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King James Bible - Exodus 34:24

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 34:24

Porque yo arrojaré los gentiles de tu presencia, y ensancharé tu término; y ninguno codiciará tu tierra, cuando tú subieres para ser visto delante del SEÑOR tu Dios tres veces en el año.

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:24

Verse 24. Neither shall any man desire thy land] What a manifest proof was this of the power and particular providence of God! How easy would it have been for the surrounding nations to have taken possession of the whole Israelitish land, with all their fenced cities, when there were none left to protect them but women and children! Was not this a standing proof of the Divine origin of their religion, and a barrier which no deistical mind could possibly surmount! Thrice every year did God work an especial miracle for the protection of his people; controlling even the very desires of their enemies, that they might not so much as meditate evil against them. They who have God for their protector have a sure refuge; and how true is the proverb, The path of duty is the way of safety! While these people went up to Jerusalem to keep the Lord's ordinances, he kept their families in peace, and their land in safety.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 18-27 - Once a week they must rest, even in ploughing time, and in harvest. All worldly business must give way to that holy rest; even harvest wor will prosper the better, for the religious observance of the sabbat day in harvest time. We must show that we prefer our communion with God, and our duty to him, before the business or the joy of harvest Thrice a year they must appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel Canaan was a desirable land, and the neighbouring nations were greedy yet God says, They shall not desire it. Let us check all sinful desire against God and his glory, in our hearts, and then trust him to chec all sinful desires in the hearts of others against us. The way of duty is the way of safety. Those who venture for him never lose by him Three feasts are here mentioned: 1. The Passover, in remembrance of the deliverance out of Egypt. 2. The feast of weeks, or the feast of Pentecost; added to it is the law of the first-fruits. 3. The feast of in-gathering, or the feast of Tabernacles. Moses is to write thes words, that the people might know them better. We can never be enoug thankful to God for the written word. God would make a covenant with Israel, in Moses as a mediator. Thus the covenant of grace is made with believers through Christ.

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Original Hebrew

כי 3588 אורישׁ 3423 גוים 1471 מפניך 6440 והרחבתי 7337 את 853 גבלך 1366 ולא 3808 יחמד 2530 אישׁ 376 את 853 ארצך 776 בעלתך 5927 לראות 7200 את 853 פני 6440 יהוה 3068 אלהיך 430 שׁלשׁ 7969 פעמים 6471 בשׁנה׃ 8141