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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:3

Deu 28:3 Blessed [shalt] thou [be] in the city, and blessed [shalt] thou [be] in the field. Ver. 3. Blessed shalt thou be. ] What blessedness is, See Trapp on " Mat 5:3 " read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:4

Deu 28:4 Blessed [shall be] the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. Ver. 4. The fruit of thy body. ] Which is thy chief possession; but without my blessing will be bitter sweets, a "Blessed is the man that hath his quiver full of such as are the arrows of a strong man," Psa 128:3-4 the knottiness of whose nature is refined and reformed, and made smooth by grace. Arrows be not arrows by growth, but... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:5

Deu 28:5 Blessed [shall be] thy basket and thy store. Ver. 5. Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. ] Or, Thy dough trough. The Greek hath it, Thy barns and thy remainders. The meaning is, Thou shalt know no want. Cicero a saith, One friend should wish to another three things only, to enjoy health, to possess honour, and not suffer necessity. He that observeth God’s commands to do them, as Deuteronomy 28:1 , shall have all these and more. a Ad Attic. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:6

Deu 28:6 Blessed [shalt] thou [be] when thou comest in, and blessed [shalt] thou [be] when thou goest out. Ver. 6. Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in. ] "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow thee all the days of thy life"; Psa 23:6 thou shalt have a confluence of all, both inward and outward, comforts and contentments. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:7

Deu 28:7 The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways. Ver. 7. The Lord shall cause thine enemies. ] Mr Fox observes, a that in King Edward VI’s time, the English put to flight their enemies in Musselburgh field, the selfsame day and hour wherein the reformation enjoined by parliament was put in execution at London, by burning of idolatrous images. Such a dependence hath... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:8

Deu 28:8 The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. Ver. 8. The Lord shall command the blessing. ] Now if he send his Mandamus, who shall withstand it? read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:9

Deu 28:9 The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways. Ver. 9. The Lord shall establish thee a holy people unto himself. ] This is more and better than all the former: he shall "bless thee with all spiritual blessings, in heavenly things, in Christ Jesus." Eph 1:3 He is rich, not that hath the world, but that can contemn it. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:10

Deu 28:10 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee. Ver. 10. And they shall be afraid of thee. ] Natural conscience cannot but do homage to the image of God stamped upon the natures and works of the godly. When they see in them that which is above the ordinary nature of men, or their expectation, they are afraid of the name of God, whereby they are called; their very hearts ache and quake within them; as is to be seen... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:12

Deu 28:12 The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. Ver. 12. And thou shalt lend. ] This was our condition in the happy days of that incomparable Elizabeth, not to be passed over slightly without one sigh breathed forth, now after forty years, in her sacred memory. What a deal both of men and moneys did she lend the French,... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:13

Deu 28:13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do [them]: Ver. 13. And the Lord shall make thee. ] See a parallel place. Hos 13:1 "When Ephraim spake, there was trembling; he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died." Before, none durst budge against the name of Ephraim; but... read more

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