Deuteronomy 1:4 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-8

We have here, I. The date of this sermon which Moses preached to the people of Israel. A great auditory, no question, he had, as many as could crowd within hearing, and particularly all the elders and officers, the representatives of the people; and, probably, it was on the sabbath day that he delivered this to them. 1. The place were they were now encamped was in the plain, in the land of Moab (Deut. 1:1, 5), where they were just ready to enter Canaan, and engage in a war with the Canaanites.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:4

After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon ,.... Either Moses, speaking of himself in the third person, or rather the Lord, to whom Moses ascribes the victory; of this king, and his palace, and the slaughter of him, see Numbers 21:24 , and Og the king of Bashan , which dwelt at Ashtaroth in Edrei; or near Edrei; for Edrei was not the name of a country, in which Ashtaroth was, but of a city at some distance from it, about six miles, as Jerom says F7 De... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-4

The Deuteronomic discourses. I. THE SPEAKER . "Moses." Though an hundred and twenty years old, "his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated" ( Deuteronomy 34:7 )—a statement borne out by the sustained eloquence of these addresses. He speaks with the authority of a prophet, the affection of a patriot, and the earnestness of a dying man. II. THE HEARERS . "All Israel." A new generation had sprung up from that which had received the Law at Sinai. 1. All are concerned... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-5

TITLE AND INTRODUCTION , Deuteronomy 1:1-5 . In these verses we have the inscription and general introduction to the book, announcing the contents of the book, the author of it, the parties whom he addressed, and the time and place of his addresses. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-5

The Word of God full of hidden treasure. We cannot get very far in these preliminary verses ere we are struck with a phrase which is a most suggestive one, and should not be lightly passed over, viz. "On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law," literally, to dig it, i . e . to go deeply into it, and to turn up again its contents, so that, to all the advantage of a generation of culture, the people might see that there was more meaning, and also more... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-8

together with Exodus 23:20-33 . The Hebrew right to Canaan. Moses is reviewing the career of Israel, and is endeavoring to set before the people the patience and faithfulness of God, as well as their own waywardness. In the part of his review which is before us just now, he points to the time when their sojourn in Horeb was about to close. Laws and ordinances had been given. The nation was formed. Preparations for departure would have to be made. To this they are incited by a renewal... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-8

Divine covenant and human conduct-the two hemispheres of a complete life. I. AN ELECT MAN , THE BEST OF THE AGE , BECOMES A MEDIUM OF REVELATION BETWEEN GOD AND MEN . As in nature, so in human life, there are numberless grades of office and of function. At Sinai, we have God, angels, Moses, priests. The transparent candor and fidelity of Moses, as a subaltern in God's great host, is a light to all future ages. As the uncreated light left an abiding impress... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-18

The impartiality of God to be reflected in the judges of his people. In the following Homilies we adhere to the traditional view of the Mosaic authorship of the book, believing that no sufficient evidence has yet been adduced by the critics for departing from that view. Moses enters upon his addresses in the land of Moab by recapitulating the salient points of the Exodus. The first notable reference is to the appointment of the judges. The qualifications and directions here recorded are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:3-4

Here is intimated the time when the following addresses were delivered to the people. It was on the first day of the eleventh month in the fortieth year; therefore near the end of their wanderings, and towards the close of the lawgiver's own career. He could thus speak to them according unto all that the Lord had given him in commandment unto them , i . e . in accordance with the legislative contents of the preceding books (comp. Deuteronomy 4:5 23; Deuteronomy 5:28-33 ; ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 1:4

Astaroth - On this place compare Genesis 14:5 and note.In Edrei - These words should, to render the sense clear, come next after “slain.” The battle in which Sihon and Og were defeated took place at Edrei. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:3-4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 1:4

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