Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Leviticus 26:6
The sword — That is, war, as the sword is oft taken. It shall not enter into it, nor have passage through it, much less shall your land be made the seat of war.
The sword — That is, war, as the sword is oft taken. It shall not enter into it, nor have passage through it, much less shall your land be made the seat of war.
As “the book of the covenant” Exodus 20:22 concludes with promises and warnings Exodus 23:20, so does this collection of laws contained in the Book of Leviticus. But the former passage relates to the...
5. THE BLESSING, THE CURSE AND ISRAEL'S HISTORY CHAPTER 26 _ 1. Obedience and the blessings (Leviticus 26:1)_ 2. Disobedience and the curse (Leviticus 26:14) 3. The restoration (Leviti
The blessings of obedience: fertility, freedom from wild beasts, victory over enemies, and the presence of Yahweh Himself in the midst. For the first reward, _cf._ Amos 9:13; for the thought in genera...
PEACE, or prosperity. RID EVIL BEASTS. Compare Ezekiel 34:25; Ezekiel 34:28....
_none shall make you afraid_ a familiar expression in the prophetical books (Isaiah 17:2; Micah 4:4; Nahum 2:11), found also in Job (Leviticus 11:19, etc.).
_The blessing that shall follow upon obedience_. (Cp. Deuteronomy 28:1-11.)...
2. THE BLESSINGS OF OBEDIENCE TO GOD 26:3-13 TEXT 26:3-13 3 If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; 4 then I will give your rains in their season, and the land shall yiel...
_AND I WILL GIVE PEACE IN THE LAND, AND YE SHALL LIE DOWN, AND NONE SHALL MAKE YOU AFRAID: AND I WILL RID EVIL BEASTS OUT OF THE LAND, NEITHER SHALL THE SWORD GO THROUGH YOUR LAND._ No JFB commentary...
CONCLUDING EXHORTATIONS Similar exhortations are found at the conelusion of other codes of laws, as in Exodus 23:20,; and frequently in Deuteronomy, e.g. in Leviticus 28. The leading ideas and phraseo...
LEVITICUS *WORSHIP THE *LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF *HOLINESS LEVITICUS _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. Words in boxes are from the Bible, except for the words i...
AND I WILL GIVE PEACE. — Not only are they to have rich harvests, but the Lord will grant them peace among themselves, so that they shall be able to retire at night without any anxiety, or fear of rob...
וְ נָתַתִּ֤י שָׁלֹום֙ בָּ † אָ֔רֶץ וּ...
THE PROMISES AND THREATS OF THE COVENANT Leviticus 26:1 ONE would have expected that this chapter would have been the last in the book of Leviticus, for it forms a natural and fitting close to the wh...
THE PROMISES OF THE COVENANT Leviticus 26:3 "If ye walk in My statutes, and keep My commandments, and do them; then I will give your rains in their season, and the land shall yield her increase, and...
RESULTS OF OBEDIENCE AND DISOBEDIENCE Leviticus 26:1 There is a vast contrast between the ideal life of the first thirteen verses of this chapter and the remainder; just the distinction which God eve...
In these brief repetitions of laws two gracious promises and solemn warnings were set forth. The laws reiterated were fundamental. There must be no idolatry. There must be perpetual observance of the...
And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make [you] afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the (b) sword go through your land. (b) You shall...
Secondly, the blessed effects of it in the extent of the mercy from harvest to harvest. Amos 9:13. But surely the gracious Reader will not overlook gospel mercies, as veiled under those promised earth...
We have seen the various forms of the work of Christ, of His offering of Himself to God, whether in all the perfectness of His life, or in His death as the means of our acceptance. We have seen furthe...
Chapter 26. We have a touching picture of the ways of God in patience and in chastisement, if Israel walked contrary to Him. When they acknowledged their fault, then He would remember the covenant mad...
AND I WILL GIVE PEACE IN THE LAND,.... Among yourselves, as Aben Ezra; that as safety from enemies is promised before, here it is assured they should be free from insurrections and from riots, broils,...
And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make [you] afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. Ver. 6. _Neither...
_I will give peace in the land_, &c. As God promises to bless them with plenty, so also to protect them in the secure enjoyment of it. _None shall make you afraid_ You shall be kept from the invasions...
1 Of Idolatry. 2 Religiousnes. 3 A blessing to them that keepe the Commandements. 14 A curse to those that breake them. 40 God promiseth to remember them that repent. 1 YEE shall make you [NOTE: E...
And I will give peace in the land, perfect security, AND YE SHALL LIE DOWN, in peaceful settlement, like a herd which is safe from the attacks of beasts of prey, AND NONE SHALL MAKE YOU AFRAID. AND I...
BLESSINGS PROMISED TO THE OBEDIENT...
This chapter is more or less a summary of the moral lessons of the book of Leviticus, a chapter that presses home the seriousness of having to do with a God of absolute holiness and truth. It is divid...
RID: _ Heb._ cause to cease...
1-13 This chapter contains a general enforcement of all the laws given by Moses; by promises of reward in case of obedience, on the one hand; and threatenings of punishment for disobedience, on the o...
NEITHER SHALL THE SWORD GO THROUGH YOUR LAND, i.e. war, as the _sword_ is oft taken, as NUMBERS 14:3 2 SAMUEL 12:10. Otherwise there is the sword of justice. It shall not enter into it, nor have passa...
This chapter requires little in the way of note or exposition. It contains a most solemn and affecting record of the blessings of obedience. on the one hand, and the terrible consequences of disobedie...
Leviticus 26:6 give H5414 (H8804) peace H7965 land H776 down H7901 (H8804) afraid H2729 (H8688) rid...
THE BLESSINGS (LEVITICUS 26:3). Here follow all the blessings that would be theirs if only they would walk in His statutes and keep His commandments in their hearts and do them. Leviticus 26:3 “If y...
CONTENTS: Conditions of blessing and warnings of chastisement. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: All adverse circumstances that come upon a people are God's servants, used often as a scourge where...
Leviticus 26:1. _Neither set up any image of stone,_ any large sightly stone. The druids were apt to bring or roll large stones from afar, as at Stone-henge, at Shap in Westmoreland; at Stanton Drew,...
_If ye walk in My statutes, and keep My commandments, and do them._ THE ADVANTAGES OF RELIGION IN A NATION’S LIFE I. Wherein a nation’s religious life consists. The recognised presence of God in the...
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 26:3__ If the Israelites are faithful to the Word of God, then they will be blessed with abundance, a visible sign of the Lord’s presence. ⇐
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 26:1 Blessings and Curses. Covenant documents include a list of consequences. Verses Leviticus 26:1 display the blessings if Israel obe
Religion as determining a Nation’s Destiny SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 26:1.—If ye walk in My statutes, etc. The Lord engaged to enrich them as a nation with temporal blessings and religious advant...
PART V. CONCLUDING EXHORTATION. EXPOSITION THE first two verses of this chapter contain a prohibition of idolatry, and a command to observe the sabbath and to reverence God's sanctuary; that is, they...
Chapter twenty-six again God establishes the fact that they are to worship Him. They are not to have idols, or graven images, or standing images, set up any image in the land to bow down to it: for I...
1 Chronicles 22:9; 2 Kings 17:25; 2 Kings 17:26; 2 Kings 2:24; Act