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A Land of Divine Dependence
Commentators explain that the Promised Land was fundamentally different from Egypt. While Egypt's fertility relied on human labor and complex irrigation from the Nile, Canaan's fertility depended entirely on God sending rain. This physical reality was designed to teach Israel to rely on God's direct provision rather than their own ingenuity.
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Deuteronomy
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Albert Barnes
On Deuteronomy 11:10
18th Century
Theologian
Another motive for fidelity is added, namely, the entire dependence of the promised land upon God for its fertility. It was a land flowing with…
Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 11:10
19th Century
Bishop
Not as the land of Egypt. —“But much better. And Egypt was praised above all lands, as it is said (Genesis 13:10),
John Gill
On Deuteronomy 11:10
17th Century
Pastor
For the land where you go in to possess it
The land of Canaan they were about to take possession of:
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Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 11:8–17
17th Century
Minister
Moses sets before them, for the future, life and death, the blessing and the curse, depending on whether they kept or did not keep God's commandmen…