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Deuteronomy — Capítulo 11

AN EXHORTATION TO OBEDIENCE. (Deu. 11:1-32) Therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep his charge--The reason for the frequent repetition of the same or similar counsels is to be traced to the infantine char…

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Texto — Reina-Valera 1960

1Amarás, pues, a Jehová tu Dios, y guardarás sus ordenanzas, sus estatutos, sus decretos y sus mandamientos, todos los días.

2Y comprended hoy, porque no hablo con vuestros hijos que no han sabido ni visto el castigo de Jehová vuestro Dios, su grandeza, su mano poderosa, y su brazo extendido,

3y sus señales, y sus obras que hizo en medio de Egipto a Faraón rey de Egipto, y a toda su tierra;

4y lo que hizo al ejército de Egipto, a sus caballos y a sus carros; cómo precipitó las aguas del Mar Rojo sobre ellos, cuando venían tras vosotros, y Jehová los destruyó hasta hoy;

5y lo que ha hecho con vosotros en el desierto, hasta que habéis llegado a este lugar;

6y lo que hizo con Datán y Abiram, hijos de Eliab hijo de Rubén; cómo abrió su boca la tierra, y los tragó con sus familias, sus tiendas, y todo su ganado, en medio de todo Israel.

7Mas vuestros ojos han visto todas las grandes obras que Jehová ha hecho.

8Guardad, pues, todos los mandamientos que yo os prescribo hoy, para que seáis fortalecidos, y entréis y poseáis la tierra a la cual pasáis para tomarla;

9y para que os sean prolongados los días sobre la tierra, de la cual juró Jehová a vuestros padres, que había de darla a ellos y a su descendencia, tierra que fluye leche y miel.

10La tierra a la cual entras para tomarla no es como la tierra de Egipto de donde habéis salido, donde sembrabas tu semilla, y regabas con tu pie, como huerto de hortaliza.

11La tierra a la cual pasáis para tomarla es tierra de montes y de vegas, que bebe las aguas de la lluvia del cielo;

12tierra de la cual Jehová tu Dios cuida; siempre están sobre ella los ojos de Jehová tu Dios, desde el principio del año hasta el fin.

13Si obedeciereis cuidadosamente a mis mandamientos que yo os prescribo hoy, amando a Jehová vuestro Dios, y sirviéndole con todo vuestro corazón, y con toda vuestra alma,

14yo daré la lluvia de vuestra tierra a su tiempo, la temprana y la tardía; y recogerás tu grano, tu vino y tu aceite.

15Daré también hierba en tu campo para tus ganados; y comerás, y te saciarás.

16Guardaos, pues, que vuestro corazón no se infatúe, y os apartéis y sirváis a dioses ajenos, y os inclinéis a ellos;

17y se encienda el furor de Jehová sobre vosotros, y cierre los cielos, y no haya lluvia, ni la tierra dé su fruto, y perezcáis pronto de la buena tierra que os da Jehová.

18Por tanto, pondréis estas mis palabras en vuestro corazón y en vuestra alma, y las ataréis como señal en vuestra mano, y serán por frontales entre vuestros ojos.

19Y las enseñaréis a vuestros hijos, hablando de ellas cuando te sientes en tu casa, cuando andes por el camino, cuando te acuestes, y cuando te levantes,

20y las escribirás en los postes de tu casa, y en tus puertas;

21para que sean vuestros días, y los días de vuestros hijos, tan numerosos sobre la tierra que Jehová juró a vuestros padres que les había de dar, como los días de los cielos sobre la tierra.

22Porque si guardareis cuidadosamente todos estos mandamientos que yo os prescribo para que los cumpláis, y si amareis a Jehová vuestro Dios, andando en todos sus caminos, y siguiéndole a él,

23Jehová también echará de delante de vosotros a todas estas naciones, y desposeeréis naciones grandes y más poderosas que vosotros.

24Todo lugar que pisare la planta de vuestro pie será vuestro; desde el desierto hasta el Líbano, desde el río Éufrates hasta el mar occidental será vuestro territorio.

25Nadie se sostendrá delante de vosotros; miedo y temor de vosotros pondrá Jehová vuestro Dios sobre toda la tierra que pisareis, como él os ha dicho.

26He aquí yo pongo hoy delante de vosotros la bendición y la maldición:

27la bendición, si oyereis los mandamientos de Jehová vuestro Dios, que yo os prescribo hoy,

28y la maldición, si no oyereis los mandamientos de Jehová vuestro Dios, y os apartareis del camino que yo os ordeno hoy, para ir en pos de dioses ajenos que no habéis conocido.

29Y cuando Jehová tu Dios te haya introducido en la tierra a la cual vas para tomarla, pondrás la bendición sobre el monte Gerizim, y la maldición sobre el monte Ebal,

30los cuales están al otro lado del Jordán, tras el camino del occidente en la tierra del cananeo, que habita en el Arabá frente a Gilgal, junto al encinar de More.

