Deuteronomy 26

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 26

With this chapter Moses concludes the particular statutes which he thought fit to give Israel in charge at his parting with them; what follows is by way of sanction and ratification. In this chapter, I. Moses gives them a form of confession to be made by him that offered the basket of his first-fruits, Deut. 26:1-11. II. The protestation and prayer to be made after the disposal of the third year's tithe, Deut. 26:12-15. III. He binds on all the precepts he had given them, 1. By the divine... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Here is, I. A good work ordered to be done, and that is the presenting of a basket of their first-fruits to God every year, Deut. 26:1, 2. Besides the sheaf of first-fruits, which was offered for the whole land, on the morrow after the passover (Lev. 23:10), every man was to bring for himself a basket of first-fruits at the feast of pentecost, when the harvest was ended, which is therefore called the feast of first-fruits (Exod. 34:22), and is said to be kept with a tribute of... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:12-15

Concerning the disposal of their tithe the third year we had the law before, Deut. 14:28, 29. The second tithe, which in the other two years was to be spent in extraordinaries at the feasts, was to be spent the third year at home, in entertaining the poor. Now because this was done from under the eye of the priests, and a great confidence was put in the people's honesty, that they would dispose of it according to the law, to the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless (Deut. 26:12), it is... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:16-19

Two things Moses here urges to enforce all these precepts:?1. That they were the commands of God, Deut. 26:16. They were not the dictates of his own wisdom, nor were they enacted by any authority of his own, but infinite wisdom framed them, and the power of the King of kings made them binding to them: ?The Lord thy God commands thee, therefore thou art bound in duty and gratitude to obey him, and it is at thy peril if thou disobey. They are his laws, therefore thou shalt do them, for to that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 26 This chapter treats of the basket of firstfruits to be brought and presented to the Lord, and the confession to be made along with it, Deuteronomy 26:1 ; and of the declaration to be made on the third year, the year of tithing, and the prayer annexed to it, Deuteronomy 26:12 ; and of the covenant made in a solemn manner between God and the people of Israel, Deuteronomy 26:16 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:1

And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land ,.... The land of Canaan, which they were now on the borders of, and just entering into: which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance ; which is often mentioned, to observe that it was not through their merits, but his gift, that they should enjoy the land; and the rather here to enforce the following law concerning the basket of firstfruits: and possessest it, and dwellest therein ; not only had entered into it, but... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:2

That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth ,.... This oblation of firstfruits was different front the sheaf of the firstfruits brought at barley harvest in the time of the passover, and from the two wave loaves of wheaten flour, at wheat harvest, at Pentecost; and from the cake of the first of their dough; see Leviticus 23:10 . They were of one sort only, these of various kinds; though, as Jarchi observes, not all firstfruits, or the first of all sorts of fruits, were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:3

And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days ,.... Whose course and turn it would be to minister before the Lord; though, according to the Targum of Jonathan, it was the high priest they were to apply to on this occasion; and so Aben Ezra observes, that this law is obligatory all the time there is an high priest, as if it was not binding when there was none, and all depended on him; who in this case was typical of Christ our high priest, to whom we must bring, and by him... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:4

And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand ,.... To wave it, as Jarchi says, putting his hand under the hand of the owner, and so waving it; and this being waved to and fro towards the several corners of the earth, was an acknowledgment of the Lord being the proprietor of it: and set it down before the altar of the Lord thy God ; that it might have some appearance of a sacrifice, and be a fit emblem of the spiritual sacrifice of praise, which is accepted upon the altar... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:5

And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God ,.... Speak with a loud voice, lifting up the voice, as Jarchi interprets it; or "answer" F5 וענית "et respondebis", Montanus, Vatablus; "et respondens dices", Munster. , to the question the priest will ask, saying, what is this thou hast brought? as Aben Ezra remarks; and this being said in the tabernacle, and before the priest of the Lord, and as in the presence of the Lord, is represented as said before him, which is as follows:... read more

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