Deuteronomy 11

Deuteronomy 11:2

FOr I speak] It belongeth to you, who have been eye witnesses of Gods great benefits, to make an acknowledgement of them: and not put off the care of it to your posterity, who having but onely heard of them; cannot be so lively touched therewith, as you are by the sight of them Which have not] Being unborne, or very young, when the deliverance out of Egypt was; for Moses here speaks to them, who in the time of the said deliverance were under twenty yeares of age, see Numbers 14:29 The chastisement] His punishments upon the Egyptians: or his severe corrections upon his people, aswell during their captivity in Egypt, as indiverse corrections in the desert.

Deuteronomy 11:4

Overflow] Having unbound the miraculous heape which he had made to give his people way to passe: Exo. 14. 42. 27 Unto this day] The memory & effects whereof do last unto this day, by the weakning of the power of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 11:6

Their housholds] The Italian, Their houses] that is to say, their families.

Deuteronomy 11:10

For the Land] The meaning or sense, is not to preferre the Land of Canaan, for fruitfulnesse to the Land of Egypt, which was very equall to it: Genesis 13:10. But to shew that the fruitfulnesse of the Land of Canaan did not depend upon humane art, as that of Egypt did, for the most part; but only upon Gods blessing, through raines, dewes, and other blessings from heaven, to induce the people to draw these blessings upon them through their pieties: 〈◊〉 it] For it raines but very seldom in Egypt, but in stead of raine, the Land is watered at a certaine season of the yeare, through the generall out flowing of Nilus: and at other times, there are channels and small streames, deiyed from Nilus to water the Land With thy foot]Some say, this is meant by some engines, with which the water was raised up with wheeles, which were turned by mens fear, which was a fashion very much used in Egypt, as it is related in histories. Others do take it in generall for mens labours and industries, in going about such businesses.

Deuteronomy 11:18

The first] In Autumne, which was the beginning of the civill and common year, and in the spring. The first raine was to cause the corne sown to spring. The latter raine, to nourish the corne untill harvest, that it was ready to be reaped: Joe 2:23. Amos 4:7. Jan. 5. 7.

Deuteronomy 11:21

As the dayes] A proverbiall kind of speech: as much as to say, for a very long time, and steadfast lastingnesse, till the appointed end: as Psalm. 72. 5. and 89. 29.

Deuteronomy 11:24

Uttermost Sea] The Italian hath it, The Western Sea] That is the Mediterranean Sea.

Deuteronomy 11:26

I set before you] I denounce unto you promises on the one side, and threatnings on the other; and do snew unto you the wayes that lead to the one and to the other, to instruct you in the choice which you ought to make.

Deuteronomy 11:28

Which e have not] Which are strangers to you: of whose God-head, you never had any such proofes, as you have had of your Lord Gods.

Deuteronomy 11:30

By the way] Hebrew, behind the way; that is to say, who so goeth that way meeteth with them The plaines] See Genesis 12:6.