Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this.
No JFB commentary on these verses.
Verse Deuteronomy 32:27. _WERE IT NOT THAT I FEARED THE WRATH OF THE ENEMY_] Houbigant and others contend that _wrath_ here refers not to the _enemy_, but to God; and that the passage should be thus...
SONG OF MOSES If Deuteronomy 32:1 be regarded as the introduction, and Deuteronomy 32:43 as the conclusion, the main contents of the song may be grouped under three heads, namely, (1)...
2. THE SONG OF MOSES CHAPTER 32:1-43 _ 1. The introduction and the theme (Deuteronomy 32:1)_ 2. The foolish people (Deuteronomy 32:5) 3. How Jehovah loved them (Deuteronomy 32:7
Moses'song is a didactic poem, a theodicy in which Yahweh's ways are vindicated. In its sentiments and artistic form it is unsurpassed in the poetry of the OT. Its dominant theme is Yahweh's justice a...
I FEARED. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia_ (App-6). BEHAVE THEMSELVES STRANGELY. mistake it. Hebrew. _naka_ r,. _Homonym_ with three meanings: (1) to mistake, Deuteronomy 32:27. (2) to acknowledge,...
_provocation_ Cp. Deuteronomy 32:19, but here the vexation caused to Himself by the foes" misconstruction. The anthropomorphism is very strong. Sam. reads _my foe_. On the Heb. for _feared_see Deutero...
The Stay of God's Vengeance 26 -I had said, "I will blow them away (?) And still among men their remembrance," 27 Had I feared not the taunt of the foe, Lest their enemies misconstrue, And shou...
_VER._ 27. _WERE IT NOT THAT I FEARED,_ &C— Houbigant observes, that the original word גור _gur,_ does not so properly denote _fear,_ as _caution;_ for the meaning is, _were it not that I took care le...
THOUGHT QUESTIONS 32:19-33 556. What is meant by the use of the word provocation? 557. What foreign people are meant in Deuteronomy 32:21? 558. Where is Sheol? Explain the use of this term here....
BEHAVE THEMSELVES STRANGELY] RV 'misdeem,' draw a false conclusion from Jehovah's treatment of Israel by taking credit to themselves for its humiliation: see Numbers 14:15 and note there, and cp. Deut...
THE SONG OF MOSES The theme of this noble Song is the goodness of Jehovah in choosing Israel and bringing them into a rich land. When they provoke Him with their forgetfulness and unfaithfulness, He d...
DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD DEUTERONOMY _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 32 V1 ‘Listen, HEAVENs, and I will speak. Oh earth, hear the words that I
The argument of these verses is such as no man would dare to put into the mouth of the Most High. Moses had pleaded it (in Numbers 14:13; Exodus 32:12), but none but Jehovah Himself would say for Hims...
BEHAVE THEMSELVES STRANGELY. — Possibly, _misunderstand it,_ or _take note of it_ (as a strange thing)....
לוּלֵ֗י כַּ֤עַס אֹויֵב֙ אָג֔וּר פֶּֽן ־יְנַכְּר֖וּ...
THE SONG AND BLESSING OF MOSES (A) THE SONG OF MOSES Deuteronomy 32:1 CRITICS have debated the date, authorship, and history of this song. For the present purpose it is sufficient, perhaps, to refe...
MOSES' SONG: ISRAEL'S RESPONSE Deuteronomy 32:15 “Jeshurun” is a pet name for Israel, implying affection and endearment. The metaphor employed is derived from a pampered animal which, in consequence...
Here we have the song itself. The first part (verses Deuteronomy 32:1; Deuteronomy 32:1) consists of a call to attention. Heaven and earth are called to listen while the servant of God proclaims the n...
Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should (p) behave themselves strangely, [and] lest they should say, Our hand [is] high, and the LORD hath not done all this. ...
Wrath. The enemies of the Israelites wished nothing more than their destruction. If therefore God had gratified this desire, by punishing his people as they deserved, the enemy would have presently in...
