John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:44
And Moses came ,.... To the people, as the Greek version, the heads of the people being gathered together according to his order, Deuteronomy 31:28 ; The Targum of Jonathan says, he came from the tabernacle, the house of instruction: and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people ; which is observed both before and after the reading of it, to show the certainty of it, and how punctually and faithfully he had delivered it: he, and Hoshea the son of Nun ; the same... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:43
Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people ,.... Or, "rejoice, ye nations", who are "his" people; so Kimchi and Ben Melech interpret it; the Gentiles, who are the Lord's chosen and covenant people, redeemed and called, and the fulness of them now brought in, and so matter of great rejoicing; or rather, as the Septuagint, which is approved and confirmed by the Apostle Paul, "rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people", Romans 15:10 ; and as it is there applied to the then state of the Christian... read more