Deuteronomy 11:11

But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 11. Continues the exhortation to love and obey Yahweh, giving motives and promises and pointing out the consequence of disobedience....
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

go . are going. drinketh . drinketh continually.
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ver. 11. But the land whither ye go to possess it, is, &c.— Not a low country, like that of Egypt, but full of hills, which could not be ma...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Practical Exhortations (concluded) Some injunctions to obedience, with the blessing it entails, and the curse that follows disobedience.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Drinketh water of the rain of heaven. — Or, as it is prettily expressed by the Jewish commentator, “While thou sleepest on thy bed, the Holy One (b...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Rewards of Obedience Deuteronomy 11:1-17 In this chapter the introductory portion of this book closes, and two final arguments are brought...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

As Moses concluded his great call to the people to the pathway of obedience, he reminded them what varied experiences they had had from which they kn...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

These verses afford a delightful view, even considered as an history of the promised land. It is beautiful to remark the several characters here draw...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

CANAAN UNLIKE EGYPT ‘But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of bills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven,’ etc....
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But the land whither ye go to possess it is a land of hills and valleys ,.... And so could not be watered by the overflow of a river, and by canals...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

But the land, whither ye go to possess it, [is] a land of hills and valleys, [and] drinketh water of the rain of heaven: Ver. ll. And drinketh wat...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

A land of hills and valleys Which could not be made fruitful but by rain from heaven, which seldom fell in Egypt, whose fruitfulness depended on th...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

SOWING AND REAPING (vs.1-32) This chapter emphasizes the results of obedience in contrast to the consequences of disobedience. It begins with the...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

8 Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither y...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

A land of hills and valleys; and therefore much more healthful than Egypt was, which as it was enriched, so it was annoyed with Nilus, which overfl...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Land To Which They Are Going Is An Abundant Land. It Is Watered By God And Is Dependent On His Care, A Care Dependent On Their Obedience To The...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Deuteronomy 11:1-12 develops more fully the other features of Divine Requirements, Deuteronomy 10:12 . Love must be seen in perpe...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Deuteronomy 11:11-12 I. The Jew was to understand from his first entry into the land of Canaan that his prosperity depended utterly on God. The la...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Deuteronomy 11:10 . Water it with thy foot. Egypt was watered periodically by the overflowing of the Nile; and the husbandman, following the retir...
The Biblical Illustrator

Not as the land of Egypt. Canaan on earth Egypt is typical of the condition of the children of God while they are in bondage to the law of sin....
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Moses here renews his exhortation to obedience, enforced by regard to their experience of God's dealings with them in Egypt and in th...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Excellencies of the Land of Promise
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

But the land whither ye go to possess it is a land of hills and valleys, not a great, flat plain like the valley of the Nile, and drinketh water of...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 8:7-9 ; Genesis 27:28 ; Hebrews 6:7 ; Isaiah 28:1 ; Jeremiah 2:7 ; Psalms 104:10-13 ; Psalms 65:12 ; Psalms 65:13
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Of hills and valleys — And therefore much more healthful than Egypt was, which as it was enriched, so it was annoyed with the Nile, which overflowe...

¹¹ But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:

Related Commentaries of Deuteronomy 11:11

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Deuteronomy 11:11