Deuteronomy 33:29,Mark 10:35-45

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:26-29

These are the last words of all that ever Moses, that great writer, that great dictator, either wrote himself or had written from his dictation; they are therefore very remarkable, and no doubt we shall find them very improving. Moses, the man of God (who had as much reason as ever any mere man had to know both), with his last breath magnifies both the God of Israel and the Israel of God. They are both incomparable in his eye; and we are sure that in this his judgment of both his eye did not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:29

Happy art thou, O Israel ,.... This is the conclusion of the blessing on Israel summed up in a few words; they having God to be their God, and having so many good things promised them, and in sight of them; being now got through, the wilderness, and on the borders of the land of Canaan; as all such must be happy, whose covenant God is the Lord; since they must be beloved of him, chosen by him, and blessed with all spiritual blessings; and in the faith, hope, and view of eternal happiness: ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 33:29

Happy art thou, etc. - אשרי ashrey . O the happiness of Israel! it is ineffable, inconceivable, because they are a people saved by the Lord - have such a salvation as it becomes the infinite perfections of God to bestow; he is their help - their never-failing strength, and the shield of that help - he defends their defense, saves them and preserves them in the state of salvation. Sword of thy excellency - Or whose sword - his all-conquering Word, is thine excellency, in its promises,... read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 29 29Happy art thou, O Israel. He again exclaims that happy is the people, whose salvation is in God; and surely this is the only true happiness; for unless we ascend to the first cause of Salvation, all salvations, so to speak, are but transitory. And, since God had honored the Israelites alone with this privilege, their condition is here distinguished from the common lot of the whole human race. By the words shield and sword is meant a perfect defense, as much as to say, that no part of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:1-29

EXPOSITION The blessing consists of a series of benedictions on the several tribes ( Deuteronomy 33:6-25 ), preceded by an introduction ( Deuteronomy 33:1-5 ), and followed by a conclusion ( Deuteronomy 33:26-29 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:26-29

As Moses commenced by celebrating the glorious majesty of Jehovah when he appeared to establish his covenant with Israel, so he concludes with a reference to God as the eternal Refuge and the saving Help of his people. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:26-29

The glory of Israel's God, and the blessedness of God's Israel. Ere Moses quite throws up his task, he gives us his view of Israel as a whole. He has had a word of blessing for tribe by tribe, and now he takes one last look at the whole nation, and viewing it in the light of that eternal world on which he is so soon to enter, his words are richer, riper, sweeter than any we yet have read. The name he gives to the people is very significant—"Jeshurun." The word is found but four times in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:26-29

Israel's happiness. A noble climax! The round of blessing has been completed, and the dying lawgiver revels in the thought of the greatness and felicity thence resulting to favored Israel. One by one the tribes have passed before his eye, and he has sketched in outline, not indeed their actual future, but what might have been, what would have been their future, had they remained faithful to their God. The picture is largely an ideal one, though in the after-history of the tribes, in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:26-29

The incomparable Savior. In finishing the blessing of the people, Moses cannot refrain from bursting into a tribute of admiration for him who had brought them thus far. He speaks of God's incomparable excellency, and how happy Israel was in relying upon his power. We shall notice the two thoughts in this order as cause and effect. I. THE INCOMPARABLE EXCELLENCY OF GOD . This is brought out in several particulars. And: 1. God is incomparably excellent in himself . He... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:26-29

God, the crown of Israel's glory. As soon as Moses touches upon ills theme, language seems too poor to express the greatness of his thought—too cold to convey the glowing ardor of his love. Here all metaphors fail; all comparisons are vain. God is above all imagery, or metaphor, or illustration. As there is none like him, so nothing can fitly express his deeds towards his chosen, tits conduct is, like himself, ineffable. As heaven is loftier than earth, so do God's thoughts and ways... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:26-29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:29

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 33:29

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:1-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:26-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:26-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:26-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:26-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 33:26-29

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