Deuteronomy 34:1 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 34:1-4

Here is, I. Moses climbing upwards towards heaven, as high as the top of Pisgah, there to die; for that was the place appointed, Deut. 32:49, 50. Israel lay encamped upon the flat grounds in the plains of Moab, and thence he went up, according to order, to the mountain of Nebo, to the highest point or ridge of that mountain, which was called Pisgah, Deut. 34:1. Pisgah is an appellative name for all such eminences. It should seem, Moses went up alone to the top of Pisgah, alone without help?a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 34:1

And Moses went up from the plains of Moab ,.... Where the Israelites had lain encamped for some time, and where Moses had repeated to them the law, and all that, is contained in this book of Deuteronomy; and after he had read to them the song in Deuteronomy 32:1 ; and had blessed the several tribes, as in the preceding chapter: at the command of God he went up from hence: unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho ; Nebo was one of the mountains of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 34:1

And Moses went up - This chapter could not have been written by Moses. A man certainly cannot give an account of his own death and burial. We may therefore consider Moses's words as ending with the conclusion of the preceding chapter, as what follows could not possibly have been written by himself. To suppose that he anticipated these circumstances, or that they were shown to him by an especial revelation, is departing far from propriety and necessity, and involving the subject in absurdity;... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 34:1

Verse 1 1.And Moses went. up from the plains of Moab. It is not certain who wrote this chapter; unless we admit the probable conjecture of the ancients, that Joshua was its author. But since Eleazar the priest might have performed this office, it will be better to leave a matter of no very great importance undecided. We have elsewhere said, that one part of mount Abarim was called Nebo, as another was called Pisgah, because they were distinct summits. Now, the ascent of Moses was equivalent... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 34:1

Unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah ; rather, unto Mount Nebo , the summit of Pisgah . Gilead unto Dan. Not Dan Laish, near the central source of the Jordan, which was not in Gilead, but another Dan in Northern Perea, the site of which has not yet been discovered (cf. Genesis 14:14 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 34:1-4

Moses' vision. The end of Moses, viewing the land to which he had so long and so painfully been leading the people, yet not permitted to enter it-dying on the threshold of the accomplishment of all his hopes, and leaving Canaan to be won by his subordinate minister, Joshua,—has often been likened to the common fate of the highest characters in history, "removed from this earthly scene before their work has been appreciated, and when it will be carried on, not by themselves, but by others."... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 34:1-8

The calm sunset of an eventful day. A man's death is in keeping with a man's life. You cannot have a tropical sunset in an arctic zone. It is vain to live the life of the voluptuous, and desire "the death of the righteous." Enoch's death corresponded with Enoch's life. The spirit of Elijah was characterized by heavenly fire: he ruled men with burning words of truth; it was, therefore, meet that he should depart as a king, "in a chariot of flame." Our Lord's whole life was a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 34:1-9

The last journey. (For other aspects of the death of Moses, see Homily on Deuteronomy 32:48-52 .) We have come at last to the closing scene. It is evidently recorded by other hands; for "Dan" ( Deuteronomy 34:2 ) did not exist by that name till a much later period (see Judy. Deuteronomy 18:1 , 27-29). Deuteronomy 34:10-12 indicate, moreover, a period later still; very possibly, it may have been as far on as the time of Ezra when those verses were added. And whoever will make use of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 34:1-12

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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 34:1-12

The death and burial of Moses. We have in this concluding chapter the remarkable account of the death and burial of Moses. He had, as we have seen, blessed the tribes; he had laid his hands on Joshua (verse 9), and thus ordained him, so to speak, to the leadership; he had given his manuscripts to the priests to be deposited in the ark; and now all that remains for him to do is to take the course God indicated to the mountain-top, see the Promised Land, and die. It has suggested some noble... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 34:1-4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 34:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 34:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 34:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 34:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 34:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 34:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 34:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 34:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 34:1-12

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