Levítico 26:42

42 Entonces me acordaré de mi pacto con Jacob, de mi pacto con Isaac y de mi pacto con Abraham, y me acordaré de la tierra.

Levítico 26:42 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 26:42

Then i will also remember my covenant with Jacob
Would fulfil and make good all that he had promised in covenant with Jacob, and his posterity: the account begins with him, and rises upwards to Abraham, whereas it usually begins with Abraham, and descends to Jacob; no sufficient reason is given for this alteration, though several are attempted by the Jewish writers ^F5:

and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham
will I remember;
which chiefly respects the multiplication of their seed, the continuance of them, and the Messiah springing from them; which is the mercy promised to these fathers, and the principal part of the covenant made with them, and which was remembered and performed when God visited and redeemed his people by him, ( Luke 1:68-73 ) ;

and I will remember the land;
the land of Judea, and return the Jews to it, and make it fruitful, after he had given it rest from tillage for many years, which was fulfilled at their return from the captivity of Babylon.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 Saadiah Gaon apud Aben Ezram in loc. Pesikta & alii.

Levítico 26:42 In-Context

40 »Sin embargo, al fin mi pueblo confesará sus pecados y los pecados de sus antepasados por traicionarme y por ser hostiles hacia mí.

41 Cuando yo haga que su hostilidad se vuelva contra ellos y los lleve a la tierra de sus enemigos, entonces, por fin, su obstinado corazón será humillado y pagarán por sus pecados.

42 Entonces me acordaré de mi pacto con Jacob, de mi pacto con Isaac y de mi pacto con Abraham, y me acordaré de la tierra.

43 Pues la tierra tendrá que ser abandonada para que goce de sus años de descanso mientras quede desolada. Al fin el pueblo pagará por sus pecados, pues continuamente ha rechazado mis ordenanzas y despreciado mis decretos.

44 »A pesar de todo esto, cuando estén desterrados en la tierra de sus enemigos no los despreciaré ni los rechazaré por completo. No cancelaré mi pacto con ellos destruyéndolos, porque yo soy el Señor
su Dios.