Deuteronomy 1:19-20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 1:19

Deuteronomy 1:19. Great and terrible wilderness Great, because it extended a great way; and terrible, because mostly desolate, or only inhabited by wild beasts. By the way of the mountain of the Amorites All the way you went toward that mountain. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-46

1:1-4:43 HISTORICAL INTRODUCTIONIn style similar to that of ancient treaty documents, Deuteronomy opens by recounting all that Yahweh, Israel’s covenant God, has done for his people. It reminds them of his gracious acts on their behalf and calls from them a fitting response of covenant loyalty. The section summarizes events recorded in greater detail in Numbers 10:11-32:42.From Sinai to Kadesh (1:1-46)It was only eleven days’ journey from Mount Sinai to Kadesh-barnea, and about the same from... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 1:19

wilderness = desert. Compare Numbers 10:11-36 ; Numbers 11:5 ; Numbers 12:16 ; Numbers 13:26 ; and Ch. Deuteronomy 8:15 . as = according as. Kadesh-barnea. Compare Numbers 32:8 . A place of solemn import in Israel's history. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 1:20

Amorites = descendants of the Nephilim. See App-25 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:19

"And we journeyed from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which ye saw, by the way to the hill-country of the Amorites, As Jehovah our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea. And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the hill-country of the Amorites, which Jehovah our God giveth unto us. Behold, Jehovah thy God hath set the land before thee: go up, take possession, as Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, hath spoken unto thee; fear not, neither be dismayed. And ye... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 1:19

Ver. 19. That great and terrible wilderness— So called on account of its vast extent, and because it had few other inhabitants than the wild beasts. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 1:19

19-21. we went through all that great and terrible wilderness—of Paran, which included the desert and mountainous space lying between the wilderness of Shur westward, or towards Egypt and mount Seir, or the land of Edom eastwards; between the land of Canaan northwards, and the Red Sea southwards; and thus it appears to have comprehended really the wilderness of Sin and Sinai [FISK]. It is called by the Arabs El Tih, "the wandering." It is a dreary waste of rock and of calcareous soil covered... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 1:6-29

A. God’s past dealings with Israel 1:6-3:29Moses began this first "sermon" by reviewing God’s faithfulness to Israel. God had been faithful in bringing the nation from Sinai to her present location, and by giving her victory over her Transjordanian enemies. He also reminded the people of the future blessings that she could anticipate. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 1:6-40

II. MOSES’ FIRST MAJOR ADDRESS: A REVIEW OF GOD’S FAITHFULNESS 1:6-4:40". . . an explicit literary structure to the book is expressed in the sermons or speeches of Moses; a substructure is discernible in the covenantal character of the book; and a theological structure is revealed in its theme of the exclusive worship of the Lord as found in the Ten Commandments, particularly in the First Commandment and its positive expression in the Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4-5)." [Note: Patrick D. Miller,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 1:6-46

1. God’s guidance from Sinai to Kadesh 1:6-46Moses began his recital of Israel’s history at Horeb (Sinai) because this is where Yahweh adopted the nation by making the Mosaic Covenant with her. The trip from Egypt to Sinai was only preparation for the giving of the covenant. The Mosaic Covenant is central in Deuteronomy."The importance of history has two focal points: (a) there is the covenant tradition of promise, from Abraham to Moses; (b) there is the experience of God in history working out... read more

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