Deuteronomy 11:14

_THAT I WILL GIVE YOU THE RAIN OF YOUR LAND IN HIS DUE SEASON, THE FIRST RAIN AND THE LATTER RAIN, THAT THOU MAYEST GATHER IN THY CORN, AND THY WINE, AND THINE OIL._ The first rain, and the latter rain. The early rain commenced in autumn - i:e., chiefly during the months of September and October; while the latter rain fell in the spring of the year - i:e., during the months of March and April. It is true that occasional showers fell all the winter; but at the autumnal and vernal seasons they were more frequent, copious, and important; because the early rain was necessary, after a hot and protracted summer, to prepare the soil for receiving the seed; and the latter rain, which shortly preceded the harvest, was, though not excessively copious, of the greatest use in invigorating the languishing powers of vegetation (Jeremiah 3:3;...

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....

Verse Deuteronomy 11:14. _THE RAIN - IN HIS DUE SEASON, THE FIRST RAIN AND THE_ _LATTER RAIN_] By the _first_ or _former rain_ we are to understand that which fell in Judea about November, when they sowed their seed, and this served to moisten and prepare the ground for the vegetation of the seed. The _latter rain_ fell about April, when the corn was well grown up, and served to fill the ears, and render them plump and perfect. Rain rarely fell in Judea at any other seasons than these. If the _former rain_ were withheld, or not sent in due season, there could be no vegetation: if the _latter rain_ were withheld, or not sent in its due season, there could be no full corn in the ear, and consequently no harvest. Of what consequence then was it that they should have their rain in _due season_! God, by promising this provided t...

THE FIRST RAIN AND THE LATTER RAIN - The former is the proper term for the autumn rain, falling about the time of sowing, and which may be named “the former,” as occurring in the early part of the Hebrew civil year, namely, in October and November. The other word is applied to the spring rain, which falls in March and April, because it fits the earth for the ingathering of harvest. Between these two wet periods, and except them, there was little or no rain in Canaan....

EXPOSITION Moses here renews his exhortation to obedience, enforced by regard to their experience of God's dealings with them in Egypt and in the wilderness, and by consideration of God's promises and threatenings. The blessing and the curse are set before them consequent on the keeping or the transgressing of the Law. DEUTERONOMY 11:1 Israel was to love the Lord, and manifest this by the steadfast observance of all that he had enjoined upon them. DEUTERONOMY 11:1 HIS CHARGE; what he has appointed to be observed and done (cf. Leviticus 8:35;...

THAT I WILL GIVE YOU THE RAIN OF YOUR LAND IN HIS DUE SEASON,.... Such a quantity of it as the land required, a sufficiency of it to make it fruitful, and that in proper time: THE FIRST RAIN AND THE LATTER RAIN; the former rain in Marchesvan, the latter rain in Nisan, as the Targum of Jonathan; the first fell about our October, which was at or quickly after seedtime, to water the seed that it might take root, and grow and spring up; and the latter fell about March, a little before harvest, to ripen the corn, and swell and plump the ears of it, and make them yield more and better; Joel 2:23, THAT THOU MAYEST GATHER IN THY CORN, AND THY WINE, AND THINE OIL; which were the principal things the land afforded for the sustenance of men; bread corn, the stay and staff of human life, and which strengthens man's heart, and makes him fit for labour; wine,

ISRAEL'S RESPONSIBILITY, THE BLESSING AND THE CURSE CHAPTER 11 _ 1. Therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy God (Deuteronomy 11:1)_ 2. If ye hearken unto my commandments (Deuteronomy 11:10) 3. The blessing and the curse (Deuteronomy 11:22) The great characteristic teaching of this book, obedience springing from love to Jehovah, is still further developed in this chapter. It begins with a “therefore.” The last verse of the previous chapter shows that Jehovah had kept the promise made to the fathers of the nation. Then once more the mighty acts of Jehovah are reviewed. His miracles and acts done in Egypt; what He did at the Red Sea and what He did unto them i

DEUTERONOMY 11. Continues the exhortation to love and obey Yahweh, giving motives and promises and pointing out the consequence of disobedience. Deuteronomy 11:2. Read (adding one Heb. consonant), for ye are not as your children who know not and have not seen. midst of all Israel: for your eves, etc. CHASTISEMENT: Deuteronomy 4:36 *. Deuteronomy 11:5. See Exodus 15, Numbers 32. Deuteronomy 11:6. See Numbers 16:25;...

One of the _Phylacteries._ See note on Deuteronomy 6:4....

Deuteronomy 10:12 to Deuteronomy 11:32. Final Exhortations, Introductory to the Laws Enforced by the preceding Retrospect, the discourse continues to urge its practical conclusions of full fear and love to God, by worshipping and obeying Him (Deuteronomy 10:12-13); because, though all heaven and earth is His, He was pleased to love the fathers of Israel and to choose their posterity (Deuteronomy 10:14-15). Changing to the Pl. address the discourse urges Israel to circumcise their hearts and be no more stiffnecked, for their God is the greatest God and Lord, mightiest and most terrible