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- Deuteronomy
- Chapter 8
- Verse 7
For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
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Gill's Exposition
A land of wheat and barley,.... There were two harvests in it, one a barley harvest, which began at the passover, and the other a wheat harvest, which began at Pentecost: instances of the great plenty…
See Exo 3:8 note, and the contrast expressed in Deu 11:10-11, between Palestine and Egypt. The physical characteristics and advantages of a country like Palestine must have been quite strange to…
The charge here given them is the same as before, to keep and do all God's commandments. Their obedience must be, 1. Careful: Observe to do. 2. Universal: To do all the commandments, Deu 8:1. And, 3.…
Cambridge Bible
bringeth thee is about to bring thee: see above on Deu 6:10.
a good land Deu 1:35: Sam. and LXX add here and a large(Exo 3:8).
brooks of water … fountains … depths The principal and characteristic…
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