Chapter 11

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thou shalt This verse is the practical improvement of the conclusion of the foregoing chapter; while the next verse begins another view of the subject. Deut 6:5, Deut 10:12, Deut 30:16-20; Ps 116:1

keep Lev 8:35; Zech 3:7

his statutes Deut 4:1, Deut 4:5, Deut 4:40, Deut 6:1; Ps 105:45; Luke 1:74-75


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And know Moses seems here to have addressed himself particularly to the elders, who had in their youth witnessed the wonderful works which Jehovah had wrought both for them and among them; and who were bound to remember them for their own warning, and testify them to the rising generation who had not been eye-witnesses. Deut 8:19, Deut 29:10; Prov 22:19; Acts 26:22

the chastisement Deut 8:2-5

his greatness Deut 5:24, Deut 9:26

his mighty Deut 7:19


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Deut 4:34, Deut 7:19; Ps 78:12-13, Ps 105:27-45, Ps 135:9; Jer 32:20-21


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how he made Exod 14:23-31, Exod 15:4, Exod 15:9-10, Exod 15:19; Ps 106:11; Heb 11:29


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Ps 77:20, Ps 78:14-72, Ps 105:39-41, Ps 106:12-48


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he did unto Num 16:1, Num 16:31-33, Num 26:9-10, Num 27:3; Ps 106:17

substance or, living substance which followed them

in their possession Heb. at their feet


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Deut 5:3, Deut 7:19; Ps 106:2, Ps 145:4-6, Ps 145:12, Ps 150:2


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Therefore Deut 8:10-11, Deut 10:12-15, Deut 26:16-19, Deut 28:47; Ps 116:12-16

that ye may Deut 31:23; Josh 1:6-7; Ps 138:3; Isa 40:31; Dan 10:19; 2Cor 12:9-10; Eph 3:16, Eph 6:10; Phil 4:13; Col 1:11


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prolong Deut 4:40, Deut 5:16, Deut 6:2; Ps 34:12-22; Prov 3:2, Prov 3:16, Prov 9:11, Prov 10:27

sware Deut 6:18, Deut 9:5

a land Exod 3:8; Ezek 20:6


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wateredst it with thy foot Rain seldom falls in Egypt; the land being chiefly watered by the inundations of the Nile. In order to water the grounds where the inundations do not extend, water is collected in ponds, and directed in streamlets to the different parts of the field where irrigation is necessary. It is no unusual thing in the East to see a man, with a small mattock, making a little trench for the water to run into; and, as he opens the passage, the water following, he uses his foot to raise up the mould against the side of this little channel, to prevent the water from being shed unnecessarily, before it reaches the place of its destination. Hence he may justly be said to water the ground with his foot. Zech 14:18


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Deut 8:7-9; Gen 27:28; Ps 65:12-13, Ps 104:10-13; Isa 28:1; Jer 2:7; Heb 6:7


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careth for Heb. seeketh

the eyes 1Kgs 9:3; Ezra 5:5; Ps 33:18, Ps 34:15; Jer 24:6


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diligently Deut 11:8, Deut 11:22, Deut 6:17; Ps 119:4

to love Deut 4:29, Deut 6:5-6, Deut 10:12


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Deut 28:12; Lev 26:4; Job 5:10-11, Job 37:11-13; Ps 65:9-13; Jer 14:22; Ezek 34:26; Joel 2:22-23; Jas 5:7


