Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 26:45
But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I [am] the LORD.
For their sakes, or rather, to or for them, i.e. for their good or benefit; for surely, if one considers what is said before concerning the wickedness of this people, he cannot say this deliverance was given them for their sakes, but must rather say with the prophet, Eze 36:22,32, not for your sake, O house of Israel, &c.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors,…. Or rather, “remember to them” g, to their good and benefit, for their profit and advantage, not for their desert and merit, for any worth or worthiness in them; this covenant respects not the covenant made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as in Le 26:42; but with their fathers, either at Sinai, or rather in the plains of Moab,
De 29:1, for it follows:
whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the Heathen, that I might be their God; whom he brought out of great bondage and distress in Egypt, with an high hand and outstretched arm, and in the sight of the Egyptians, who were not able to oppose it, yea, because of their plagues, were urgent for it; and in the sight of all the nations round about, who heard of the wonderful power of God in the deliverance of his people; and this he did that he might appear to be their covenant God, who had taken them into covenant with him, and had taken them under his care and protection, and would be still their King and their God; and who also, in like manner, it may be here suggested, would deliver the people of the Jews out of their present exiled and captive state and condition in the sight of the whole world, and declare himself their covenant God and Father:
I [am] the Lord; whose will is sovereign, whose power is uncontrollable, who is a covenant keeping God, faithful to his promises, and able to perform them.
g “et recordabor eis”, Pagninus, Montanus, Drusius; “erga eos”, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
He would therefore remember the covenant with the forefathers, whom He had brought out of Egypt before the eyes of the nations, to be a God to them; and He would renew the covenant with the fathers to them (the descendants), to gather them again out of the heathen, and adopt them again as His nation (cf. Deu 30:3-5). In this way the judgment would eventually turn to a blessing, if they would bend in true repentance under the mighty hand of their God.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
(45) But I will for their sakes remember the covenant.Better, And will remember unto them the covenant, that is, as their God He will execute to them the covenant which He made with their ancestors. This verse is therefore closely connected with the preceding verse.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
45. The covenant of their ancestors included certain earthly blessings of a national character, the trusteeship of the oracles of God, the adoption as his first-born, the glory, and the promises. All spiritual blessings in Christ are theirs, also, on condition of accepting him as their Messiah, and special providential care over Israel till that time. This promise is now in process of fulfilment in a most marvellous manner. The Jews have existed as a nation without a country and without a king more than eighteen centuries, resisting absorption into the nations among which they have been scattered, and assimilation to their character and faith.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Lev 26:45. But I will for their sakes remember the covenant, &c. Houbigant renders this, Therefore will I remember my covenant of old with them, whenIt might be rendered, nearer to the Hebrew, I will remember for or towards them: lahem, erga eos, in the Syriac and Arabic versions. This is one of those texts of Scripture from which the Jews derive great consolation, promising themselves from hence a sure deliverance from their national exile; insomuch, that they cannot forbear, expressing their joy by elevating their voice when this passage is read. And when they turn to that Lord of glory whom they crucified, this promise will have its full completion.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Exo 20:2
for their: Gen 12:2, Gen 15:18, Gen 17:7, Gen 17:8, Exo 2:24, Exo 19:5, Exo 19:6, Luk 1:72, Luk 1:73, Rom 11:12, Rom 11:23-26, Rom 11:28, Rom 11:29, 2Co 3:15, 2Co 3:16
whom I: Lev 22:33, Lev 25:38
in the sight: Psa 98:2, Psa 98:3, Eze 20:9, Eze 20:14, Eze 20:22
Reciprocal: Deu 4:31 – forget Deu 29:1 – the words Eze 16:60 – I will remember Eze 28:25 – When Zec 13:9 – It is my people
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
26:45 But I will for their sakes remember the {x} covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I [am] the LORD.
(x) Made to their forefathers.