Deuteronomy 28:2

2 "All these blessings will come upon you and ¹overtake you if you obey * the LORD your God:

Deuteronomy 28:2 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 28:2

And all these blessings shall come on thee and overtake thee,
&c.] After mentioned, which should come upon them from God from heaven, by the direction of his providence, and that freely and plentifully, and beyond their expectations and deserts, and continue with them: if thou shall hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God;
obedience to the law being the condition of their coming and continuance; for only temporal blessings in the land of Canaan are here intended, as follow.

Deuteronomy 28:2 In-Context

1 "Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the LORD your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.

2 "All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you obey the LORD your God:

3 "Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.

4 "Blessed shall be the offspring of your body and the produce of your ground and the offspring of your beasts, the increase of your herd and the young of your flock.

5 "Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.

Cross References

• 1. Zechariah 1:6

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "listen to the voice of"