Leviticus 26

Leviticus 26:2

ANd reverence] See Annot. on Chap. 19. vers. 30.

Leviticus 26:4

raine] By promising abundance of earthly things, he stirreth up their mindes to consider the rich treasures of spirituall blessings.

Leviticus 26:5

your threshing shall reach] Your old store shall be so much, and the new returne so soone, and be so plentifull, that before you have threshed up your former provision of corne. you shall be invited to the vintage; and before that be gathered in, (it will be so copious) the new seed-time will come upon you.

Leviticus 26:6

through your land] In the furious march of a warlike enemie, who rangeth up and downe a land, to ruine and root out the people.

Leviticus 26:8

five of you] A small number of yours, shall put to flight many troopes of your enemies: as Judg. 7. 22.

Leviticus 26:9

establish] By reall and settled performance of what I have promised.

Leviticus 26:10

because of the new] Either because now the new will secure them from want, though they liberally spend up the old; or because by the abundance of new, they shall want roome to lay it up, unlesse they take away the old.

Leviticus 26:13

upright] The yoke boweth downe the head and neck, and maketh men rather of a groveling, then upright posture; but they that are freed from the yoke, goe upright.

Leviticus 26:15

breake my covenant] Mine, because I first propounded it, and have authoritie to require it; and for my part shall assuredly keepe it, if you doe not set me free, by your revolt from your owne undertaking; for thereby you breake it, and I am not bound, if you forsake me, to cleave still unto you.

Leviticus 26:16

consume the eyes] Or, overheat the eyes. The word Kaddabhah, in the Originall signifieth the disese (which Latine Authours call the Kings Evill) that is called the Jaundies, which ariseth from a distempered head, and turneth the colour of the eyes.

Leviticus 26:18

seven times] That is, many times more, or more extremely. See Annot. on vers. 24.

Leviticus 26:19

as iron] Neither heaven shall distill a softening rain, nor the earth be in any disposition to receive it; neither of them shall be of any more use to helpe forward the fruits of the earth, then if they were the one Iron, the other Brasse.

Leviticus 26:24

seven times] It is often in this Chapter used for many times: as vers. 18, 21, 24, 28. so Proverbs 24:16. & Chap. 26. 16. Psalms 119:164.

Leviticus 26:25

quarell of my Covenant] Breach of Covenant betwixt God and man, breakes the peace, and breeds a quarell betwixt them; in which he will take vengeance of mans revolt, if by repentance and reformation his wrath be not appeased.

Leviticus 26:26

staffe of your bread] That is, the strength whereby the life is sustained, Psalms 104:15. & Psalms 105:16. Ezekiel 4:16. & Chap. 5. 16. or supported from falling into the grave, as a staffe upholdeth a feeble body, which otherwise would fall to the ground.

ten] That is, many. See Annot. on Genesis 31:7.

one oven] One oven shall be sufficient for ten families; not for the greatnesse of the oven, but for the scantnesse of provision.

by weight] Too light weight, either to satisfie the appetite, or to sustaine the strength. This is a great token of scarcitie, Ezekiel 4:16. Nehemiah 5:6.

Leviticus 26:29

of your sonnes, and of, &c.] The extremity of hunger breakes the strongest bonds of law or nature, and turnes the kindest kisses of the lips, to biting with the teeth. See Lam. 4 10.

Leviticus 26:30

high places] Where, after the manner of the Gentiles, the Jews set up memorials, and altars for Idols.

upon the carkasses] Images are called carkasses, because they are bodies without soules; as Psalms 115:4. yet so, that Idolaters are often so deluded, as to thinke the false gods doe animate them, informe and quicken them; and because they are as loathsome unto God, as dead and stinking carkasses to men.

my soule] God is not as man composed of essentiall or integrall parts, a body, and a soule, and severall members; but in the Scripture condescending to our capacitie, both a soule, and passions of the minde, and parts of the body are ascribed unto him.

Leviticus 26:31

sanctuaries waste] All places of publique worship, (wherein you either dishonor me by you hypocrisie,) as the Tabernacle, Exodus 25:8. and the Temple, 1 Chron. 22. 19. or honour your Idols by your Idolatry.

not smell] I will not shew any acceptance of your sweetest oblations.

Leviticus 26:33

a sword after you] You shall have enemies, and no heart to fight with them, nor safetie by flying from them.

Leviticus 26:34

enjoy her Sabbaths] Being eased from the wicked weight of such inhabitants, which brought upon it heavy curses, and toyled, and tired it out with continuall tillage.

Leviticus 26:39

of their fathers] For as much as they are guilty of their fathers faults, they shall be punished, as well as their fathers.

Leviticus 26:41

accept of the punishment] As throughly deserved on their part, and justly inflicted on Gods part; so that they glorifie his justice, and kissing the rod of their correction, implore his mercy.

Leviticus 26:43

while she lith] See Annot. on vers. 34.