And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.
All who truly love God must hate what He hates. Do not spare the idols for their silver and gold, nor hang them in your house as curiosities, throw them to the fire. Whoever takes pleasure in those corruptions risks becoming accursed like them.
AI summary
Commenting on Deuteronomy 7:12-26
And will take away from thee all sickness,.... Bodily sickness and diseases, prevent the coming of them, or remove them when come: and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt which thou knowest upon thee; meaning either the plagues that were inflicted upon them to oblige them to let the Israelites go, of which they had perfect knowledge; or else some noxious and...
the evil diseases of Egypt--(See Exo 15:26). Besides those with which Pharaoh and his subjects were visited, Egypt has always been dreadfully scourged with diseases. The testimony of Moses is confirmed by the reports of many modern writers, who tell us that, notwithstanding its equal temperature and sereneness, that country has some indigenous maladies which are very malignant, such as ophthalmia, dysentery, smallpox, and the plague.