Charles Ellicott Commentary Deuteronomy 28:2

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Deuteronomy 28:2

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Deuteronomy 28:2

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"and all these blessings shall come upon thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God." — Deuteronomy 28:2 (ASV)

And overtake you. —A beautiful expression, i.e., shall come home to you, and impress the heart with the thought of God’s love and of His promises, even when it is least expected. . My words and my statutes, did they not take hold of (i.e., overtake) your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the Lord of hosts thought to do unto us ... so hath he dealt with us. The opposite is true also of the curses (Deuteronomy 28:15).