SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION!

Deuteronomy 28:13-14
[13]And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
[14]And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

ROBERT’S OPEN DECLARATION!”
My position in presenting these postings is done not as a pastor, minister, or teacher of God’s words. They are brought forward as messages to be discerned by those receiving them and choosing personally how to react. Scriptural foundation for their delivery Ezekiel 33:9
Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
It is with great love for all given to me by Yeshua that you are receiving them. Luke 10:16
[16]He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.  And all of God’s children say Amen and Amen.

PRELUDE: It is my duty to bring forward this information. Please note that the commentary offered are quotes by Matthew Henry (1662-1714). From the Book of Commentary.

The Observations offered are from Robert (1945 – current), offering his research and commentary as Yeshua’s Watchman (Ezekiel 33:9).

COMMENTARY!Several things are enumerated in which God by his providence would bless them:– [1] They should be safe and easy a blessing should rest upon their persons wherever they were, in the city, or in the field, Deuteronomy 28:3.

Whether their habitation was in town or country, whether they were husbandmen or tradesmen, whether their business called them into the city or into the field, they should be preserved from the dangers and have the comforts of their condition. This blessing should attend them in their journeys, going out and coming in, Deuteronomy 28:6.

Their persons should be protected, and the affair they went about should succeed well. Observe here, What a necessary and constant dependence we have upon God both for the continuance and comfort of this life.

We need him at every turn, in all the various movements of life we cannot be safe if he withdraw his protection, nor easy if he suspend his favour but, if he bless us, go where we will it is well with us

[2] Their families should be built up in a numerous issue: blessed shall be the fruit of thy body (Deuteronomy 28:4), and in that the Lord shall make thee plenteous (Deuteronomy 28:11), in pursuance of the promise made to Abraham, that his seed should be as the stars of heaven for multitude, and that God would be a God to them, than which a greater blessing, and more comprehensive, could not be entailed upon the fruit of their body. See Isaiah 61:9

[3] They should be rich, and have an abundance of all the good things of this life, which are promised them, not merely that they might have the pleasure of enjoying them, but (as bishop Patrick observes out of one of the Jewish writers) that they might have wherewithal to honour God, and might be helped and encouraged to serve him cheerfully and to proceed and persevere in their obedience to him.

A blessing is promised, First, On all they had without doors, corn and cattle in the field (Deuteronomy 28:4,11), their cows and sheep particularly, which would be blessed for the owners’ sakes, and made blessings to them. In order to this, it is promised that God would give them rain in due season, which is called his good treasure (Deuteronomy 28:12), because with this river of God the earth is enriched, Psalms 65:9. Our constant supplies we must see coming from God’s good treasure, and own our obligations to him for them if he withhold his rain, the fruits both of the ground and of the cattle soon perish.

Secondly, On all they had within doors, the basket and the store (Deuteronomy 28:5), the store-houses or barns, Deuteronomy 28:8. When it is brought home, God will bless it and not blow upon it as sometimes he does, Haggai 1:6,9.

We depend upon God and his blessing, not only for our yearly corn out of the field, but for our daily bread out of our basket and store, and therefore are taught to pray for it every day.

[4] They should have success in all their employments, which would be a constant satisfaction to them: “The Lord shall command the blessing (and it is he only that can command it) upon thee, not only in all thou hast, but in all thou doest, all that thou settest thy hand to,” Deuteronomy 28:8.

ĹThis intimated that even when they were rich they must not be idle, but must find some good employment or other to set their hand to, and God would own their industry, and bless the work of their hand (Deuteronomy 28:12) for that which makes rich, and keeps so, is the blessing of the Lord upon the hand of the diligent, Proverbs 10:4,22

[5] They should have honour among their neighbours (Deuteronomy 28:1):

The Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations. He made them so, by taking them into covenant with himself, Deuteronomy 26:19.

And he would make them more and more so by their outward prosperity, if they would not by sin disparage themselves. Two things should help to make them great among the nations:–First, Their wealth (Deuteronomy 28:12):

“Thou shalt lend to many nations upon interest” (which they were allowed to take from the neighbouring nations), “but thou shalt not have occasion to borrow”

This would give them great influence with all about them, for the borrower is servant to the lender. It may be meant of trade and commerce, that they should export abundantly more than they should import, which would keep the balance on their side. Secondly, Their power (Deuteronomy 28:13):

“The Lord shall make thee the head, to give law to all about thee, to exact tribute, and to arbitrate all controversies” Every sheaf should bow to theirs, which would make them so considerable that all the people of the earth would be afraid of them (Deuteronomy 28:10), that is, would reverence their true grandeur, and dread making them their enemies.

The flourishing of religion among them, and the blessing of God upon them, would make them formidable to all their neighbours, terrible as an army with banners.

[6] They should be victorious over their enemies and prosper in all their wars. If any were so daring as to rise up against them to oppress them or encroach upon them, it should be at their peril, they should certainly fall before them, Deuteronomy 28:7.

The forces of the enemy, though entirely drawn up to come against them one way, should be entirely routed, and flee before them seven ways, each making the best of his way.

(2) From the whole we learn (though it were well if men would believe it) that religion and piety are the best friends to outward prosperity. Though temporal blessings do not take up so much room in the promises of the New Testament as they do in those of the Old, yet it is enough that our Lord Jesus has given us his word (and surely we may take his word) that if we seek first the kingdom of God, and the righteousness thereof, all other things shall be added to us, as far as Infinite Wisdom sees good and who can desire them further? Matthew 6:33

2. It is likewise promised that the grace of God should establish them a holy people, Deuteronomy 28:9.

Having taken them into covenant with himself, he would keep them in covenant and, provided they used the means of stedfastness, he would give them the grace of stedfastness, that they should not depart from him.

Note, Those that are sincere in holiness God will establish in holiness and he is of power to do it, Romans 16:25. He that is holy shall be holy still and those whom God establishes in holiness he thereby establishes a people to himself, for as long as we keep close to God he will never forsake us.

This establishment of their religion would be the establishment of their reputation (Deuteronomy 28:10):

All the people of the earth shall see, and own, that thou art called by the name of the Lord, that is, “that thou art a most excellent and glorious people, under the particular care and countenance of the great God. They shall be made to know that a people called by the name Jehovah are without doubt the happiest people under the sun, even their enemies themselves being judges”

The favourites of Heaven are truly great, and, first or last, it will be made to appear that they are so, if not in this world, yet at that day when those who confess Christ now shall be confessed by him before men and angels, as those whom he delights to honour.

Robert a humble obedient servant to Yeshua and his Father in heaven Yahewa. And all of God’s children say Amen and Amen.