Deuteronomy 31:14-23, Deuteronomy 31:7, Deuteronomy 31:8 KJV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 31:22

Moses therefore wrote this song the same day ,.... The same day it was dictated to him by divine inspiration; he wrote it, as Josephus says F4 Antiqu. l. 4. c. 8. sect. 44. ,"in hexameter verse, which he left in the holy Bible or book (the Pentateuch), containing (as he adds) a prophecy of things future, according to which all things have been done, and are done; and in nothing of it has he erred from the truth;'which is a very just account of it, and worthy of observation: and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 31:23

And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge ,.... It may be a question who gave this charge, the Lord or Moses; according to the connection of the words with the preceding, it seems to be the latter; for the immediate antecedent to the relative he is Moses, and so the Septuagint interpreters understand it; but then they are obliged to read some following clauses different from the original, as, instead of "I swear", they read "the Lord sware"; and the last clause they read, "and he shall be... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 31:16

Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers - שכב shocheb , thou shalt lie down; it signifies to rest, take rest in sleep, and, metaphorically, to die. Much stress cannot be safely laid on this expression to prove the immortality of the soul, or that the people in the time of Moses had a distinct notion of its separate existence. It was, however, understood in this sense by Jonathan ben Uzziel, who in his Targum paraphrases the word thus: "Thou shalt lie down in the dust with thy fathers;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 31:18

I will surely hide my face - Withdraw my approbation and my protection. This is a general meaning of the word in Scripture. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 31:19

Write ye this song - The song which follows in the next chapter. Things which were of great importance and of common concern were, among the ancients, put into verse, as this was found the best method of keeping them in remembrance, especially in those times when writing was little practiced. Even prose was sometimes sung. The history of Herodotus was divided into Nine books, and each inscribed with the name of one of the Nine Muses, because these books were anciently sung. Homer is reported... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 31:21

This song shall testify against them - Because in it their general defection is predicted, but in such a way as to show them how to avoid the evil; and if they did not avoid the evil, and the threatened punishment should come upon them, then the song should testify against them, by showing that they had been sufficiently warned, and might have lived to God, and so escaped those disasters. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 31:14

Verse 14 14.And the Lord said unto Moses. Joshua is now substituted in the place of Moses by a solemn ceremony, not only that he may be held in greater reverence by men, but also that he may be presented before God, and thus may acknowledge that he is dedicated to His service; for his being brought before the door of the tabernacle was a kind of consecration; and God also declares that He will give him a charge, which is equivalent to saying that He will instruct him in the performance of his... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 31:16

Verse 16 16.Behold, thou, shalt sleep with thy fathers. In order that Moses may labor more earnestly to retain the people in obedience to God, he is reminded of their indomitable perverseness. He had already sufficiently, and more than sufficiently, experienced how depraved and stubborn was the disposition of the Israelites, and how disobedient and contumacious they had been; God now declares that they will be no better after his death; nay, that they will indulge themselves in greater license... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 31:17

Verse 17 17.Then my anger shall be kindled against them. By this denunciation of punishment, God undoubtedly desired to put a restraint upon the senselessness of the people; but since this was done without their profiting by it, there was another advantage in this lesson, viz., that, after having been seriously chastised according to their deserts, they should at length repent though it might be late. Otherwise these punishments would have been inflicted in vain; and it would have never... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 31:19

Verse 19 19.Now, therefore, write ye this song. It seems absurd that a useless remedy should be applied to an incurable disease. Why does not God rather correct their wickedness, and by His Spirit mold their hearts to obedience, than pour forth words in vain into their deaf ears? Thus do proud and profane men mock at this mode of dealing with them, as if God, throwing away His labor, were deluding unhappy men. We must bear in mind, however, that the preaching of the word, although it is a... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 31:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 31:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 31:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 31:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 31:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 31:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 31:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 31:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 31:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 31:19

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