Here is a little brightening up in those verses. But Reader! pause, to remark with me, how our GOD over-rules the malice of their enemies, to work for his people's good. We have striking examples in h...
It is clear that a new division of the statutes and judgments of this book begins with the later verses just read from Deuteronomy 16:1-22. What belonged to the religious life of Israel was closed wit...
We have the prophetic song, which is based on the foreknown fall of the people. First, it declares the perfectness of Jehovah, whatever may take place; it is Israel who have corrupted themselves (comp...
WERE IT NOT THAT I FEARED THE WRATH OF THE ENEMY,.... Satan, the enemy of mankind in general, of the people of God in particular, and especially of the Messiah, the seed of the woman, and of God himse...
Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, [and] lest they should say, Our hand [is] high, and the LORD hath not done all this. Ver....
_Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy Their rage against me_, as it is expressed Isaiah 37:28; their furious reproaches against my name, as if I were cruel to my people, or unable to deliv...
1 Moses song, which setteth foorth Gods mercy and vengeance. 46 He exhorteth them to set their hearts vpon it. 48 God sendeth him vp to mount Nebo, to see the land, and die. 1 GIUE eare, O yee heau...
were it not that I feared the wrath of, that is, over, THE ENEMY, LEST THEIR ADVERSARIES SHOULD BEHAVE THEMSELVES STRANGELY, misunderstanding or ignoring the fact that Jehovah's interference and not t...
Jehovah's Sentence and its Execution...
GOD: MAJESTIC AND FAITHFUL (vs.l-4) In these four verses the introduction of this song of Moses is both magnificent and beautiful. The heavens and the earth are called to hear the faithful words from...
26-38 The idolatry and rebellions of Israel deserved, and the justice of God seemed to demand, that they should be rooted out. But He spared Israel, and continues them still to be living witnesses of...
THE WRATH OF THE ENEMY, i.e. their rage against me, as it is expressed ISAIAH 37:28,29; their insolent and furious reproaches against my name, as if I were unnatural and cruel to my people, or unable...
"And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words; of this song, until they were ended." It is not too much to say that one of the very grandest and most comprehensive sections...
Deuteronomy 32:27 not H3884 feared H1481 (H8799) wrath H3708 enemy H341 (H8802) adversaries H6862 misunderstand...
CHAPTER 32 THE SONG OF MOSES. Having written the Complaint Document as a song to be sung by the children of Israel until its words were fulfilled and it could be called on as a witness against them,...
HIS VERDICT IS WITHDRAWN FOR THE SAKE OF HIS NAME (DEUTERONOMY 32:26). Yahweh is now seen as hesitating at the thought of destroying His people completely. Not because they do not deserve it but lest...
CONTENTS: The song and exhortation of Moses. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Joshua. CONCLUSION: The warning and consoling words of God sent down from heaven should sink into our hearts and soften them as t...
Deuteronomy 32:1. _Give ear, oh ye heavens, and I will speak._ This ode, which is full of rhythm, and of almost every poetic excellence and beauty, has been called the Swan song of Moses, who died sin...
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 32:27 God will not punish his people forever, LEST THEIR ADVERSARIES SHOULD MISUNDERSTAND, and think that he is unable to save his people. Compare...
The song composed by Moses and recited to the people as a witness against them. “It embraces the whole future history of Israel, and bears all the marks of prophetic testimony in the perfectly ideal p...
EXPOSITION SONG OF MOSES AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS DEATH. In accordance with the Divine injunction, Moses composed an ode, which he recited in the hearing of the people, and committed to writing, to re...
So this is the song that Moses taught the children of Israel. And incidentally it was the first hit rock song. It is a song about the Rock. Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye gre...
1 Samuel 12:22; Daniel 4:30; Exodus 32:12; Ezekiel 20:13; Ezekiel
The wrath — Their rage against me, as it is expressed, Isaiah 37:28, their furious reproaches against my name, as if I were cruel to my people or unable to deliver them. The fear hereof is ascribed to...