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The Disgrace of No Burial
Commentators explain that this curse is not just about death, but about the added shame of being denied burial. John Calvin notes that burial rites signify God's favor and point to the hope of resurrection. To have one's body consumed by animals was a profound disgrace, a visible sign of God's judgment that stripped a person of human dignity.
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Deuteronomy
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Albert Barnes
On Deuteronomy 28:15–68
18th Century
Theologian
The curses correspond in form and number (Deuteronomy 28:15–19) to the blessings (Deuteronomy 28:3–6), and the special ways…
Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 28:26
19th Century
Bishop
And thy carcase shall be meat. —This is repeated in Jeremiah 7:33 and was to be fulfilled in Tophet, when they had buried…
John Calvin
On Deuteronomy 28:26
16th Century
Theologian
And your carcass shall be meat. The punishment is here doubled by the disgrace that is added to death, for it is shameful to be deprived o…
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John Gill
On Deuteronomy 28:26
17th Century
Pastor
And thy carcass shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and
unto the beasts of the earth<…
Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 28:15–44
17th Century
Minister
If we do not keep God's commandments, we not only fall short of the blessing promised, but we also lay ourselves under the curse, which includes al…