Deuteronomy 7:12

Promises of God

12 "¹Then it shall come about, because you listen to these judgments and keep and do them, that the LORD your God will keep with you His covenant and His lovingkindness which He swore to your forefathers.

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Deuteronomy 7:12 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 7:12

Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these
judgments, and keep and do them
Attentively listen to the declaration made of them, and be careful to observe them:

that the Lord thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy
which he sware unto thy fathers;
to bring them into the land of Canaan, and continue them in it; yea, to send the Messiah to them, and bring him the salvation of Israel out of Zion; see ( Luke 1:68-73 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Deuteronomy 7:12 In-Context

10 but repays those who hate Him to their faces, to destroy them; He will not delay with him who hates Him, He will repay him to his face.

11 "Therefore, you shall keep the commandment and the statutes and the judgments which I am commanding you today, to do them.

12 "Then it shall come about, because you listen to these judgments and keep and do them, that the LORD your God will keep with you His covenant and His lovingkindness which He swore to your forefathers.

13 "He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your herd and the young of your flock, in the land which He swore to your forefathers to give you.

14 "You shall be blessed above all peoples; there will be no male or female barren among you or among your cattle.

Cross References 1

1. Leviticus 26:3-13; Deuteronomy 28:1-14

Footnotes 2

[a]. Lit "the"
[b]. Lit "the"