31Porque vosotros pasáis el Jordán para ir a poseer la tierra que os da Jehová vuestro Dios; y la tomaréis, y habitaréis en ella.

32Cuidaréis, pues, de cumplir todos los estatutos y decretos que yo presento hoy delante de vosotros.

JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY

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I. I speak not with your children which have not known . . . But your eyes have seen all the great a…

I speak not with your children which have not known . . . But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the Lord which he did--Moses is here giving a brief summary of the marvels and miracles of awful judgment which God had wrought in effecting their release from the tyranny of Pharaoh, as well as those which had taken place in the wilderness. He knew that he might dwell upon these, for he was addressing many who had been witnesses of those appalling incidents. For it will be remembered that the divine threatening that they should die in the wilderness, and its execution, extended only to males from twenty years and upward, who were able to go forth to war. No males under twenty years of age, no females, and none of the tribe of Levi, were objects of the denunciation (see Num 14:28-30; Num 16:49). There might, therefore, have been many thousands of the Israelites at that time of whom Moses could say, "Your eyes have seen all the great acts which He did"; and with regard to those the historic review of Moses was well calculated to stir up their minds to the duty and advantages of obedience.

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II. For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye ca…

For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out--The physical features of Palestine present a striking contrast to those of the land of bondage. A widely extending plain forms the cultivated portion of Egypt, and on the greater part of this low and level country rain never falls. This natural want is supplied by the annual overflow of the Nile, and by artificial means from the same source when the river has receded within its customary channel. Close by the bank the process of irrigation is very simple. The cultivator opens a small sluice on the edge of the square bed in which seed has been sown, making drill after drill; and when a sufficient quantity of water has poured in, he shuts it up with his foot. Where the bank is high, the water is drawn up by hydraulic engines, of which there are three kinds used, of different power, according to the subsidence of the stream. The water is distributed in small channels or earthen conduits, simple in construction, worked by the foot, and formed with a mattock by the gardener who directs their course, and which are banked up or opened, as occasion may require, by pressing in the soil with the foot. Thus was the land watered in which the Israelites had dwelt so long. Such vigilance and laborious industry would not be needed in the promised land. Instead of being visited with moisture only at one brief season and left during the rest of the year under a withering blight, every season it would enjoy the benign influences of a genial climate. The hills would attract the frequent clouds, and in the refreshing showers the blessing of God would especially rest upon the land.

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III. A land which the Lord thy God careth for--that is, watering it, as it were, with His own hands, w…

A land which the Lord thy God careth for--that is, watering it, as it were, with His own hands, without human aid or mechanical means.

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IV. the first rain and the latter rain--The early rain commenced in autumn, that is, chiefly during t…

the first rain and the latter rain--The early rain commenced in autumn, that is, chiefly during the months of September and October, while the latter rain fell in the spring of the year, that is, during the months of March and April. It is true that occasional showers fell all the winter; but, at the autumnal and vernal seasons, they were more frequent, copious, and important; for the early rain was necessary, after a hot and protracted summer, to prepare the soil for receiving the seed; and the latter rain, which shortly preceded the harvest, was of the greatest use in invigorating the languishing powers of vegetation (Jer 5:24; Joe 2:23; Amo 4:7; Jam 5:7).

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V. I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle--Undoubtedly the special blessing of the former an…

I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle--Undoubtedly the special blessing of the former and the latter rain [Deu 11:14] was one principal cause of the extraordinary fertility of Canaan in ancient times. That blessing was promised to the Israelites as a temporal reward for their fidelity to the national covenant [Deu 11:13]. It was threatened to be withdrawn on their disobedience or apostasy; and most signally is the execution of that threatening seen in the present sterility of Palestine. MR. LOWTHIAN, an English farmer, who was struck during his journey from Joppa to Jerusalem by not seeing a blade of grass, where even in the poorest localities of Britain some wild vegetation is found, directed his attention particularly to the subject, and pursued the inquiry during a month's residence in Jerusalem, where he learned that a miserably small quantity of milk is daily sold to the inhabitants at a dear rate, and that chiefly asses' milk. "Most clearly," says he, "did I perceive that the barrenness of large portions of the country was owing to the cessation of the early and latter rain, and that the absence of grass and flowers made it no longer the land (Deu 11:9) flowing with milk and honey."

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VI. lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them--(See on Deu 6:1).

lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them--(See on Deu 6:1).

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VII. Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours--not as if the Jews should …

Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours--not as if the Jews should be lords of the world, but of every place within the promised land. It should be granted to them and possessed by them, on conditions of obedience: from the wilderness--the Arabah on the south; Lebanon--the northern limit; Euphrates--their boundary on the east. Their grant of dominion extended so far, and the right was fulfilled to Solomon. even unto the uttermost sea--the Mediterranean.

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VIII. Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse--(See on Deu 27:11).

Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse--(See on Deu 27:11). Next: Deuteronomy Chapter 12

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