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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Leviticus 26 In this chapter, after a repetition of some laws against idolatry, and concerning keeping sabbaths, and reverencing the sanctuary of God, Leviticus 26:1; in order to encourage the Israelites to keep the various statutes and commandments in this book, and in the preceding, many promises are made of plenty, and peace, and safety from enemies, and of the presence of God...
John Gill
I will also send wild beasts among you,.... Either in a literal sense, as lions, bears, wolves, c. and so is the reverse of what is promised to them on their doing well, Leviticus 26:6 or figuratively, mighty monarchs and cruel oppressors, such as were the kings of Assyria and Babylon, Jeremiah 50:17; which shall rob you of your children; as the bears, in a literal sense, destroyed the children...
Matthew Henry
This chapter is a solemn conclusion of the main body of the levitical law. The precepts that follow in this and the following book either relate to some particular matters or are repetitions and explications of the foregoing institutions. Now this chapter contains a general enforcement of all those laws by promises of reward in case of obedience on the one hand, and threatenings of punishment for...