Deuteronomy 4:47-49

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:41-49

Here is, 1. The nomination of the cities of refuge on that side Jordan where Israel now lay encamped. Three cities were appointed for that purpose, one in the lot of Reuben, another in that of Gad, and another in that of the half tribe of Manasseh, Deut. 4:41-43. What Moses could do for that people while he was yet with them he did, to give example to the rulers who were settled that they might observe them the better when he was gone. 2. The introduction to another sermon that Moses preached... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:47

And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan ,.... Seized upon them, and took them as their own, and divided them for an inheritance among two of their tribes and half another: two kings of the Amorites ; which is more than once observed, that it might be taken notice of that these were of the nations of the Canaanites Israel were to root out, and possess their land: which were on this side Jordan, toward the sun rising ; which lands and kingdoms lay to the east of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:48

From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon ,.... A city of Moab, which was situated on the bank of the river Arnon, that was on the border of Moab, Deuteronomy 2:36 , even unto Mount Sion, which is Hermon ; the meaning is, that the lands of these two kings conquered by Israel reached from the city Aroer on the river Arnon to Mount Hermon, the one being the southern, the other the northern boundary of them. Here Hermon has another name Sion, and is to be carefully... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:49

And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward ,.... The plains of Moab, on that side of Jordan to the east: even unto the sea of the plain ; the sea of Sodom, the salt sea: under the springs of Pisgah ; that rose from Mount Pisgah, the same with Ashdothpisgah, Deuteronomy 3:17 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:25-49

This is the Law —the Torah— which Moses set before the children of Israel. "He meaneth that which hereafter followeth; so this belongeth to the next chapter, where the repetition of the laws begins" (Ainsworth); cf. Deuteronomy verse 1; Deuteronomy 6:1 ; Le Deuteronomy 6:9 ; Deuteronomy 7:1 , etc. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:25-49

EXPOSITION read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:25-49

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:44-49

The territory of Sihon and Og occupied by others. (See Homiletics, De 2:24-3:1-11.) HOMILIES BY J. ORR read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 4:44-49

The circumstances under which the Law was reiterated. These verses are manifestly introductory to the discourse of the succeeding chapters. Moses is about to declare the "testimonies" ( הָעֵדֹת ), what comes forth from God to indicate his will; and the "statutes" ( הַחֻקִּים ), the defined duties of moral obligation; and the "judgments" ( הָמִּשְׁפָּטִים ), or mutual rights of men. The conditions of his speech are here detailed. I. THE ISRAELITES HAD RECEIVED AN ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 4:44-49

These verses would be more properly assigned to the next chapter. They are intended to serve as the announcement and introduction of the address now to be commenced. Deuteronomy 4:44 gives a kind of general title to the whole of the weighty address, including in fact the central part and substance of the book, which now follows in 22 chapters, divided into two groups:(a) Deut. 5–11,(b) Deut. 12–26.The address was delivered when they had already received the first-fruits of those promises... read more

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