The Biblical Illustrator - Deuteronomy 1:9-18
Deuteronomy 1:9-18And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone.The promised increase pleadedI. The glorious being addressed. “The Lord God of your fathers.”1. In His essential character as Lord God.(1) In creation.(2) In providence.(3) In redemption.2. In His relative character. “Lord God of your fathers.”(1) Literally in its application to Israel. The Lord God, who called Abraham, blessed Isaac, and named Jacob; who delivered His people from the proud yoke... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 1:1-46
Deuteronomy 1:1 . In the plain over against the Red sea. סו Suph, red, not being joined in the text with ים Yam, sea, should not be rendered the Red sea. Zuph being the name of a town, and also of a district in Moab, many think that the latter is here to be understood. Deuteronomy 1:3 . In the eleventh month. The Deuteronomy comprises only the space of a single month. Deuteronomy 1:6 . Ye have dwelt long enough; that is, about a year, in Horeb. Deuteronomy 1:13 . Take you... read more