deuteronomio-28:38-41-jbs

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:38

Thou shall carry much seed into the field ,.... And sow it plentifully; this and what is said in some following verses plainly refer to them while in their own land, before carried captive, and not to their present case and circumstances: and shall gather but little in at harvest ; little springing up, or not coming to perfection, being blighted and blasted, and so yielded but a small crop; see Haggai 1:9 ; and chiefly for the following reason: for the locust shall consume it ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:39

Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them ,.... Plant them and prune them, in expectation of much fruit from them: but shall neither drink of the wine nor gather the grapes ; so far from drinking of the wine of them, that they should not be able to gather any grapes from them: for the worms shall eat them ; a sort of worms pernicious to vines, which the Greeks call "ipes", or "ikes" F15 See Bochart. Hierozoic. par. 2. l. 4. c. 27. Colossians 622,623 . ; and the Latins... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:40

Thou shalt have olive trees throughout thy coasts ,.... In the several parts of the land of Canaan, which is therefore called a land of olive oil, Deuteronomy 8:8 , but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil ; nor any other relations, friends, guests, as was usual at entertainments; see Psalm 23:5 ; for the phrase "thyself" is not in the text. The reason why they should not anoint is, because they would have no oil to anoint with: for thine olive shall cast his fruit ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:41

Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shall not enjoy them ,.... Or, "they shall not be thine" F17 ולא יהיו לך "et non erunt tibi", Pagninus, Montanus. ; being taken from them, and given to others, see Deuteronomy 28:32 ; and for the following reason: for they shall go into captivity ; as when the ten tribes were carried captive by Shalmaneser, and the two tribes by Nebuchadnezzar, and all the people of the Jews by the Romans. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:36-45

Can any thing be conceived more dreadful than the calamities threatened in these verses? read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:38

Verse 38 38.Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field. He again makes mention of the scarcity of wine, of wheat, and all sorts of corn; but He assigns different causes for it. He proclaims that the harvest shall be scanty, notwithstanding an abundant sowing, because the locust shall consume the seed; that the vintage shall be poor, nay, almost nothing, because the worms shall devour the bunches; that the oil produced should be little, because the olives should wither on the trees and fall... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:15-44

The Nemesis of disloyalty. It is instructive that Moses dilates with far greater fullness on the curses attached to disloyalty than on the rewards of disobedience. In the childhood of the world people were more under the influence of fear than of hope, more deterred by threatening than drawn by promise. The message of Moses was admirably adapted to the people's need. I. THE EQUITY OF THESE CURSES . 1. Disobedience under such circumstances of privilege was eminently base... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:15-48

The curse. Like the blessing, the curse is a reality. It cleaves to the sinner, pursues him, hunts him down, ruins and slays him ( Deuteronomy 28:45 ). Does some one say, "An exploded superstition"? If so, it is a superstition in the belief of which mankind has shown itself singularly unanimous. View its reality as attested: 1. By conscience . The criminal cannot divest himself of the belief that avenging powers are following on his track. 2. By experience . "Rarely,"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:15-68

The curse . In case of disobedience and apostasy, not only would the blessing be withheld, but a curse would descend, blighting, destructive, and ruinous. As the blessing was set forth in six announcements ( Deuteronomy 28:3-6 ), the curse is proclaimed in form and number corresponding ( Deuteronomy 28:16-19 ). The curse thus appears as the exact counterpart of the blessing. The different forms in which the threatened curse should break forth are then detailed in five groups. read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:38

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:39

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:40

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:41

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:36-45

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 28:38

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:15-44

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:15-48

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:15-68

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