Verse 16
16. Let thy work appear unto thy servants By causing them to see the reasons of thy judgments, which seem to contradict the purpose and plan of salvation as promised to Abraham, and also by witnessing thy returning mercy. “The work of Jehovah is his realized salvation.” Delitzsch.
And thy glory Thy works, whether of judgment or mercy, which, when understood, are the glory of thy character. “Glory,” here, is parallel to “work” in the previous member.
Unto their children The coming generation, who are to inherit Canaan after their fathers shall have died in the wilderness. See Numbers 14:29; Numbers 14:31. The children should become acquainted with the glorious acts of God toward his covenant people; and they did, during the last days of Moses and the lives of Joshua and the Elders. But alas! for want of childhood culture the following generation “knew not the Lord,” and served Baalim. Judges 2:7-12
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