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I struck you with blight, mildew, and hail in all the work of your hands; yet you didn`t turn to me,` says Yahweh.
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God's Discipline is Purposeful
Commentators unanimously explain that the agricultural failures mentioned—blasting, mildew, and hail—were not random events. They were specific, disciplinary actions from God, echoing covenant curses found in books like Deuteronomy and Amos. God sent these hardships to make His displeasure known regarding the people's neglect of His temple and to call them back to proper priorities.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I smote you with blasting and mildew—two diseases of grain, which Moses had foretold (Deuteronomy 28:27) as chastisemen…
19th Century
Anglican
The Fourth Utterance.— The recent season of scarcity is again accounted for, and immediate blessings are announced. This address dates abo…
Baptist
How often, in these two chapters, the word "Consider" occurs!
And this subject of the Lord's chastisement was well worthy of his people's ear…
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16th Century
Protestant
I must join all these verses together, for the Prophet treats of the same thing. The meaning of the whole is this: that the Lord had then openly pu…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I smote you with blasting That is, their fields and vineyards, with burning winds, which consumed them; with blights by e…
Many corrupted this good work by undertaking it with unholy hearts and hands, and were likely to gain no advantage from it. The sum of these two ru…
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