11<\/strong>. and thou shalt rejoice<\/em>, etc.] See Deu 12:6<\/span> f., 11<\/span> f., 17<\/span> f., Deu 16:11<\/span>; Deu 16:14<\/span>. It is not said that the worshippers shall eat the reshth<\/em>, for that has already been given to the Deity. See introd. note.<\/p>\n and unto thine house, thou<\/em> ] With Luc. read thou and thine house<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Deu 26:11<\/span><\/p>\n Thou shalt rejoice in every good thing.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Rejoice in every good thing<\/strong><\/p>\n It is our duty to give unstinted welcome to every visit of enjoyment with which we may be favoured. We frequently allow streams of refreshment or exhilaration to run past us without dipping into or tasting them; we blunderingly overlook many a cup of soothing and pleasing that is offered to us as we go trudging by. We are slow to discover and seize our golden chances, and hardly know how to make the most of them. At times we are afraid, it would seem, pausing now and then to squeeze a drop or two of severe or melancholy reflection into the goblet, as if there might be sin in having it too rich and sweet. The angel descending to solace us in our Gethsemane with a brief pleasant thrill, with a brief glimpse and gust of pleasure, flashes by under the sombre, wailing olives in vain, is allowed to vanish unharboured and un-utilised.<\/p>\n Rejoice with a rejoicing universe<\/strong><\/p>\n Rejoice with the morning stars, and let your adoring spirit march to the music of hymning spheres. Rejoice with the jocund spring in its gush of hope, and its dancing glory, with its swinging insect clouds and its suffusion of multitudinous song; and rejoice with golden autumn, as he rustles his grateful sheaves, and clasps his purple hands, as he breathes his story of fruition, his anthem of promises fulfilled; as he breathes it softly in the morning stillness of ripened fields, or flings it in AEolian sweeps from lavish orchards and from branches tossing bounty into mellow winds. Rejoice with infancy, as it guesses its wondering way into more and more existence, and laughs and carols as the field of pleasant life enlarges on it, and new secrets of delight flow in through fresh and open senses. Rejoice with the second youth of the heaven-born soul, as the revelations of a second birth pour in upon it, and the glories of a new world amaze it. Rejoice with the joyful believer when he sings, O Lord! I will praise Thee; though Thou wast angry with me, Thine anger is turned away, and Thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation. Rejoice with him whose incredulous ecstasy has alighted on the great Gospel secret, whoso eye is beaming as none can beam save that which for the first time beholds the Lamb; whose awe-struck countenance and uplifted hands are evidently exclaiming, This is my beloved, and this is my friend. Rejoice with saints and angels, as they rejoice in a sight like this. Rejoice with Immanuel, whose soul now sees of its travail. Rejoice with the ever blessed Three, and with a heaven whose work is joy. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous; and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. (J. Hamilton.<\/em>)<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Verse 11<\/span>. Thou shalt rejoice<\/B><\/I>] God intends that his followers shall be happy; that they shall eat their bread with gladness and singleness of heart, praising him. Those who eat their meat grudgingly, under the pretence of their unworthiness<\/I>, &c., profane God’s bounties and shall have no thanks for their voluntary humility.<\/P> <\/P> Thou, and the Levite, and the stranger<\/B><\/I>] They were to take care to share God’s bounties among all those who were dependent on them. The Levite<\/I> has no inheritance, let him rejoice with thee. The stranger<\/I> has no home, let him feel thee to be his friend and his father.<\/P><\/p>\n Thou shalt rejoice; <\/B>i.e. either, <\/P> 1. Thou shalt hereby be enabled to rejoice and take comfort in all thy enjoyments, when thou hast sanctified them by giving God his portion. Or, <\/P> 2. Thou shalt feast (which is oft expressed by rejoicing<\/I>) with the Levites and strangers upon the oblations which at these solemn times were offered; which exposition is confirmed by comparing Deu 16:10-11<\/span>,14-15<\/span>. <\/P> <\/p>\n 11. thou shalt rejoice<\/B>feastingwith friends and the Levites, who were invited on such occasions toshare in the cheerful festivities that followed oblations (Deu 12:7<\/span>;Deu 16:10-15<\/span>).