Deuteronomy 33:28 - The Pulpit Commentary

Deuteronomy 33:28 - Moses' Blessing.

The clauses of this verse are parallel to each other; their symmetry will be seen if we render and arrange thus—

"And Israel dwelleth securely,

Alone, the fountain of Jacob,

On a land of corn and new wine;

His heavens also drop down dew."

The fountain of Jacob is parallel to Israel. Israel is so designated because they came forth from Jacob as waters from a copious source (Ibn Ezra; cf. Isaiah 48:1 ; Psalms 68:26 ).

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Rev. Joseph S. Exell M.A. served as the editor of Clerical World, The Homiletical Quarterly and the Monthly Interpreter. Exell was also the editor for several other large commentary sets like The Men of the Bible, The Preacher's Homiletic Library and The Biblical Illustrator. Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones was the Vicar and Rural Dean of St. Pancras, London and the principal of Gloucester Theological College.... Show more

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Deuteronomy 33:28 - Moses' Blessing.

Deuteronomy 33:28 - Moses' Blessing.

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