Deuteronomy 28:66. Thy life shall hang in doubt Either because thou art in the hands of thy enemies that have power, and want not the will, to destroy thee; or because of the terrors of thy own mind, and the guilt of thy conscience making thee to fear, even where no fear is. read more
Deuteronomy 28:68. The Lord shall bring thee into Egypt Which was literally fulfilled under Titus, when multitudes of them were carried thither and sold for slaves. With ships This expression seems to be intended to remind them of that time when they went over the sea without ships, God miraculously drying up the sea before them, a time which now they would have occasion sadly to remember. By the way whereof That is, to which place or part of the world, namely Egypt; I spake unto thee,... read more
Obedience and disobedience (28:1-68)Further blessings and curses are now listed. These were connected more with the life of the people as a whole and were directly dependent on the people’s obedience or disobedience. The blessings mainly concerned agricultural prosperity, family happiness, victory over enemies and honour in the eyes of other nations (28:1-10). God’s assurance that he would supply their needs was linked to a warning. They were not to look for family increase or agricultural... read more
adventure. Old English idiom for "venture to go". read more
written. See note on Exodus 17:14 . this book. See App-47 , and Compare Deuteronomy 28:61 below. name. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct) for Him who bears it. App-6 . read more
the book of this law = this book of the law. Compare Deuteronomy 28:58 . Deuteronomy 29:21 ; Deuteronomy 30:10 . 2 Kings 22:13 , and App-47 . read more
all people = all kinds of peoples. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Genus). read more
mind. Hebrew. nephesh, soul. App-13 . read more
fear. Hebrew. Homonym : pahad , to fear, here and Job 23:15 ; but = rejoice, Isaiah 60:5 . read more
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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 28:65
Deuteronomy 28:65. Among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall thy foot have rest They have been so far from finding rest, that they have been banished from city to city, from country to country. In many places they have been banished and recalled, and banished again. Several remarkable instances of this kind are mentioned by Bishop Newton here, to whom the reader is referred. In some of them the Jews must have suffered much, particularly when, in the latter end of the... read more