deuteronomy-26:1-5,-deuteronomy-23:7

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Here is, I. A good work ordered to be done, and that is the presenting of a basket of their first-fruits to God every year, Deut. 26:1, 2. Besides the sheaf of first-fruits, which was offered for the whole land, on the morrow after the passover (Lev. 23:10), every man was to bring for himself a basket of first-fruits at the feast of pentecost, when the harvest was ended, which is therefore called the feast of first-fruits (Exod. 34:22), and is said to be kept with a tribute of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:1

And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land ,.... The land of Canaan, which they were now on the borders of, and just entering into: which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance ; which is often mentioned, to observe that it was not through their merits, but his gift, that they should enjoy the land; and the rather here to enforce the following law concerning the basket of firstfruits: and possessest it, and dwellest therein ; not only had entered into it, but... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:2

That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth ,.... This oblation of firstfruits was different front the sheaf of the firstfruits brought at barley harvest in the time of the passover, and from the two wave loaves of wheaten flour, at wheat harvest, at Pentecost; and from the cake of the first of their dough; see Leviticus 23:10 . They were of one sort only, these of various kinds; though, as Jarchi observes, not all firstfruits, or the first of all sorts of fruits, were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:3

And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days ,.... Whose course and turn it would be to minister before the Lord; though, according to the Targum of Jonathan, it was the high priest they were to apply to on this occasion; and so Aben Ezra observes, that this law is obligatory all the time there is an high priest, as if it was not binding when there was none, and all depended on him; who in this case was typical of Christ our high priest, to whom we must bring, and by him... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:4

And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand ,.... To wave it, as Jarchi says, putting his hand under the hand of the owner, and so waving it; and this being waved to and fro towards the several corners of the earth, was an acknowledgment of the Lord being the proprietor of it: and set it down before the altar of the Lord thy God ; that it might have some appearance of a sacrifice, and be a fit emblem of the spiritual sacrifice of praise, which is accepted upon the altar... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:5

And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God ,.... Speak with a loud voice, lifting up the voice, as Jarchi interprets it; or "answer" F5 וענית "et respondebis", Montanus, Vatablus; "et respondens dices", Munster. , to the question the priest will ask, saying, what is this thou hast brought? as Aben Ezra remarks; and this being said in the tabernacle, and before the priest of the Lord, and as in the presence of the Lord, is represented as said before him, which is as follows:... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:2

Thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit, etc. - This was intended to keep them in continual remembrance of the kindness of God, in preserving them through so many difficulties and literally fulfilling the promises he had made to them. God being the author of all their blessings, the first-fruits of the land were consecrated to him, as the author of every good and perfect gift. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:5

A Syrian ready to perish was my father - This passage has been variously understood, both by the ancient versions and by modern commentators. The Vulgate renders it thus: Syrus persequebatur patrem meum , "A Syrian persecuted my father." The Septuagint thus: Συριαν απεβαλεν ὁ πατηρ μου , "My father abandoned Syria." The Targum thus: אבא ית לאובדא בעא ארמאה לבן Laban arammaah bea leobada yath abba , "Laban the Syrian endeavored to destroy my father." The Syriac: "My father was led... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:1

Verse 1 1.And it shall be when thou art come. The Israelites are commanded to offer their first-fruits, for the same reason that they were to pay the tribute for every soul; viz., that they might confess that they themselves, and all that they had, belonged to God. This was the only distinction, that the tribute was a symbol of their emancipation, that they might acknowledge themselves to be free, as having been redeemed by the special mercy of God; but by the firstfruits they testified that... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:2

Verse 2 2.That thou shalt take of the first. We know that in the first-fruits the whole produce of the year was consecrated to God. The people, (338) therefore, bore in them a testimony of their piety to Him, whom they daily experienced to be their preserver, and the giver of their food. This typical rite has now, indeed, ceased, but Paul tells us that the true observation of it still remains, where he exhorts us, whether we eat or drink, to do all to the glory of God. (1 Corinthians 10:31.) As... read more

Deuteronomy-26:1-5,-deuteronomy-23:7

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:1-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 26:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 26:2

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