The reason why they should not anoint is, because they would have no oil to anoint with. For the phrase “thyself” is not in the text. “But thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil”: Nor any other relations, friends, guests, as was usual at entertainments (see Psalm 23:5). In the several parts of the land of Canaan, which is therefore called a land of olive oil (Deut. One thing all of this lets us know is that when the wrath of God is upon a people, nothing works for them.ĭeuteronomy 28:40 “Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint with the oil for thine olive shall cast. They were known for their beautiful vineyards, but they too will fail. “For the worms shall eat them”: A sort of worms pernicious to vines, which the Greeks call “ipes”, or “ikes” and the Latins “convolvuli” and “volvoces”, as Pliny. “But shall neither drink of the wine nor gather the grapes”: So far from drinking of the wine of them, that they should not be able to gather any grapes from them. Plant them and prune them, in expectation of much fruit from them. This is saying, even if they try really hard to get a large crop by planting much seed, the crop will not only fail, but the little that comes up it will be eaten of locusts.ĭeuteronomy 28:39 “Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress, but shalt neither drink the wine, nor gather for the worms shall eat them.” In the last lesson, we began the long list of terrible curses that came to those who were unfaithful to God. “For the locust shall consume it”: Which is a great destroyer of the fruits of the earth (see Joel 1:4). Being blighted and blasted, and so yielded but a small crop (see Haggai 1:9). “And shall gather but little in at harvest”: Little springing up, or not coming to perfection. This and what is said in some following verses plainly refer to them while in their own land, before carried captive, and not to their present case and circumstances. 5:10 Joel 1:4 Micah 6:15).ĭeuteronomy 28:38 “Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather little in for the locust shall consume it.”Īnd sow it plentifully.
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