 1:13 - build read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Deuteronomy 28:40

anoint thyself: Psalms 23:5, Psalms 104:15, Micah 6:15 Reciprocal: Judges 3:14 - served Job 15:33 - and read more

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