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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:20

Until the Lord have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you ,.... Rest from their enemies, and habitations to dwell quietly in; so the land of Canaan is called a rest, Deuteronomy 12:9 typical of the rest which remains for the people of God: and until they also possess the land which the Lord your God hath given them beyond Jordan ; for so Canaan was with respect to Moses and the people with him, who were then in the plains of Moab; otherwise the country in which he was with... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:21

And I commanded Joshua at that time ,.... After the conquest of the two kings, and the assignment of their countries to the above tribes; and after Moses had it made known to him that he should quickly die, and Joshua should be his successor; then, by the direction of God, he gave him the following charge: saying, thine eyes have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto these two kings ; Sihon and Og; how their kingdoms were taken from them, and given to Israel, and they slain with... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:22

Ye shall not fear them ,.... On account of the numbers, strength, courage, and gigantic stature of the inhabitants, at least some of them; nor on account of their walled towns, and fortified cities: for the Lord your God he shall fight for you ; as he did, particularly at Jericho, the walls of which city fell at the sound of rams' horns; and at Gibeon, when he cast down hailstones on their enemies, and more were slain by them than with the sword; and in all their battles it was he that... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:23

And I besought the Lord at that time ,.... When he was told he should die, and Joshua should succeed him; or when the two kings were slain, and their kingdoms conquered; this being the beginning, pledge, and earnest of what God had promised to do for the people of Israel; Moses was very desirous of living to see the work completed, and therefore sought the Lord by prayer and supplication: saying ; as follows. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:24

O Lord God, thou hast begun to show thy servant thy greatness and thy mighty hand ,.... To give a specimen of the greatness of his power in subduing the two kings and their kingdoms, and delivering them up into the hands of the Israelites. Moses had seen instances of the mighty power of God in Egypt, at the Red sea, and in the wilderness; but this was the beginning of his power, in vanquishing the Canaanites, and putting their land into the possession of the Israelites, as he had promised;... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:25

I pray thee, let me go over and see the good land that is beyond Jordan ,.... The land of Canaan, the land flowing with milk and honey; a land which he describes as a most excellent one, Deuteronomy 8:7 . To see this land, he was very desirous of going over the river Jordan, beyond which it lay with respect to the place where he now was: that goodly mountain, and Lebanon ; or, "that goodly mountain, even Lebanon"; which lay to the north of the land of Canaan, and was famous for cedar... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:26

But the Lord was wroth with me for your sakes ,.... Not at this time, and for this prayer of his, but on account of he and Aaron not sanctifying him at the waters of Meribah; or of some expressions of unbelief, and unadvised words, which dropped from his lips through their provocation of him; see Numbers 20:12 . and would not hear me ; now, and grant the above request, having before declared that he and Aaron should not bring the people of Israel into the land he had given them; and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:27

Get thee up into the top of Pisgah ,.... Which was the highest eminence of Mount Nebo, and so a very proper place to take a prospect from; see Deuteronomy 32:49 . and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward ; to all the four points of the heaven, and to all the four quarters and borders of the land of Canaan: and behold it with thine eyes ; even the land of Canaan, and particularly Lebanon, though it lay to the north of it, that mountain he had such... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:28

But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him ,.... Charge him to take the care of the children of Israel, to introduce them into the good land, and put them into the possession of it; encourage him against all fear of his and their enemies, and strengthen him with promises of the presence of God, and of his gracious help and assistance: for he shall go over before this people ; over the river Jordan, at the head of them, as their leader and commander; a type of Christ, the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:29

So we abode in the valley over against Bethpeor. In the plains of Moab, over against a temple built for Baalpeor upon a mountain, so called from that idol, or that idol from the mountain; this is the valley where Moses was buried, Deuteronomy 34:6 . read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:29

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