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John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 67:6
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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[Then] shall the earth yield her increase, etc.] Not literally the land of Israel, as in some copies of the Targum, and as Kimchi interprets it; (see <032603>Leviticus 26:3,4); but mystically and spiritually the church of God in the times of the Messiah, (<263423>Ezekiel 34:23-27); the word of God preached in the world is the seed sown in it; converts to Christ are the increase or fruit of it; and the church is God’s husbandry, where it is yielded or brought forth; and this increase is of God, and is owing to the efficacy of his grace attending the ministration of the word, (<460306>1 Corinthians 3:6); it had its accomplishment in part in the first times of the Gospel, when it was preached by the apostles throughout the earth, and brought forth fruit everywhere, (<510105>Colossians 1:5,6); and has been fulfilling more or less ever since, and will appear more abundantly in the latter day; a large increase and a plentiful harvest of souls shall be brought in, both Jews and Gentiles: or this may be understood of the fruitfulness of believers in Christ, who may be called “earth”, because of their common original from the earth with the rest of mankind; because they are inhabitants of the earth; and because they have earthly as well as heavenly principles in them; but more especially because they are the good ground on whom the seed of the word falls and becomes fruitful; or are the earth which drinks in the rain of the Gospel, and of grace, and brings forth fruit meet for them, by whom it is dressed, and receives blessing of God, (<401323>Matthew 13:23 <580607>Hebrews 6:7); these yield the fruits of the Spirit, increase in grace, and abound in the exercise of it; bring forth fruits meet for repentance, being filled with the fruits of righteousness by Christ; for the increase and fruit yielded by them are owing to the grace of God, to their grafting into Christ the vine, and to the influence of the blessed Spirit. Some of the ancients understand this of the incarnation of Christ; (see <198511>
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