Bible Commentary

And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God: 10. I have brought the first, etc.] Heb. reshth, as in Deu 26:2. Not the local Baalim but He who … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 26:10”

And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, [even] a land that floweth with milk and honey. 9. hath brought us into this place ] Deu 1:31, Deu 9:7. As Cullen remarks, this phrase is not used for the Promised Land in 12 25, in which place means the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 26:9”

And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders: 8. with a mighty hand, etc.] Deu 4:34, Deu 8:14. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 8. With a mighty hand, &c.] See Clarke … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 26:8”

And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labor, and our oppression: 7. we cried, etc.] JE, Num 20:16, cp. E, Exo 3:9. saw our affliction, etc.] J, Exo 4:31; oppression, E, Exo 3:9; our toil added by D. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 26:7”

And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage: 6. evil entreated us ] JE, Num 20:15. afflicted us ] J, Exo 1:11. hard bondage ] or service. P, Exo 1:14; Exo 6:9, 1Ki 12:4, Isa 14:3. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And the Egyptians evil … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 26:6”

And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish [was] my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous: 5. answer ] testify, as in Deu 5:20, Deu 19:16; Deu 19:18, Deu 21:7, Deu … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 26:5”

And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God. 4. before the altar ] In D only here. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand,…. To wave it, as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 26:4”

And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD swore unto our fathers for to give us. 3. the priest in those days ] Deu 17:9, Deu 19:17. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 26:3”

That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt put [it] in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name there. 2. of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 26:2”

And it shall be, when thou [art] come in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee [for] an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein; 1. when thou art come in, etc.] As in Deu 17:14, but with these additions: and it shall be and for an inheritance (Deu 15:4). As Cullen … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 26:1”