Deuteronomy 3:21-5:33

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:21-29

Here is I. The encouragement which Moses gave to Joshua, who was to succeed him in the government, Deut. 3:21, 22. He commanded him not to fear. This those that are aged and experienced in the service of God should do all they can to strengthen the hands of those that are young, and setting out in religion. Two things he would have him consider for his encouragement:?1. What God has done. Joshua had seen what a total defeat God had given by the forces of Israel to these two kings, and thence... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:21

And I commanded Joshua at that time ,.... After the conquest of the two kings, and the assignment of their countries to the above tribes; and after Moses had it made known to him that he should quickly die, and Joshua should be his successor; then, by the direction of God, he gave him the following charge: saying, thine eyes have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto these two kings ; Sihon and Og; how their kingdoms were taken from them, and given to Israel, and they slain with... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 3:21

Verse 21 21.And I commanded Joshua at that time. He repeats what we have already seen, that he exhorted Joshua together with the whole people to prepare themselves to occupy the land with alacrity, relying as well upon God’s promise, as upon the numerous proofs of His assistance, which were so many pledges of the future continuance of His grace. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:18-29

CONCLUSION OF HISTORICAL RECAPITULATION . Deuteronomy 3:18-29 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:21

At that time , i . e . after the conquest of the land on the east of the Jordan (see Numbers 27:12 , etc.). Thine eyes have seen , etc. Joshua was directed to what he had himself witnessed, what his own eyes had seen, in the destruction of Sihon and Og and their hosts, that he might be encouraged to go forward in the course to which he had been called; and the people are reminded of this, that they may keep in mind what God had done for Israel, and may without fear follow Joshua as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:21-22

Joshua appointed as Moses ' successor in the leadership . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:21-22

Encouragement. We notice: 1. Past mercies are a pledge of future ones. "Thine eyes have seen," etc. 2. The past victories of the Church mirror her future conquests. "So shall the Lord do," etc. 3. The conditions of success in spiritual conflict are read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:21-29

Prospect of death. In the full career of triumph, Moses has inward presentiment, and external announcement, that his end was near. Nature has a greater repugnance to death when we are enveloped in the bright sunshine of prosperity. The contrast is more marked. Decay and disease are natural forerunners of dissolution; but in Moses these were wanting. With him, the grave men of the trial was that his life-work was incomplete. The closer we approach to the final stroke of an undertaking, the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:21-29

Moses' longing to enter the Promised Land refused. The two conquests over Sihon and over Og had filled Moses with a sense of God's matchless power. With a warrior's instinct—for he had had a warrior's training, it is believed, in Egypt, in his youth—he saw in this first portion of the fight the assurance of a glorious invasion. He longed to be at its head, and to see the land which God had promised actually won. Will he not get complete the work he has been instrumental in beginning? He... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1-29

From Kadesh to Jordan (2:1-3:29)God told the Israelites that if they went through the land of Edom, they were not to seize any territory. This was partly because Edom was Israel’s brother nation (being descended from Esau), and partly because the Edomites’ territory, formerly possessed by the Horites, had been given them by God (2:1-7). Similar restrictions applied to Israel’s relations with the nations of Moab and Ammon, both of which were also related to Israel (being descended from Lot).... read more

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