<\/P><\/p>\n And thou shalt rejoice in every good [thing]<\/strong>,…. In all the blessings of goodness and mercies of life, which God in his kind providence had favoured them with:<\/p>\n which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house<\/strong>; to them and their families, by which they were comfortably provided for:<\/p>\n thou and the Levite, and the stranger that [is] among you<\/strong>; by which it seems that not only a basket of firstfruits was brought and presented to the Lord, which is the perquisite of the priest, but there were others also brought, or bought with their money at Jerusalem, and a sort of a kept, which the Levite, and stranger or proselyte, of along with the owner; see De 12:11<\/span>; though Jarchi understands it of the Levite and stranger being obliged to bring the firstfruits: the Levite, he says, is bound to the firstfruits of the plants in the midst of his cities, though he had no part in the division of the land; and the same writer says, the stranger brings the firstfruits, but does not proclaim, because he cannot say, “which he sware to our fathers”, De 26:3<\/span>; but it is said f, if his mother was an Israelitess he might proclaim; yea, Maimonides g says, on account of what is said of Abraham, Ge 17:5<\/span>; who is the father of the whole world; see Ro 4:10<\/span>; because mention is made of rejoicing; hence it is concluded, as Jarchi says, that the proclamation of the firstfruits was only made in the time of joy, from Pentecost unto the feast that a man gathers in his increase, and his fruits, and his wine, and his oil; though from that feast and onward he may bring, but not proclaim; to the same purpose, says the Misnah h, from Pentecost to the feast of tabernacles a man may bring the firstfruits, and proclaim; and even from the feast of tabernacles to the dedication of the temple, he may bring, but not proclaim; the reason given in Siphri i is, because proclamation is only to be performed in time of joy–and the joy of the year is finished at the end of the feast of tabernacles, as in<\/p>\n Le 23:40<\/span>.<\/p>\n f Misn. Biccurim, c. 1. sect. 4. g Maimon. Hilchot Biccurim, c. 4. sect. 3. h Ut supra, (f) sect. 6. i Apud Maimon. Hilchot Biccurim, c. 4. sect. 6.<\/p>\n rejoice: Deu 12:7, Deu 12:12, Deu 12:18, Deu 16:11, Deu 28:47, Psa 63:3-5, Psa 100:1, Psa 100:2, Isa 65:14, Zec 9:17, Act 2:46, Act 2:47, Phi 4:4, 1Ti 6:17, 1Ti 6:18 <\/p>\n the Levite: 1Co 9:11 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Num 13:27 – General Deu 14:26 – eat Deu 16:14 – General Deu 27:7 – rejoice 2Ch 15:15 – rejoiced Neh 8:10 – send Ecc 3:22 – nothing Joe 2:26 – and praise<\/p>\n ALWAYS REJOICING<\/p>\n And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee.<\/p>\n Deu 26:11<\/p>\n It is our duty to give unstinted welcome to every visit of enjoyment with which we may be favoured. We frequently allow streams of refreshment or exhilaration to run past us without dipping into or tasting them; we blunderingly overlook many a cup of soothing and pleasing that is offered to us as we go trudging by. We are slow to discover and seize our golden chances, and hardly know how to make the most of them. At times we are afraid, it would seem, pausing now and then to squeeze a drop or two of severe or melancholy reflection into the goblet, as if there might be sin in having it too rich and sweet. The angel descending to solace us in our Gethsemane with a brief pleasant thrill, with a brief glimpse and gust of pleasure, flashes by under the sombre, wailing olives in vain, is allowed to vanish unharboured and unutilised.<\/p>\n I. Never turn, in your bitterness of spirit, from any ministry of temporal enjoyment that may intervene; never be so wedded to your woes, so shut up and sunk down in them, that you cannot issue forth to accept such ministry. For, remember, we want to be made joyful for our education quite as much as we need to be tried and troubled. To laugh, to luxuriate, to ripple and glow with delight at times is just as essential for us, as it is at times to weep and suffer.