Chapter 11:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Numbers Joshua
Deuteronomy 11
Concise Complete
The great work God wrought for Israel. (1-7)
Promises and threatenings. (8-17) Careful study of God's word requisite. (18-25)
The blessings and the curse set forth. (26-32)
Verses 1-7
Observe the connexion of these two; Thou shalt love the Lord, and keep his
charge. Love will work in obedience, and that only is acceptable obedience which
flows from a principle of
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johnworks of God which their eyes had seen. What our eyes have seen,
especially in our early days, should affect us, and make us better long
afterwards.
Verses 8-17
Moses sets before them, for the future, life and death, the blessing and the
curse, according as they did or did not keep God's commandment. Sin tends to
shorten the days of all men, and to shorten the days of a people's prosperity.
God will bless them with an abundance of all good things, if they would love him
and serve him. Godliness has the promise of the life that now is; but the favour
of God shall put gladness into the heart, more than the increase of corn, and
wine, and oil. Revolt from God to idols would certainly be their ruin. Take heed
that your hearts be not deceived. All who forsake God to set their affection
upon any creature, will find themselves wretchedly deceived, to their own
destruction; and this will make it worse, that it was for want of taking heed.
Verses
18-25 Let all be directed by the three rules here given. 1. Let our hearts
be filled with the word of God. There will not be good practices in the life,
unless there be good thoughts, good affections, and good principles in the
heart. 2. Let our eyes be fixed upon the word of God, having constant regard to
it as the guide of our way, as the rule of our work,
psalms 119:30. 3. Let
our tongues be employed about the word of God. Nor will any thing do more to
cause prosperity, and keeping up religion in a nation, than the good education
of children.
Verses
26-32 Moses sums up all the arguments for obedience in two words, the
blessing and the curse. He charged the people to choose which they would have.
Moses then appointed a public and solemn proclamation of the blessing and curse,
to be made upon the two mountains of Gerizim and Ebal. We have broken the law,
and are under its curse, without remedy from ourselves. In mercy, the gospel
again sets before us a blessing and a curse. A blessing, if we obey the call to
repentance, to faith in Christ, and newness of heart and life through him; an
awful curse, if we neglect so great salvation. Let us thankfully welcome these
glad tidings of great joy; and let us not harden our hearts, but hear this voice
of God while it is called to-day, and while he invites us to come to him upon a
mercy-seat. Let us be diligent to make our calling and election sure.
Chapter 11:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Numbers Joshua
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalm
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
