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Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Deuteronomy 32:1-52

THE SUPPLEMENTSDeuteronomy 32-34THE DIVINE SONG OF MOSESDeuteronomy 32:01Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak;And hear, O earth [hear shall the earth] the words of my mouth.2My doctrine shall drop [Let my doctrine drop] as the rain,My speech [words] shall distil [flow] as the dew,As the small rain [showers] upon the tender herb [grass],And as the showers [rain-drops] upon the grass [herb];3Because [For] I will publish the name of the Lord:Ascribe [give] ye greatness unto our God.4He is the... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Deuteronomy 32:31

Deuteronomy THEIR ROCK AND OUR ROCK Deu_32:31 . Moses is about to leave the people whom he had led so long, and his last words are words of solemn warning. He exhorts them to cleave to God. The words of the text simply mean that the history of the nation had sufficiently proved that God, their God, was ‘above all gods.’ The Canaanites and all the enemies whom Israel had fought had been beaten, and in their awe of this warrior people acknowledged that their idols had found their lord. The... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Deuteronomy 32:15-35

Moses’ Song: Israel’s Response Deuteronomy 32:15-35 “Jeshurun” is a pet name for Israel, implying affection and endearment. The metaphor employed is derived from a pampered animal which, in consequence of rich and plentiful feeding, becomes mischievous and vicious. Let us be warned by these denunciations against backsliding and willful sin. The greatness of our privileges will be the measure of the anguish of our doom. They who are exalted to Heaven by privilege must be cast down to Hades if... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 32:1-52

Here we have the song itself. The first part (verses Deuteronomy 32:1-3; Deuteronomy 32:1-3) consists of a call to attention. Heaven and earth are called to listen while the servant of God proclaims the name of God. This he does immediately (verses Deu 32:3-4 ), celebrating His greatness, His perfection, His justice, His faithfulness. Briefly he refers to the people (verse Deu 32:5 ) and nothing good is said of them. Proceeding with the song, the tender government of God is illustrated in the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 32:1-52

Chapter 32 The Song of Moses. Having written the Complaint Document as a song to be sung by the children of Israel until its words were fulfilled and it could be called on as a witness against them, and also be seen as a promise of hope, Moses read out the song to the people. Analysis. a And Moses spoke in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were finished (Deuteronomy 31:30). b The Song of Complaint and Promise (Deuteronomy 32:1-43). a And Moses came... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 32:28-30

He Declares Their Hopeless State Without Him (Deuteronomy 32:28-30 ). Deuteronomy 32:28-29 “For they are a nation void of counsel, And there is no understanding in them. Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end!’ He declares Israel’s folly. They lack wise guidance, and are lacking in understanding. They are ignoring the lessons of history which might turn them back to Him, and they were forgetting His Instruction (contrast Deuteronomy 4:6).... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 32:31-33

Judgment Is Passed By Moses And Faithful Israel On Faithless Israel (Deuteronomy 32:31-33 ). Deuteronomy 32:31-33 For their rock is not as our Rock, Even our enemies themselves being judges. For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, And of the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are grapes of gall, Their clusters are bitter. Their wine is the poison of serpents, And the cruel venom of asps.’ Here there is a brief interlude where the singer, and the author Moses, have their word. The enemy who are... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 32:1-52

Deuteronomy 32:1-John : . Moses’ Song is a didactic poem, a theodicy in which Yahweh’ s ways are vindicated. In its sentiments and artistic form it is unsurpassed in the poetry of the OT. Its dominant theme is Yahweh’ s justice and lovingkindness to Israel notwithstanding the nation’ s sinfulness. It is impossible to fix the date of this poem with any confidence. But points of contact with Jer., Isaiah 40-55, Ezek., and the Wisdom literature suggest the closing years of the Exile (say 550... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 32:29

What their end will be; and that although God spare them long, yet at last judgment will certainly overtake them. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 32:30

How should one chase a thousand? whence should this miraculous change come, that whereas God had promised that five Israelites should chase an hundred of their enemies, &c., Deuteronomy 26:8, now, on the contrary, one enemy should chase a thousand Israelites? Their Rock, i.e. their God, as before, Deuteronomy 32:4,Deuteronomy 32:18, who was their only refuge and defence; had sold them, to wit, for bond-slaves, had quitted his right and relation to them, and given them up into their enemies’... read more

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