John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 34:10
And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses ,.... Not in the times of Joshua, who wrote this chapter, at least the last eight verses, Deuteronomy 34:5 , as say the Jews F16 T. Bab. Bava Bathra, fol. 15. 1. ; nor to the times of Samuel, whom others take to be the writer: of them; nor to the times of Ezra, as others; nor even throughout the whole Old Testament dispensation to the times of Christ, the great Prophet, like to Moses, that was to arise; and the Messiah is... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 34:9-12
We have here a very honourable encomium passed both on Moses and Joshua; each has his praise, and should have. It is ungrateful so to magnify our living friends as to forget the merits of those that are gone, to whose memories there is a debt of honour due: all the respect must not be paid to the rising sun; and, on the other hand, it is unjust so to cry up the merits of those that are gone as to despise the benefit we have in those that survive and succeed them. Let God be glorified in both,... read more