Deuteronomy 1:2-3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-8

We have here, I. The date of this sermon which Moses preached to the people of Israel. A great auditory, no question, he had, as many as could crowd within hearing, and particularly all the elders and officers, the representatives of the people; and, probably, it was on the sabbath day that he delivered this to them. 1. The place were they were now encamped was in the plain, in the land of Moab (Deut. 1:1, 5), where they were just ready to enter Canaan, and engage in a war with the Canaanites.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:2

There are eleven days' journey from Horeb, by the way of Mount Seir, to Kadeshbarnea. Not that the Israelites came thither in eleven days from Horeb, for they stayed by the way at Kibrothhattaavah, a whole month at least, and seven days at Hazeroth; but the sense is, that this was the computed distance between the two places; it was what was reckoned a man might walk in eleven days; and if we reckon a day's journey twenty miles, of which See Gill on Jonah 3:3 , the distance must be two... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:3

And it came to pass in the fortieth year ,.... That is, of the coming of the children of Israel out of Egypt: in the eleventh month ; the month Shebet, as the Targum of Jonathan, which answers to part of January and part of February: in the first day of the month, that Moses spoke unto the children of Israel according to all that the Lord had given him in commandment unto them ; repeated to them the several commandments, which the Lord had delivered to him at different times. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:2

There are eleven days' journey - The Israelites were eleven days in going from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea, where they were near the verge of the promised land; after which they were thirty-eight years wandering up and down in the vicinity of this place, not being permitted, because of their rebellions, to enter into the promised rest, though they were the whole of that time within a few miles of the land of Canaan! read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:3

The fortieth year - This was a melancholy year to the Hebrews in different respects; in the first month of this year Miriam died, Numbers 20; on the first day of the fifth month Aaron died, Numbers 33:38 ; and about the conclusion of it, Moses himself died. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-4

The Deuteronomic discourses. I. THE SPEAKER . "Moses." Though an hundred and twenty years old, "his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated" ( Deuteronomy 34:7 )—a statement borne out by the sustained eloquence of these addresses. He speaks with the authority of a prophet, the affection of a patriot, and the earnestness of a dying man. II. THE HEARERS . "All Israel." A new generation had sprung up from that which had received the Law at Sinai. 1. All are concerned... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-5

TITLE AND INTRODUCTION , Deuteronomy 1:1-5 . In these verses we have the inscription and general introduction to the book, announcing the contents of the book, the author of it, the parties whom he addressed, and the time and place of his addresses. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-5

The Word of God full of hidden treasure. We cannot get very far in these preliminary verses ere we are struck with a phrase which is a most suggestive one, and should not be lightly passed over, viz. "On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law," literally, to dig it, i . e . to go deeply into it, and to turn up again its contents, so that, to all the advantage of a generation of culture, the people might see that there was more meaning, and also more... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-8

together with Exodus 23:20-33 . The Hebrew right to Canaan. Moses is reviewing the career of Israel, and is endeavoring to set before the people the patience and faithfulness of God, as well as their own waywardness. In the part of his review which is before us just now, he points to the time when their sojourn in Horeb was about to close. Laws and ordinances had been given. The nation was formed. Preparations for departure would have to be made. To this they are incited by a renewal... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-8

Divine covenant and human conduct-the two hemispheres of a complete life. I. AN ELECT MAN , THE BEST OF THE AGE , BECOMES A MEDIUM OF REVELATION BETWEEN GOD AND MEN . As in nature, so in human life, there are numberless grades of office and of function. At Sinai, we have God, angels, Moses, priests. The transparent candor and fidelity of Moses, as a subaltern in God's great host, is a light to all future ages. As the uncreated light left an abiding impress... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-8

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