Leviticus 26:5

“And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time, etc.] Signifying that there should be such plentiful harvests of barley and wheat, the first of which began in March, as would employ them in threshing them out unto the time of vintage, which may be supposed to, be in the month of July; for on the twenty ninth of Sivan, which was about the middle of June, was the time of the first ripe grapes, as appears, (see Gill on “<041320>Numbers 13:20”); and that they should have such quantities of grapes on their vines, as would employ them in gathering and pressing them until seedtime, which was usually in October, (see <300913>Amos 9:13); and ye shall…”

“your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time, &c.--The barley harvest in Judea was about the middle of April; the wheat harvest about six weeks after, or in the beginning of June. After the harvest came the vintage, and fruit gathering towards the latter end of July. Moses led the Hebrews to believe that, provided they were faithful to God, there would be no idle time between the harvest and vintage, so great would be the increase. (See Amo 9:13). This promise would be very animating to a people who had come from a country where, for three months, they were pent up without being able to walk abroad because the fields were under water.”

“As “the book of the covenant” Exodus 20:22-33 concludes with promises and warnings Exodus 23:20-33, so does this collection of laws contained in the Book of Leviticus. But the former passage relates to the conquest of the land of promise, this one to the subsequent history of the nation. The longer similar passage in Deuteronomy Deut. 27–30 is marked by broader and deeper promises and denunciations having immediate reference not only to outward consequences, but to the spiritual death incurred by transgressing the divine will. Leviticus 26:4 Rain in due season - The periodical rains, on which the fertility of the holy land so much depends, are here spoken of. There are two wet seasons,…”

“The vintage - That is, you shall have so plentiful an harvest, that you shall not be able to thresh out your corn in a little time, but that work will last till the vintage. Leviticus 26:6”

“26:5 Israel’s restoration following captivity also promised a harvest so plentiful that it would run over into the time of planting (see Amos 9:13; Joel 3:18).”

“threshing: Amo 9:13; Mat 9:37, Mat 9:38; Joh 4:35, Joh 4:36 eat your: Lev 25:19; Exo 16:8; Deu 11:15; Joe 2:19, Joe 2:26; Act 14:17; Ti1 6:17 dwell: Lev 25:18; Job 11:18, Job 11:19; Psa 46:1-7, Psa 90:1, Psa 91:1-14; Pro 1:33, Pro 18:10; Jer 23:6; Eze 34:25-28; Mat 23:37; Pe1 1:5 Leviticus 26:6”