Deuteronomy 1:6-18 NIV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:17

Ye shall not respect persons - Heb. faces. Let not the bold, daring countenance of the rich or mighty induce you to give an unrighteous decision; and let not the abject look of the poor man induce you either to favor him in an unrighteous cause, or to give judgment against him at the demand of the oppressor. Be uncorrupt and incorruptible, for the judgment is God's; ye minister in the place of God, act like Him. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:6

Verse 6 6.The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb. In this Second Narration, Moses expressly declares that God not only gave them a visible sign, by uplifting the cloud, but that He also verbally commanded the people to leave Mount Sinai, and to set about the performance of the rest of their journey. God says, then, that enough time had been spent in one place; (1) for, before they left it, an entire year had passed away there. Although there were eleven days’ journey before them before they... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:9

Verse 9 9.And I spoke unto you at that time. He does not here say that the counsel was suggested to him from another quarter, as to the appointment of the judges; but, perhaps, he dared not mention any name to these proud and perverse people, lest they should reject the thing which was otherwise good, from dislike of its author, as a foreigner. No doubt he is here recounting what had before happened; therefore he confesses himself, from his own personal feelings, unequal to bearing the burden,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:13

Verse 13 13.Take you wise men. Hence it more plainly appears that those who were to preside in judgment were not appointed only by the will of Moses, but. elected by the votes of the people. And this is the most desirable kind c f liberty, that we should not be compelled to obey every’ person who may be tyrannically put over our heads; but which allows of election, so that no one should rule except he be approved of by us. And this is further confirmed in the next verse, wherein Moses recounts... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:16

Verse 16 16.And I charged your judges. This charge is not found in Exodus 18:0, where the only object of Moses was to point out the origin of the alteration; but now omitting the praise of his father-in-law, he merely recalls to the recollection of the Israelites what he did with them. The sum, however, of the exhortation is, that they should adjudicate impartially between their brethren; which is more fully expressed in the next verse, where they are forbidden to “acknowledge faces.” (206) For... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-8

together with Exodus 23:20-33 . The Hebrew right to Canaan. Moses is reviewing the career of Israel, and is endeavoring to set before the people the patience and faithfulness of God, as well as their own waywardness. In the part of his review which is before us just now, he points to the time when their sojourn in Horeb was about to close. Laws and ordinances had been given. The nation was formed. Preparations for departure would have to be made. To this they are incited by a renewal... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-8

Divine covenant and human conduct-the two hemispheres of a complete life. I. AN ELECT MAN , THE BEST OF THE AGE , BECOMES A MEDIUM OF REVELATION BETWEEN GOD AND MEN . As in nature, so in human life, there are numberless grades of office and of function. At Sinai, we have God, angels, Moses, priests. The transparent candor and fidelity of Moses, as a subaltern in God's great host, is a light to all future ages. As the uncreated light left an abiding impress... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-18

The impartiality of God to be reflected in the judges of his people. In the following Homilies we adhere to the traditional view of the Mosaic authorship of the book, believing that no sufficient evidence has yet been adduced by the critics for departing from that view. Moses enters upon his addresses in the land of Moab by recapitulating the salient points of the Exodus. The first notable reference is to the appointment of the judges. The qualifications and directions here recorded are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:6

With this verse begins Moses' first address to the people, which extends to the end of Deuteronomy 4:1-49 . It is of an introductory character, and is occupied chiefly with a retrospective survey of the events that had occurred during the forty years of their wanderings. By this Moses reminded the people how God had fulfilled his promises to them, and at the same time, how they had by their rebellion drawn down on them his displeasure, which had caused their wanderings to be so much more... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:6

The Lord our God —Jehovah our God . The use of this epithet implies the covenant union of Israel with Jehovah, and presupposes the existence of that covenant which was entered into at Sinai. In Horeb . This was the starting-point, so to speak, of Israel's being as the special people of God—his segullah ( סְגֻּלָּה , Exodus 19:5 ), his special treasure. There he made himself known to them as Jehovah, the Eternal and Unchangeable, and entered into covenant with them; and there... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:6

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