Bible Commentary

And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all [them] that hate thee. 15. take away all sickness ] Exo 23:25 (edit.). evil diseases of Egypt ] In Exo 15:26 (edit.) the sicknesses … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 7:15”

Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle. 14. not barren ] Exo 23:26 (edit.); cp. above on Deu 7:13. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Thou shalt be blessed above all people,…. Even with temporal blessings, besides those of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 7:14”

And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he swore unto thy fathers to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 7:13”

Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he swore unto thy fathers: 12. And it shall come to pass ] Cp. Deu 6:10. because ] better than A.V. if; Heb. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 7:12”

Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which I command thee this day, to do them. 11. the commandment, and the statutes, and the judgements ] See on Deu 6:1. Sam. again omits and before statutes. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 11-26. Thou shalt therefore keep thecommandments, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 7:11”

And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face. 10. to their face ] i.e. in their own persons; inserted lest the sinner might flatter himself that the punishment of his sin would be deferred … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 7:10”

Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he [is] God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations; 9. Know therefore ] A frequent formula in D in Sg. and Pl. Deu 4:39 (+ and lay it to thine heart), Deu 8:5 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 7:9”

But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. 8. loveth you ] With Israel’s love to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 7:8”

The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye [were] the fewest of all people: 7. set his love upon you ] The radical meaning of the verb is to fix or bind, and it is used of a man’s falling … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 7:7”

For thou [art] a holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that [are] upon the face of the earth. 6. an holy people unto Jehovah thy God ] So Deu 14:2; Deu 14:21; Deu 26:19; Deu 28:9; cp. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 7:6”