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John Gill's Exposition on Deuteronomy 11:17
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And then the Lord’s wrath be kindled against you, etc.] For their idolatry, nothing being more provoking to him than that, it being contrary to his nature and being, as well as to his will, and to his honour and glory: and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain; the treasures and storehouses of it there, or the windows of it, the clouds, which when opened let it down, but when shut withhold it; the key of rain is one of the keys which the Jews say f108 the Lord keeps in his own hand, and with it he opens and no man shuts, and shuts and no man opens; (see <052812> Deuteronomy 28:12 <390310>Malachi 3:10) and that the land yield not her fruit; which is unavoidably the case when rain is withheld: and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the Lord giveth you; for if the land does not yield its fruits sufficient to support the inhabitants of it, they must in course perish. Ver. 18-20. Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart, and in your soul, etc.] Treasure up the laws of God delivered to them in their minds, retain them in their memories, and cherish a cordial affection for them; which would be an antidote against apostasy, idolatry, and other sins, (<19B911>Psalm 119:11) and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes; of this and the two following verses, (See Gill on “<050607>Deuteronomy 6:7-9”).
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