申命記 33:23 JCB

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 33:6-23

6-23 The order in which the tribes are here blessed, is not the same as is observed elsewhere. The blessing of Judah may refer to the whole tribe in general, or to David as a type of Christ. Moses largely blesses the tribe of Levi. Acceptance with God is what we should all aim at, and desire, in all our devotions, whether men accept us or not, 2 Corinthians 5:9. This prayer is a prophecy, that God will keep up a ministry in his church to the end of time. The tribe of Benjamin had their... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Deuteronomy 33:1-29

The Blessing of Moses. As the aged patriarch Jacob laid his blessing upon his sons in the form of prophecies, so Moses, before being gathered to his people, spoke a prophetic blessing upon the people whose leader he had been for forty years. By the inspiration of God he was able to foretell the fortunes of the individual tribes, both as an encouragement and as a warning to them. v. 1. And this is the blessing wherewith Moses, the man of God, who was distinguished by this honoring title, ... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Deuteronomy 33:1-29

THE BLESSING OF MOSESDeuteronomy 33:1-291And this is the blessing wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. 2And he said,The Lord came from Sinai,And rose up [brake forth] from Seir unto them;He shined forth from Mount Paran,And he came with [out of] ten thousands of saints [myriads of holiness]:From his right hand went a fiery law for them [fire, law for them];13Yea, he loved [is cherishing] the people;All his saints are in thy hand:And they sat down... 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

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 33:23

Deuteronomy 33:23 And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied (satiated) with favour, And full with the blessing of Yahweh, Possess you the west (or ‘the sea’ - yam) and the south (or ‘the south wind’). Naphtali is to be blessed, satiated with Yahweh’s favour and blessing. Naphtali would later be famous for its olives. They are to possess ‘the west and the south’, or equally possibly ‘the sea and the south wind’ (the same words covered both). Naphtali would in fact be situated in the... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 33:1-29

Deuteronomy 33. The Blessing of Moses.— Of this poem (quite unconnected with the context) the following statements may be made: ( a) It was composed during the prosperous reign of Jeroboam II (786– 746 B.C.) A date after the disruption is required by Deuteronomy 33:7; a period of prosperity by Deuteronomy 33:13-Esther :. Prior to 786 B.C. Israel had been ruled by petty kings, and after 746 B.C. the Northern Kingdom had a long and disastrous struggle with Damascus. ( b) The writer belonged... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 33:23

With favour; either, 1. With God’s favour, as it follows; or, 2. With men’s favour or good-will, his carriage being peaceable, courteous, and obliging, as is intimated, Genesis 49:21, according to the common translation: see the notes there. Full with the blessing of the Lord, i.e. seated in a pleasant, and fertile, and happy soil; such as Galilee (in which their share lay) eminently was, as Josephus and others report. The west and the south, or, the sea and the south. This is not to be... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:1-29

CRITICAL NOTES.—Moses now performs the last great act of life and blesses the tribes of Israel. “The blessing opens with a solemn conclusion of the covenant and giving of the law at Sinai, by which the Lord became King of Israel, to indicate at the outset the source from which all blessings must flow to Israel (Deuteronomy 33:2-5). Then follow the separate blessings upon the different tribes” (Deuteronomy 33:6-25).—(Keil). Compare these blessings with those of Jacob (Genesis 27:40-46; Genesis... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:1-29

Chapter 33Chapter thirty-three,Now this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel just before he died. And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints; 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. Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob. The king in... read more