22But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.
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And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.
For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.
And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 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. I. It is here promised that they should be guided and kept in their way through the wilderness to the land of promise: Behold, I send an angel before thee (Exod. 23:20), my angel (Exod. 23:23), a created angel, say som…
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