26 There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land; the number of thy days will I fulfil.
Thou shalt be blessed above all the peoples; there shall not be male or female barren with thee, or with thy cattle;
Thou shalt come to the grave in a ripe age, as a shock of corn is brought in in its season.
And Abraham expired and died in a good old age, old and full [of days]; and was gathered to his peoples.
And Isaac expired and died, and was gathered to his peoples, old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
And David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if, by reason of strength, they be fourscore years, yet their pride is labour and vanity, for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
And he blesseth them, so that they are multiplied greatly; and he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
There shall be no more thenceforth an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not completed his days; for the youth shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed.
Bring the whole tithe into the treasure-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I open not to you the windows of the heavens, and pour you out a blessing, till there be no place for it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, saith Jehovah of hosts.
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Commentary on Exodus 23 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 23
This chapter continues and concludes the acts that passed in the first session (if I may so call it) upon mount Sinai. Here are,
Exd 23:1-9
Here are,
Exd 23:10-19
Here is,
Exd 23:20-33
Three gracious promises are here made to Israel, to engage them to their duty and encourage them in it; and each of the promises has some needful precepts and cautions joined to it.