Deuteronomy 28:43-68 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:15-44

Having viewed the bright side of the cloud, which is towards the obedient, we have now presented to us the dark side, which is towards the disobedient. If we do not keep God's commandments, we not only come short of the blessing promised, but we lay ourselves under the curse, which is as comprehensive of all misery as the blessing is of all happiness. Observe, I. The equity of this curse. It is not a curse causeless, nor for some light cause; God seeks not occasion against us, nor is he apt to... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:45-68

One would have thought that enough had been said to possess them with a dread of that wrath of God which is revealed from heaven against the ungodliness and unrighteousness of men. But to show how deep the treasures of that wrath are, and that still there is more and worse behind, Moses, when one would have thought that he had concluded this dismal subject, begins again, and adds to this roll of curses many similar words: as Jeremiah did to his, Jer. 36:32. It should seem that in the former... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:43

The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high ,.... In wealth and riches, in power and authority, in honour and dignity. This Manasseh Ben Israel F18 De Termino Vitae, l. 3. sect. 3. p. 128. interprets of the Samaritans, whom the king of Assyria drove out of Samaria, and the neighbouring places; but the design of the expression is to show how mean and abject they should be in another country; that even one who had been a stranger or proselyte of the gate, when in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:44

He shall lend to thee, and thou shall not lend to him ,.... The stranger, or one of another nation, shall be in a capacity of lending to the Jew, when the Jew would not be able to lend to the Gentile, his circumstances being so low and mean; to show which is the design of the expression, and not the kindness or unkindness of either; see Deuteronomy 28:12 , he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail ; he shall be ruler and governor, and thou shalt be subject to him; see ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:45

Moreover, all these curses shall come upon thee ,.... Before related, as well as what follow: and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee till thou be destroyed ; which though they would endeavour to flee from and escape, should not be able, since they would follow them so closely and swiftly, and overtake them, and seize upon them; see Deuteronomy 28:15 , because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:46

And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder ,.... That is, those curses before pronounced, Deuteronomy 27:15 , and what follow, should rest and remain upon them, continue with them, and be very visible on them; so as to be observed by others, as a sign of the wrath and displeasure of God, and of the fulfilment of prophecy, and of the truth of divine revelation: and so "for a wonder": as it is most astonishing to observe how exactly all the curses threatened them have fallen... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:47

Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God ,.... By attending his worship, and keeping his commandments: with joyfulness and gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things ; which they enjoyed in the land of Canaan, a land that abounded with all good things; which laid them under great obligations to serve the Lord: and yet, as they were wanting in a ready attendance on his worship, and in a cheerful obedience to his laws, so in their sacrifices, of praise and thanksgivings for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:48

Therefore shall thou serve thine enemies, which the Lord shall send against thee ,.... Since they would not serve the Lord their God, who was so good a master to them, and supplied them with all good things, and with plenty of them, they should serve other lords, their enemies, whom God would raise up and send against them; not only, the Assyrians, Chaldeans, and Babylonians, but the Romans, after described, whom they should find hard masters, and from whom they; should have very severe... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:49

The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth ,.... Now though Babylon is represented as a country distant from Judea, and said to be a nation "from far", Jeremiah 5:15 ; yet not "from the end of the earth"; as here; and though the Roman nation, strictly speaking, was not at so great a distance from Jerusalem, yet the Roman emperors, and great part of their armies brought against it, were fetched from our island of Great Britain, which in former times was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:50

A nation of fierce countenance ,.... Or, "strong of face" F25 עז פנים "fortem faciebus", Montanus; "robustam facie", Vatablus. ; which aptly describes the old Romans, who are always represented as such; and whereas it is said of the Chaldeans, that they were a nation dreadful and terrible, Habakkuk 1:7 ; the same is said of the fourth beast, or Roman empire, Daniel 7:7 ; who were a terror to all the world: which shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favour to the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:15-44

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:45-68

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:43

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:44

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:45

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:46

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:47

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:48

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:49

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:50

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