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Deuteronomy 1
THE Greek interpreters call this book Deuteronomy, that is, The
second law, or a second edition of the law, bccause it is a
repetition of many of the laws, (as well as much of the history
contained in the three foregoing books. They to whom the first
law was given were all dead, and a new generation sprung up, to
whom God would have it repeated by Moses himself, that it might
make the deeper impression upon them. It begins with a brief
rehearsal of the most remarkable events, that had befallen them
since they came from mount Sinai. In the fourth chapter begins a
pathetic exhortation to obedience: From the 12th to the 27th are
repeated many particular laws, inforced in the 27th and 28th with
promises and threatnings, which are formed into a covenant, chap.
29, 30. Care is taken in chap. 31. to perpetuate the remembrance
of these things among them, particularly by a song, chap. 32
concluded with a blessing, chap. 33. All this was delivered by
Moses to Israel, in the last month of his life. See how busy this
great and good Man was to do good, when he knew his time was
short.
The preface, fixing the time and place, ver. 1-5. Israel
commanded to march, ver. 6-8. Judges provided, ver. 9-1; 3. They
come to Kadesh-barnea, ver. 19-21. Spies sent, their report, the
people's murmuring, ver. 22-33. The sentence passed upon them,
ver. 34-40. They are smitten by the Amorites, and remain at
Kadesh, ver. 41-46.
Verse 1. All Israel - Namely, by the heads or elders of the several tribes,
who were to communicate these discourses to all the people. In
the wilderness - In the plain of Moab, as may appear by
comparing this with ver. 5, and Num. xxii, 1, and chap. xxxiv, 8.
The word Suph here used does not signify the Red-Sea, which is
commonly called jam-suph, and which was at too great a distance,
but some oiher place now unknown to us, (as also most of the
following places are) so called from the reeds or flags, or rushes
(which that word signifies) that grew in or near it. Paran - Not that
Num. x, 12, which there and elsewhere is called the Wilderness of
Paran, and which was too remote, but some other place called by
the same name. Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab - These places
seem to be the several bounds, not of the whole country of Moab,
but of the plain of Moab, where Moses now was.
Verse 2. There are eleven days journey - This is added to shew that the
reason why the Israelites, in so many years were advanced no
farther from Horeb, than to these plains, was not the distance of
the places but because of their rebellions. Kadesh-barnea - Which
was not far from the borders of Canaan.
Verse 3. The eleventh month - Which was but a little before his death.
All that the Lord had given him in commandment - Which shews
not only that what he now delivered was in substance the same
with what had formerly been commanded, but that God now
commanded him to repeat it. He gave this rehearsal and
exhortation by divine direction: God appointed him to leave this
legacy to the church.
Verse 4. Og - His palace or mansion-house was at Astaroth, and he was
slain at Edrei.
Verse 7. To the mount of the Amorites - That is, to the mountainous
country where the Amorites dwelt, which is opposed to the plain,
where others of them dwelt. And this is the first mentioned,
because it was in the borders of the land.
Verse 8. Before you - Hebrew. Before your faces; it is open to your
view, and to your possession; there is no impediment in the way.
Verse 9. At that time - That is, about that time, namely, a little before
their coming to Horeb.
Verse 12. Your burden - The trouble of ruling and managing so perverse
a people. Your strife - Your contentions among yourselves, for the
determnination whereof the elders were appointed.
Verse 15. Officers - Inferior officers, that were to attend upon the
superior magistrates, and to execute their decrees.
Verse 16. The stranger - That converseth or dealeth with himn. To Such
God would have justice equally adtninistred as to his own people,
partly for the honour of religion, and partly for the interest which
every man hath in matters of common right.
Verse 17. Respect persons - Hebrew. Not know, or acknowledge faces,
that is, not give sentence according to the outward qualities of the
person, as he is poor or rich, your friend or enemy, but purely
according to the merit of the cause. For which reason some of the
Grecian law-givers ordered that the Judges should give sentence
in the dark where they could not see mens faces. The judgment is
God's - It is passed in the name of God, and by commission from
him, by you as representing his person, and doing his work; who
therefore will defend you therein against all your enemies, amid to
whom you must give an exact account.
Verse 18. All the things which ye shall do - I delivered unto you, and
especially unto your Judges, all the laws, statutes, and judgments
revealed unto me by the Lord in Horeb.
Verse 24. Eshcol - That is, of grapes, so called from the goodly cluster
of grapes which they brought from thence.
Verse 28. Greater - In number and strength and valour.
Verse 31. Bare thee - Or, carried thee, as a father carries his weak and
tender child in his arms, through difficulties and dangers, gently
leading you according as you are able to go, and sustaining you by
his power and goodness.
Verse 32. Ye did not believe the Lord - So they could not enter in,
because of unbelief. It was not any other sin shut them out of
Canaan, but their disbelief of that promise, which was typical of
gospel grace: to signify that no sin will ruin us but unbelief, which
is a sin against the remedy; and therefore without remedy.
Verse 33. Your words - That is to say, your murmurings, your
unthankful, impatient, distrustful and rebellious speeches.
Verse 36. Save Caleb - Under whom Josh. is comprehended, though not
here expressed, because he was not now to be one of the people,
but to be set over them as a chief governor.
Verse 37. For your sakes - Upon occasion of your wickedness and
perverseness, by which you provoked me to speak unadvisedly.
Verse 38. Who standeth - Who is now thy servant.
Verse 44. As bees - As bees which being provoked come out of their
hives in great numbers, and with great fury pursue their adversary
and disturber.
Chapter 1:
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| Geneva
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| Matthew Henry
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| Wesley
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Numbers Joshua
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