Wesley Corpus

Chapter XXVIII The blessings of obedience, personal, family and national, ver. 1 - 14. The curses of the disobedient; their extreme vexation, ver. 15 - 44. Their utter ruin and destruction, ver. 45 - 68. Overtake thee - Those blessings which others greedily follow after, and never overtake, shall follow after thee, and shall be thrown into thy lap by special kindness. In the city, and in the field - Whether they were husbandmen or tradesmen, whether in the town or country, they should be preserved from the dangers of both, and have the comforts of both. How constantly must we depend upon God, both for the continuance and comfort of life! We need him at every turn: we cannot be safe, if he withdraw his protection, nor easy, if he suspends his savour: but if he bless us, go where we will, 'tis well with us. Store - Store - house, it shall always be well replenished and the provision thou hast there shall be preserved for thy use and service. Comest in - That is, in all thy affairs and administrations. Establish thee - Shall confirm his covenant with thee, by which he separated thee to himself as an holy and peculiar people. Of the Lord - That you are in truth his people and children: A most excellent and glorious people, under the peculiar care and countenance of the great God. The same things which were said before are repeated, to shew that God would repeat and multiply his blessings upon them. His treasure - The heaven or the air, which is God's storehouse, where he treasures up rain or wind for man's use. The head - The chief of all people in power, or at least in dignity and privileges; so that even they that are not under thine authority shall reverence thy greatness and excellency. So it was in David's and Solomon's time, and so it should have been much oftner and much more, if they had performed the conditions. Overtake thee - So that thou shalt not be able to escape them, as thou shalt vainly hope and endeavour to do. There is no running from God, but by running to him; no flying from his justice, but by flying to his mercy.