Deuteronomy 33:27 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:27

God is the Refuge or Dwelling-place of his people, their Protection amid the storms of life, and the unfailing Source of comfort and blessing to them in their pilgrimage state. Over them is his sheltering protection, and underneath them the support of his everlasting arms. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:27

The eternal God a Refuge. I. THE SUBLIMITY OF THIS PROMISE . IS there one who can open his mind sufficiently to take in anything like the grandeur of this thought? To think realizingly of God at all is to many a difficulty. It shows how little we do think of him; how habitually our minds are occupied with other objects; that when we wish to bring even his existence clearly before our minds, we find it difficult to do so. It is not a difficulty which would be felt if our... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 33:27

Thy refuge - Rather, “dwellingplace.” Compare Psalms 90:1; Psalms 91:9. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 33:27

Deuteronomy 33:27. The eternal God He who was before all worlds, and will be when time shall be no more; is thy refuge Or, thy habitation, or mansion-house, (so the word signifies,) in whom thou art safe, and easy, and at rest, as a man in his own house. Every true Israelite is at home in God: the soul returns to him, and reposes in him. And they that make him their habitation shall have all the comforts and benefits of a habitation in him. And underneath are the everlasting arms The... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:1-29

The blessing of Moses (32:48-33:29)As God had announced earlier, the time for Moses to die had come (48-52; see Numbers 27:12-14). The prophetic blessings that he gave Israel before he died foresaw the favours that God would give the various tribes. But first Moses recalled the giving of the law at Sinai. God appeared in flaming majesty, bursting forth in glory brighter than the rising sun. Accompanying him were multitudes of heavenly servants who carry out God’s purposes in the lives of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 33:27

refuge = abode. Psalms 90:1 ; Psalms 91:9 . Or, "Above is the everlasting God And beneath are His everlasting arms. " arms. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6 , for the strength which is in them. Also Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 33:26-29

Ver. 26-29. There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun— Moses, having made an end of declaring to each tribe some of the particular circumstances which would distinguish them from the rest, and having prayed for their respective prosperity, as far as the holy spirit suffered him, now concludes the whole with a general benediction. This beautiful ode begins with representing God Almighty, who had vouchsafed to become the tutelary Deity of Israel, as being far superior to any local gods: for the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 33:1-29

D. Moses’ blessing of the tribes ch. 33After receiving this announcement of his death, and as one of his final official acts as Israel’s leader, Moses pronounced a prophetic blessing on the tribes of Israel (cf. Jacob’s blessing of the tribes in Genesis 49)."In the ancient Near East, a dying father’s final blessings spoken to his sons were an irrevocable legal testament, accepted as decisive evidence in court disputes. In the case of the Biblical patriarchs, the authority and potency of their... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 33:26-29

The blessing closes by returning to consider Israel’s God again (cf. Deuteronomy 33:2-5). Moses pictured Him as a God great enough to give the tribes all He had just promised them. [Note: For a critical study of this chapter, see I. L. Seeligmann, "A Psalm from Pre-Regal Times," Vetus Testamentum 14 (1964):75-92.] The key to Israel’s blessing was her God and her relationship to Him."As we might expect, here at the end of the book, Moses pictures Israel’s dwelling in the land as a reversal of... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 33:1-29

The Blessing of MosesThis chapter contains the last words or ’swan-song’ of Moses. Immediately before his death he takes farewell of the people, and blesses each of the tribes in turn, as Jacob had done on his deathbed: see Genesis 49. The two blessings should be compared; see also on Deuteronomy 33:4.2-5. Introduction, describing the majestic appearance of Jehovah to His chosen people.2. Cp. Judges 5:4; Habakkuk 3:3. Seir] Edom (see on Numbers 20:22-29). Mount Paran] the S. boundary of Canaan.... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:27

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 33:27

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 33:27

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:1-29

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 33:27

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 33:26-29

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 33:1-29

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 33:26-29

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 33:1-29

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