Charles Ellicott Commentary Deuteronomy 11:25

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Deuteronomy 11:25

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Deuteronomy 11:25

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"There shall no man be able to stand before you: Jehovah your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath spoken unto you." — Deuteronomy 11:25 (ASV)

The fear of you and the dread of you. —Rashi says: “The fear of you on those that are near, and the dread upon those that are far off.” It is a very far-reaching prophecy, for it may be read, “upon all the earth that you shall tread upon.” (See Esther 8:2-3, where it was fulfilled throughout the whole Persian Empire.)