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John Gill's Exposition on Daniel 9:14
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us, etc.] The evil of punishment; he watched the fit and proper time to bring it upon them; indeed, he watches over the evil of sin, to bring upon men the evil of chastisement or punishment, (<181416>Job 14:16), but the latter is here meant; (see <243128>Jeremiah 31:28 44:27), the word used has the signification of hastening; and so Jarchi and Saadiah explain it, “he hath hastened”f416: the almond tree, as the latter observes, has its name from hence, because it prevents other trees, and is quicker in putting out its blossom than they, (<240111>Jeremiah 1:11,19) and so this may denote the purity of the Lord; his displicency at sin; his strict justice in punishing it; and his diligence and activity in executing judgment for it, which slumbers not, as some imagine: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth; the prophet is all along careful to clear God from any imputation of injustice in any of his works, even in his strange work, punitive justice; though he watches over the evil to bring it, yet he is righteous in so doing; no charge of unrighteousness is to be exhibited against him on this account: for we obeyed not his voice; neither in his word, nor in his providences; neither by his prophets, nor by his judgments; and being guilty of the evil of fault, it was but just they should bear the evil of punishment.
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