申命記 33:23 JCB

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 33:1-29

Deuteronomy 33:1 . Moses blessed Israel. Moses, like Jacob, died distinctly blessing the tribes of Israel, and finished his course in a manner worthy of himself. The tribe of Simeon is here omitted. The rabbins say, because Zimri, a prince of that tribe, had led the people to whoredom with the daughters of Moab. Deuteronomy 33:2 . The Lord came from Sinai. His glory accompanied the patriarchs, which is intimated in Psalms 114:0. and Habakkuk 3:3. Deuteronomy 33:6 . Let Reuben live,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Deuteronomy 33:23

Deuteronomy 33:23And of Naphtali he said.NaphtaliIt may seem to anyone who looks upon a map of Canaan as divided amongst the tribes, that this definition of locality is far enough from corresponding with the facts. Simeon’s lot would better answer to the description here, for he did occupy the southwest corner of the Promised Land; whilst Naphtali’s territory was in the extreme north, and had another tribe, Asher, on its western border. Hence it is probable that the Hebrew word translated... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:23

Deu 33:23 And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south. Ver. 23. Satisfied with favour, and full, &c. ] Fulness of blessing is then only a mercy, when the soul of a man is satisfied with favour: when from a full table and a cup running over, a man can comfortably infer with David, "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Deuteronomy 33:23

O: Genesis 49:21, Psalms 36:8, Psalms 90:14, Isaiah 9:1, Isaiah 9:2, Jeremiah 31:14, Matthew 4:13, Matthew 4:16, Matthew 11:28 possess: Joshua 19:32-Malachi : Reciprocal: Genesis 30:8 - and she Genesis 46:24 - Naphtali Joshua 19:34 - turneth read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Deuteronomy 33:23

And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.Satisfied with favour — With the favour of God. That only is the favour that satisfies the soul. They are happy indeed that have the favour of God; and they shall have it, that place their satisfaction in it.And full with the blessing of the Lord — Not Only with corn, wine and oil, the fruit of the blessing, but with the blessing itself, the grace of God,... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 33:23

23. O Naphtali, satisfied with favour In the blessing of Jacob, Naphtali is compared to a gazelle. Here Moses speaks of the tribe as having favour with Jehovah. Josephus says of his heritage that it is rich in land for tillage and pasturage. It is everywhere tilled, no part being allowed to lie idle, and it is everywhere productive. Full with the blessing of the Lord The territory of this tribe bordered on the lakes Gennesaret and Merom, and extended to the sources of the Jordan. Modern... read more