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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 1:24-25

Deuteronomy 1:24-25. Eshcol That is, grapes, so called from the goodly cluster of grapes which they brought from thence. It is a good land So they said unanimously, Numbers 13:27. Only they added, that they were not a match for the inhabitants of it, as is intimated Deuteronomy 1:28. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 1:27

Deuteronomy 1:27. Because the Lord hated us This shows what dishonourable and unworthy thoughts they had entertained of God, to imagine him capable of being actuated by hatred to his own creatures. Their sins, indeed, he could not but view with hatred; just as every good and wise parent must dislike all evil dispositions and practices in his children: but God, infinitely good, can no more hate any thing that he has made, than a tender mother can be hardened against her sucking child. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 1:28

Deuteronomy 1:28. The people is greater In number, and strength, and valour. The cities are great, and walled up to heaven An hyperbole, signifying that their cities were fenced with very high walls, which Moses himself allows to be true, Deuteronomy 9:1. But, however strong they were, the Israelites had no reason to fear, since they were assured of the divine protection and aid in the execution of his command. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 1:30

Deuteronomy 1:30. Shall fight for you according to all that he did in Egypt This was one of the strongest arguments possible to beget in them a firm reliance on the protection and help of God; since they could not but own that the same power which had redeemed them out of Egypt, was no less able to bring them into Canaan; yet even this proved to be of no avail. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 1:31-34

Deuteronomy 1:31-34. 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 were able to go, and sustaining you by his power and goodness. Ye did not believe the Lord So they could not enter in, because of unbelief. It was not any other sin that 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 ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 1:36-37

Deuteronomy 1:36-37. Save Caleb Under whom Joshua 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: we are also to except Eleazar and some other Levites. For your sakes Upon occasion of your wickedness and perverseness, by which you provoked me to speak unadvisedly. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-46

1:1-4:43 HISTORICAL INTRODUCTIONIn style similar to that of ancient treaty documents, Deuteronomy opens by recounting all that Yahweh, Israel’s covenant God, has done for his people. It reminds them of his gracious acts on their behalf and calls from them a fitting response of covenant loyalty. The section summarizes events recorded in greater detail in Numbers 10:11-32:42.From Sinai to Kadesh (1:1-46)It was only eleven days’ journey from Mount Sinai to Kadesh-barnea, and about the same from... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 1:22

every one, &c. = all of you. See note on Deuteronomy 1:1 . We will send, &c. Proposal came from people, and is here charged home against them. Jehovah assented, and this assent appears in the history. Numbers 13:1-3 . men. Hebrew, plural of 'ish, or 'enosh. App-14 . read more

E.W. Bullinger