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And I will 1Kgs 18:5; Ps 104:14; Jer 14:5; Joel 1:18, Joel 2:22

send Heb. give

eat and be full Deut 6:11, Deut 8:10; Joel 2:19; Hag 1:6; Mal 3:10-11


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Take heed Deut 4:9, Deut 4:23; Luke 21:8, Luke 21:34, Luke 21:36; Heb 2:1, Heb 3:12, Heb 4:1, Heb 12:15

your heart Deut 13:3, Deut 29:18; Job 31:27; Isa 44:20; Jas 1:26; 1John 5:21; Rev 12:9; Rev 13:14, Rev 20:4

and serve Deut 8:19, Deut 30:17


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the Lord's Deut 6:15, Deut 30:17-18

shut up Deut 28:23-24; 1Kgs 8:35, 1Kgs 17:1; 2Chr 6:26, 2Chr 7:13; Jer 14:1-6; Amos 4:7; Hag 1:9-11

ye perish Deut 4:26, Deut 8:19-20, Deut 30:18; Josh 23:13-16


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ye lay up Deut 6:6-9, Deut 32:46; Exod 13:9, Exod 13:16; Ps 119:11; Prov 3:1, Prov 6:20-23, Prov 7:2-3; Col 3:16; Heb 2:1; 2Pet 1:12, 2Pet 3:1-2

a sign Matt 23:5


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Deut 4:9-10, Deut 6:7; Ps 34:11, Ps 78:5-6; Prov 2:1, Prov 4:1-27; Isa 38:19


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Deut 6:9


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your days Deut 4:40, Deut 5:16, Deut 6:2; Prov 3:2, Prov 3:16, Prov 4:10, Prov 9:11

as the days Ps 72:5, Ps 89:28-29; Isa 65:20; Rev 20:6


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if ye shall Deut 11:13, Deut 6:17

to love Deut 11:13; Matt 22:37; 2Tim 4:8; 1John 5:2-3

to cleave Deut 10:20, Deut 30:20; Gen 2:24; Acts 11:23; 2Cor 11:2-3


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Deut 4:38, Deut 7:1-2, Deut 7:22-23, Deut 9:1, Deut 9:5; Exod 23:27-30, Exod 34:11


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Gen 15:18-21; Exod 23:31; Num 34:3-15; Josh 1:3-4, Josh 14:9; 1Kgs 4:21, 1Kgs 4:24; 2Chr 9:26


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There shall Deut 2:25, Deut 7:24; Josh 1:5, Josh 2:9, Josh 5:1

as he hath Exod 23:27


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Deut 30:1, Deut 30:15-20; Gal 3:10, Gal 3:13-14


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Deut 28:1-14; Lev 26:3-13; Ps 19:11; Isa 1:19, Isa 3:10; Matt 5:3-12, Matt 25:31-46; Luke 11:28; John 13:17, John 14:21-23; Rom 2:7; Jas 1:25; Rev 22:14


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Deut 28:15-68, Deut 29:19-28; Lev 26:14-32; Isa 1:20, Isa 3:11; Matt 25:41; Rom 2:8-9; Gal 3:10


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put the blessing Deut 27:12-26; Josh 8:30-35

Gerizim Gerizim and Ebal, mountains west of Jordan, and in the tribe of Ephraim, are opposite, or parallel to each other, extending from east to west; mount Gerizim being on the south, and mount Ebal on the north. They are separated by the beautiful valley in which Shechem or Nablous is situated, which is only about 200 paces in width. Both mountains are much alike in length, height, and figure; being about a league in length, in the form of a semicircle, and so steep, on the side of Shechem, that there is scarcely any shelving. Their altitude appeared to Mr. Buckingham nearly equal, not exceeding 700 or 800 feet from the level of the valley, which is itself elevated. But though they resemble each other in these particulars, yet in another they are very dissimilar; for, says Maundrell, "though neither of the mountains has much to boast of as to its pleasantness, yet, as one passes between them, Gerizim seems to discover a somewhat more verdant, fruitful aspect then Ebal. The reason of which may be, because fronting towards the north, it is sheltered from the heat of the sun by its own shade; whereas Ebal, looking southward, and receiving the sun that comes directly upon it, must by consequence be rendered more scorched and unfruitful."


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Gilgal Gen 12:6; Josh 5:9; Judg 7:1


31
Deut 9:1; Josh 1:11, Josh 3:13-17


32
Deut 5:32-33, Deut 12:32; Ps 119:6; Matt 7:21-27, Matt 28:20; Luke 1:6; John 15:14; 1Thess 4:1-2


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