Deuteronomy 11:29-32

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:26-32

Here Moses concludes his general exhortations to obedience; and his management is very affecting, and such as, one would think, should have engaged them for ever to God, and should have left impressions upon them never to be worn out. I. He sums up all his arguments for obedience in two words, the blessing and the curse (Deut. 11:26), that is, the rewards and the punishments, as they stand in the promises and the threatenings, which are the great sanctions of the law, taking hold of hope and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:29

And it shall come to pass, when the Lord thy God hath bought thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it ,.... Which is often observed, as being near at hand; and when and where many things were to be done, which could not be done in the place and circumstances they now were, particularly what follows: that thou shall put the blessing on Mount Gerizim, and the curse upon Mount Ebal ; that is, pronounce the one on one mountain, and the other on the other mountain, or at least... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:30

Are they not on the other side Jordan ,.... Opposite to that where Moses now was in the plains of Moab, even in Samaria; so in the Misnah F20 Sotah, c. 7. sect. 5. it is said,"as soon as Israel passed over Jordan, they came to Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal, which are in Samaria;'but those mountains were not near Jordan nor Jericho, to which the people of Israel came first, but sixty miles from thence; though they were, as Moses says, on the other side from the place they now were: by... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:31

For ye shall pass over Jordan, to go in to possess the land Which the Lord your God giveth you ,.... They were now near it, and by this they are assured they should pass over it, in order to take possession of the land God had given them, and which gift of his was a sufficient title to it: and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein : should not only take possession of it, but make their abode in it; they are assured hereby of continuance in it, on condition they obeyed the laws of God,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:32

And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and judgments ,.... Take notice of them, and heed unto them, so as to practise them: which I set before you this day ; repeated in order to them, on the observance of which depended their continuance in the land of Canaan; and therefore this is so often repeated and urged. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 11:29

Thou shalt put the blessing upon Mount Gerizim, and the curse upon Mount Ebal - The etymology of these names may be supposed to cast some light on this institution. גרזים gerizzim , from גרז garaz , to cut, cut off, cut down; hence גרזים gerizzim , the cutters down, fellers, and reapers or harvest-men, this mountain being supposed to have its name from its great fertility, or the abundance of the crops it yielded, which is a possible case. Of עיבל ebal or e ybal the root is... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 11:29

Verse 29 29.And it shall come to pass, when the Lord. I have lately expounded a similar passage, which, although it is subsequent in the order observed by Moses, yet, inasmuch as it sets out the matter more clearly, I have not hesitated for perspicuity’s sake to put first. I said that God’s intention was, whilst appointing the Israelites to proclaim their own condemnation, to lay them under more solemn obligation to keep the Law. If He had Himself declared His will through the Levites only,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 11:30

Verse 30 30.Are they not on the other side of Jordan. Although the form of interrogation is common in Hebrew, yet in this place Moses affirms more vehemently than as if he had only stated directly that these mountains were in the land of Canaan; for he wishes to encourage them in the confidence of entering the promised inheritance; just as he adds immediately afterwards, “Ye shall pass over Jordan.” For, although they had already experienced the miraculous power of God in the conquest of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:26-29

The great alternative. I. GOD SUMMONS US TO DECISION . 1. His revelations lay the ground for it . "Light is come into the world" ( John 3:19 ). 2. They demand it . Men would trifle, but God says, "Now" ( 2 Corinthians 6:2 ). Men would put off, but God urges to decision ( Joshua 24:15 ). 3. They shut men up to it . When light comes, decision is inevitable. We must settle what our attitude towards it will be. In decreeing not to choose, we in reality... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 11:26-32

Moses, in conclusion, refers to the blessing and the curse consequent on the observance or the transgression of the Law, and prescribes that when they had entered on possession of the land the blessing should be proclaimed from Mount Gerizim, and the curse from Mount Ebal. read more

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