Deuteronomy 26:17-19

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 26:17

Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God ,.... Said, affirmed, protested, and in the most solemn manner declared, that the Lord was their God, and him only; and that they would have no other God, nor worship, serve, or obey any other. The Lord is the God of all mankind, as he is the Creator and Preserver of them, and was of the people of Israel in a peculiar manner, they being chosen, redeemed, and privileged by him above all others; and especially is of his elect in Christ among... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:18

And the Lord hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people ,.... Affirmed and declared them to be his special people, above all people on the face of the earth, and that they were looked upon and considered by him as his jewels, his peculiar treasure: as he hath promised thee ; on condition of their obedience to him, as he did in Exodus 19:5 , and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments ; at the same time declared this as his will, that they should observe all his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:19

To make thee high above all nations ,.... None of them having the Lord to be their God and King in such sense as Israel, nor they his people in such a peculiar sense as they were; nor having such laws and statutes as he had given to them; these things gave them a superiority over all other nations: which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour ; that is, which nations he made praiseworthy, famous, and honourable, for their extent, wealth, riches, and number; and yet on the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:17

Thou hast avouched the Lord - The people avouch - publicly declare, that they have taken Jehovah to be their God. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:18

And the Lord hath avouched - Publicly declared, by the blessings he pours down upon them, that he has taken them to be his peculiar people. Thus the covenant is made and ratified between God and his followers. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:19

Make thee high above all nations - It is written, Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people, Proverbs 14:34 . While Israel regarded God's word and kept his testimonies, they were the greatest and most respectable of all nations; but when they forsook God and his law, they became the most contemptible. O Britain, even more highly favored than ancient Israel! learn wisdom by what they have suffered. It is not thy fleets nor thine armies, howsoever excellent and... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:17

Verse 17 17.Thou hast avouched the Lord (231) He shews them from the consequence that nothing can be better or more desirable for them than to embrace God’s Law; for nothing can be more honorable to ourselves than to give to God His due honor, and to exalt His glory to its due preeminence. Moses declares that, if the Israelites submit themselves to the Law, this will be, as it were, to place Him in His rightful dignity; and he promises that the fruit of it will return to them, for that God, on... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:12-19

Looking up for the blessing. The interests of the dependent classes, "the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow," being considered and secured by the tithing of the third year, the Jew was directed then to look up for the Divine blessing on the land. The tithe was first paid, and then the blessing sought. I. SYSTEMATIC BENEFICENCE SHOULD BE THE PRELIMINARY OF SUPPLICATION FOR BLESSING , AND NOT CONDITIONED UPON IT . There is a temptation to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:16-19

Moses winds up his address by a solemn admonition to the people to keep and observe the laws and commandments which the Lord by him had laid upon them, reminding them that they had entered into covenant with God, and had thereby pledged themselves to obedience to all that he had enjoined, as he on his part had pledged himself to be their Benefactor, who would fulfill to them all his gracious promises, and would exalt them above all the nations of the earth. read more

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