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Worship Follows Fulfillment
Commentators like John Gill and Charles Ellicott highlight that this command was not for the moment of entry, but for after the Israelites had fully conquered, possessed, and settled in the land. This teaches that worship and gratitude are the proper response to God's fulfilled promises, once His faithfulness has been experienced in a tangible, settled way.
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Deuteronomy
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Albert Barnes
On Deuteronomy 26:1
18th Century
Theologian
Two liturgical enactments, having a clear and close reference to the whole of the preceding legislation, form a most appropriate and significant co…
Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 26:1–11
19th Century
Bishop
Deuteronomy 26:1–11. PRESENTATION OF THE FIRST FRUITS.
When you are come in.: Rashi s…
John Calvin
On Deuteronomy 26:1
16th Century
Theologian
And it shall be when thou art come. The Israelites are commanded to offer their first-fruits for the same reason they were to pay the trib…
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John Gill
On Deuteronomy 26:1
17th Century
Pastor
And it shall be, when you are come in unto the land The land of Canaan, which they were now on the borders of, and just e…
Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 26:1–11
17th Century
Minister
When God has fulfilled His promises to us, He expects we should acknowledge it to the honor of His faithfulness. And our creature comforts are doub…