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God's Practical Provision
Commentators explain that God's blessing wasn't limited to manna. He blessed the "work of their hands," likely through the increase of their livestock and the products of their skilled labor. Despite being in a wilderness, Israel was not destitute; God had provided them with tangible wealth, enabling them to purchase what they needed.
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Deuteronomy
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Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 2:7
19th Century
Bishop
The Lord thy God hath blessed thee. —There is nothing unreasonable in the view suggested by these words, that the Israeli…
John Calvin
On Deuteronomy 2:7
16th Century
Theologian
For the Lord your God has blessed you. This reason is added so that the people would not be grieved at spending their money, since they di…
John Gill
On Deuteronomy 2:7
17th Century
Pastor
For the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of
thine hands
Had increased …
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Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 2:1–7
17th Century
Minister
Only a short account of the long stay of Israel in the wilderness is given. God not only chastised them for their murmuring and unbelief, but prepa…