Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-46
Let's turn to Deuteronomy. The word Deuteronomy means the second law. It is really sort of Moses' final address to the people. It probably covers the last month and a half of Moses' life. So he's getting up there now, about a hundred and twenty years old. His eyesight is still keen, he can still hear very well and he is addressing these people, rehearsing for them the work of God in their past because many of them were born while in the wilderness. Many of them did not see the miracle of the... read more
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-46
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—I. Biographical. Sihon. סִיחן (Slkhôn). LXX. Σηών. Joseph. Σιχών. King of the Amorites when the Israelites reached the borders of Canaan,—a man of courage and audacity. Shortly before the appearance of Israel, he had dispossessed Moab of a splendid territory. He did not temporise, like Balak, but fought at once … Og. עוֹנ. Ὤγ. The Amoritish king of Bashan, who ruled sixty cities (cf. Joshua 13:12). One of the last of the Rephaim. According to tradition, he escaped... read more