<\/p>\n II. At times some of us may have had the feeling that there is so much misery in the world that it is hardly right to ignore and forget it for a moment in rejoicing.But let us reflect that, since God is our Father and we His children, we are justified in losing sight of trouble for a time when He gives us a joy to taste. Being only a child, however I must feel about His world, and share in His travail concerning it, I need not be afraid at intervals to cast the entire load upon Him and let Him carry it alone. Souls must turn aside at times to bask in what sunshine they can find, and be mellowed and warmed and rosied with it, in order to be of service in the darkness, and to help to soften and relieve.<\/p>\n Illustration<\/p>\n (1) Many Christians take their joys too sadly, as if afraid of being too joyful. Thou shalt rejoice in all the good which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee. <\/p>\n (2) Some, more spiritual than the Bible, have no sure and well-recognised place in their creed for a healthy delight in the pleasant things of life; from which error come unnaturalness, gloom, and, perhaps, hypocrisy. How refreshing the large freedom of the Bible which, putting joy in God first, commands us to serve Him with gladness, and to rejoice in every good thing He sends. He giveth us all things richly to enjoy, We are not at liberty to be miserable.<\/p>\n (3) Of course, happiness must not be an end in itself. It is also wrong to lose our sense of God in His gifts, or of His presence amid the rapture of our surroundings. We must ever recognise that every good and perfect gift is from the Father of lights, and we must turn perpetually from the gift to the Giver. But when we can rejoice in every good thing which He gives us, let us rejoice; and if only our hearts were more at rest in Him we should discover plenty of good things to rejoice in, brooks creeping past us hidden by the grass, patches of colour, however sombre and cloudy the prevailing line of our lives may be.<\/p>\n (4) It makes the greatest difference to the outlook and temper of the soul when we begin to realise the practical meaning of this solemn league and covenant between ourselves and our God. It is our privilege to live in the sense of this Divine relationship, to rejoice in its sweetness, and to rely on its strengthto know that in the bonds of Gods everlasting covenant, He is in us, and we are in Him, brought near by His Son, kept near by His Spiritbound together by a threefold cord which shall not be quickly broken. <\/p>\n 26:11 And thou shalt rejoice in every good [thing] which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine {g} house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that [is] among you.<\/p>\n (g) Signifying that God does not give us goods for ourselves only, but to be used also by those who are committed to our charge.<\/p>\n And thou shalt rejoice in every good [thing] which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that [is] among you. 11. and thou shalt rejoice, etc.] See Deu 12:6 f., 11 f., 17 f., Deu 16:11; Deu 16:14. 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I. <\/strong>Never turn, in your bitterness of spirit, from any ministry of temporal enjoyment that may intervene; never be so wedded to your woes, so shut up and sunk down in them, that you cannot issue forth to accept such ministry. For, remember, we want to be made joyful for our education quite as much as we need to be tried and troubled. To laugh, to luxuriate, to ripple and glow with delight, at times is just as essential for us as it is at times to weep and suffer.<\/p>\n
II. <\/strong>At times some of us may have had the feeling that there is so much misery in the world that it is hardly right to ignore and forget it for a moment in rejoicing. But let us reflect that, since God is our Father and we His children, we are justified in losing sight of trouble for a time when He gives us a joy to taste. Being only a child, however, I must feel about His world, and share in His travail concerning it; I need not be afraid at intervals to cast the entire load upon Him and let Him carry it alone. Souls must turn aside at times to bask in what sunshine they can find, and be mellowed, and warmed, and raised with it, in order to be of service in the darkness and to help to soften and relieve. (S. A. Tipple.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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