申命記 33:12-17 JCB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:12-17

Here is, I. The blessing of Benjamin, Deut. 33:12. Benjamin is put next to Levi, because the temple, where the priests? work lay, was just upon the edge of the lot of this tribe; and it is put before Joseph because of the dignity of Jerusalem (part of which was in this tribe) above Samaria, which was in the tribe of Ephraim, and because Benjamin adhered to the house of David, and to the temple of the Lord, when the rest of the tribes deserted both with Jeroboam. 1. Benjamin is here called the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:12

And of Benjamin he said ,.... The tribe of Benjamin, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem; which is taken notice of next to Levi, because, as the priesthood was in the tribe of Levi, the temple in which the priests officiated was in the tribe of Benjamin, or near it; and is observed next but one to Judah, and before his elder brother Joseph, because his tribe lay between Judah and Joseph, Joshua 18:11 ; and Levi having no inheritance in the land: the beloved of the Lord shall... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:13

And of Joseph he said ,.... The tribe of Joseph, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem: blessed of the Lord be his land ; as the lands inherited by his sons were extremely fruitful, the countries of lead and Bashan by Manasseh, and the fields of Samaria by Ephraim: Jarchi says,"there was not in the inheritance of the tribes a land so full of all good things as the land of Joseph;'typical of the church of Christ, the antitypical Joseph, which abounds with all good things through him,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:14

And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun ,.... Which has a wonderful influence upon many and most of the fruits of the earth, to produce them out of their seeds in it, to bring them forward, to ripen and perfect them, and to make them rich and excellent. Jarchi says,"the land of Joseph lay open to the sun, and it sweetened the fruits of it;'it improved them, and made them more valuable; and this is spiritually true of Christ the sun of righteousness, to whose influence are... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:15

And for the chief things of the ancient mountains ,.... Which were from the beginning of the world, and for which the land, possessed by the children of Joseph, Manasseh, and Ephraim, were famous; as the mountains of Gilead and Bashan, inherited by the former, and Mount Ephraim, and the mountains of Samaria, by the latter; which produced, besides great quantities of grass and corn, also vines, figs, olives, &c.; and for the precious things of the lasting hills ; which will endure as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:16

And for the precious things of the earth, and fulness thereof ,.... Corn of all sorts produced out of the earth, and grass that grows out of it, and cattle that feed upon it; for all which some part of the land of Joseph, particularly Bashan, was famous; as for the oaks that grew on it, so for the pasturage of it, and the cattle it bred, Deuteronomy 32:14 ; see Psalm 22:12 , and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush ; the angel of the Lord, the Word and Son of God, who... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:17

His glory is like the firstling of his bullock ,.... Such as were in Bashan, a country possessed by the posterity of Joseph, see Psalm 22:12 ; and so might be called "his" bullock, or a young bull, was reckoned both comely and majestic; so Menis or Mnevis, king of Egypt, preferred a bull above all animals to be worshipped, because the most beautiful of all, as Aelianus F23 Hist. Animal. l. 11. c. 10. relates; and Astarte, according to Sanchoniatho F24 Apud Euseb. Evangel.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 33:12

Of Benjamin - the beloved of the Lord - Alluding to his being particularly beloved of his father Jacob, Genesis 49:27 , etc. Shall dwell in safety by him - That is, by the Lord, whose temple, which is considered as his dwelling-place, was in the tribe of Benjamin, for a part of Jerusalem belonged to this tribe. Shall cover him all the day - Be his continual protector; and he shall dwell between his shoulders - within his coasts, or in his chief city, viz., Jerusalem, where the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 33:13

Blessed - be his land - The whole of this passage certainly relates to the peculiar fertility of the soil in the portion that fell to this tribe which, the Jews say, yielded a greater abundance of all good things than any other part of the promised land. The precious things of heaven - The peculiar mildness and salubrity of its atmosphere. For the dew - A plentiful supply of which was a great blessing in the dry soil of a hot climate. The deep that coucheth beneath - Probably... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 33:14

The precious fruits brought forth by the sun - All excellent and important productions of the earth, which come to perfection once in the year. So the precious things put forth by the moon may imply those vegetables which require but about a month to bring them to perfection, or vegetables of which several crops may be had in the course of a year. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:12-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 33:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 33:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 33:14

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