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Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Deuteronomy 33:12

Deuteronomy ISRAEL THE BELOVED Deu_33:12 . Benjamin was his father’s favourite child, and the imagery of this promise is throughout drawn from the relations between such a child and its father. So far as the future history of the tribes is shadowed in these ‘blessings’ of this great ode, the reference of the text may be to the tribe of Benjamin, as specially distinguished by Saul having been a member of it, and by the Temple having been built on its soil. But we find that each of the... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Deuteronomy 33:16

Deuteronomy ‘AT THE BUSH’ Deu_33:16 I Think this is the only reference in the Old Testament to that great vision which underlay Moses’ call and Israel’s deliverance. It occurs in what is called ‘the blessing wherewith Moses, the man of God, blessed the children of Israel before his death,’ although modern opinion tends to decide that this hymn is indeed much more recent than the days of Moses. There seems a peculiar appropriateness in this reference being put into the mouth of the ancient... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Deuteronomy 33:25

Deuteronomy SHOD FOR THE ROAD Deu_33:25 . There is a general correspondence between those blessings wherewith Moses blessed the tribes of Israel before his death, and the circumstances and territory of each tribe in the promised land. The portion of Asher, in whose blessing the words of our text occurs, was partly the rocky northern coast and partly the fertile lands stretching to the base of the Lebanon. In the inland part of their territory they cultivated large olive groves, the produce... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:1-17

the Blessing of the Chosen People Deuteronomy 33:1-17 The glorious nature of God is the opening theme here. The reference is to the giving of the Law when, amid fire and the mediation of angels, God descended on Sinai, Psalms 18:7-9 ; Habakkuk 3:3-4 . Oh, that we, too, may sit as pupils in God’s school and receive His words, Deuteronomy 33:3 . Though Reuben could not excel, he was not forgotten. Simeon is omitted because of Numbers 25:14 . Judah was to receive prosperity in prayer, in... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:18-29

Israel’s Happy Future Promised Deuteronomy 33:18-29 Zebulun and Issachar, sons of Leah, were neighbors in Canaan, and, being on the seaboard, became wealthy by commerce. The calling of the peoples may refer to the Gentile proselytes who were influenced by these tribes, 1 Kings 5:1-6 ; Mark 7:26 . The blessing of the other tribes is suggested by their position in Canaan: Gad, the leader of the west; Dan standing on the southern frontier, like a lion at bay; Naphtali, possessing the sea... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 33:1-29

Here we have the record of the final words of Moses to the nation. They also take the form of a song. Often he had set before the people cursing and blessing His last words were of blessing only. First, in stately and majestic language he affirmed anew the majesty of Jehovah. In the midst of these statements is a word which arrests us: “Yea, He loveth the people." It may be that the Hebrew word there might be rendered "tribes," and that the reference was to Israel. Personally, however, I... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:3

THE PROTECTING HAND‘All His saints are in Thy hand.’ Deuteronomy 33:3 The text shows us how elaborately God lays out His whole being as altogether engaged for His own people,—first His heart; then His hand; then His feet; then His lips. ‘Yea, He loved the people; all His saints are in Thy hand: and they sat down at Thy feet; every one shall receive of Thy words.’ I. A saint means three things.—He is ( a) a being whom God has set apart for Himself. In this sense David said: ‘I am holy.’ In... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:25

STRENGTH FOR DAILY NEED‘As thy days, so shall thy strength be.’ Deuteronomy 33:25 I. God does not say that in every day He will secure us, but for ‘thy days’ the provision shall be made. God gives us no warrant to expect that every day, or any day, shall bring with it joy, or pleasantness, or comfort; what He says is very practical; He assures us of sufficient strength for duty and trial: ‘As thy days, so shall thy strength be.’ II. There is an evident intention in the use of the plural... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:29

CHRIST’S PEOPLE A HAPPY PEOPLE‘Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency!’ Deuteronomy 33:29 Two things are stated in reference to Christ’s people. There is stated: I. Their happy condition.There can be no doubt of this. For God Himself says—( a) They are happy.‘Happy art thou, O Israel.’ They are happy in the knowledge that the Lord is their God. ‘Happy are the people that are in such a case:... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 33:2-3

Deuteronomy 33:2-3 a ‘And he said, Yahweh came from Sinai, And rose from Seir to them; He shone forth from mount Paran, And he came from the ten thousands of holiness (quodesh), At his right hand was a fiery law for them. Yes, he loves the peoples;’ This is a vivid description of Yahweh in His glory coming to His people on Mount Sinai. Seir is Edom in which Mount Sinai is found, Paran the rough area in which it is, so that it, or a related mountain, could be called Mount Paran (compare... read more

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