Lev 26:1 | Clarke | STEP | Idolatry forbidden, . The Sabbath to be sanctified, . Promises to obedience, of fruitful fields, plentiful harvests, and vintage, . Of peace and security, . Discomfiture of their enemies, . Of abundance, . Of the divine presence, . Threatenings against the disobedient, . Of terror and dismay, . Their enemies shall prevail against them, . Of barrenness, . Of desolation by wild beasts, . And if not humbled and reformed, worse evils shall be inflicted upon them, . Their enemies shall prevail, and they shall be wasted by the pestilence, . If they should still continue refractory, they shall be yet more sorely punished, . The famine shall so increase that they shall be obliged to eat their own children, . Their carcasses shall be cast upon the carcasses of their idols, . Their cities shall be wasted, and the sanctuary desolated, ; the land destroyed, ; themselves scattered among their enemies, and pursued with utter confusion and distress, . If under these judgments they confess their sin and return to God, He will remember them in mercy, ; visit them even in the land of their enemies, ; and remember His covenant with their fathers, . The conclusion, stating these to be the judgments and laws which the Lord made between himself and the children of Israel in Mount Sinai, . Verse 1 Ye shall make you no idols - See note on , and see the note on (note), concerning consecrated stones. Not only idolatry in general is forbidden here, but also the superstitious use of innocent and lawful things. Probably the stones or pillars which were first set up, and anointed by holy men in commemoration of signal interposition of God in their behalf, were afterward abused to idolatrous and superstitious purposes, and therefore prohibited. This we know was the case with the brazen serpent, .

Leviticus 26:1

Introduction

Idolatry forbidden, Lev 26:1. The Sabbath to be sanctified, Lev 26:2-3. Promises to obedience, of fruitful fields, plentiful harvests, and vintage, Lev 26:4-5. Of peace and security, Lev 26:6. Discomfiture of their enemies, Lev 26:7-9. Of abundance, Lev 26:10. Of the divine presence, Lev 26:11-13. Threatenings against the disobedient, Lev 26:14-15. Of terror and dismay, Lev 26:16. Their enemies shall prevail against them, Lev 26:17-18. Of barrenness, Lev 26:19-20. Of desolation by wild beasts, Lev 26:21-22. And if not humbled and reformed, worse evils shall be inflicted upon them, Lev 26:23-24. Their enemies shall prevail, and they shall be wasted by the pestilence, Lev 26:25-26. If they should still continue refractory, they shall be yet more sorely punished, Lev 26:27-28. The famine shall so increase that they shall be obliged to eat their own children, Lev 26:29. Their carcasses shall be cast upon the carcasses of their idols, Lev 26:30. Their cities shall be wasted, and the sanctuary desolated, Lev 26:31; the land destroyed, Lev 26:32; themselves scattered among their enemies, and pursued with utter confusion and distress, Lev 26:33-39. If under these judgments they confess their sin and return to God, He will remember them in mercy, Lev 26:40-43; visit them even in the land of their enemies, Lev 26:44; and remember His covenant with their fathers, Lev 26:45. The conclusion, stating these to be the judgments and laws which the Lord made between himself and the children of Israel in Mount Sinai, Lev 26:46.

Verse 1

Ye shall make you no idols - See note on Exo 20:4, and see the note on Gen 28:18-19 (note), concerning consecrated stones. Not only idolatry in general is forbidden here, but also the superstitious use of innocent and lawful things. Probably the stones or pillars which were first set up, and anointed by holy men in commemoration of signal interposition of God in their behalf, were afterward abused to idolatrous and superstitious purposes, and therefore prohibited. This we know was the case with the brazen serpent, 2Kgs 18:4.