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Deuteronomy 1:1-8
The Introduction
The Introduction
THE FIFTH BOOK OF MOSES CALLED DEUTERONOMY -Year before the common Year of Christ, 1451 -Julian Period, 3263. -Cycle of the Sun, 10. -Dominical Letter, B -Cycle of the Moon, 10. -Indiction, 15....
These verses are prefixed as a connecting link between the contents of the preceding books and that of Deuteronomy now to follow. The sense of the passage might be given thus: “The discourses of Moses...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE FIRST DISCOURSE OF MOSES AND RETROSPECT _ 1. The Introduction_ CHAPTER 1:1-5 The people were still on this side of Jordan in the wilderness. The second verse, contai...
Historical introduction to Deuteronomy 1:6 ff.: a compilation, perhaps intended to introduce the whole book. DEUTERONOMY 1:1. BEYOND JORDAN: therefore the writer dwelt W. of the Jordan; so Deuteronom...
THESE. Note the ten (see App-10) addresses by Moses: 1) Deuteronomy 1:6-4 2)Deuteronomy 5:1 3) Deuteronomy 10:10 4)...
_all lsrael_ A designation of the people characteristic of D and deuteronomic writers. See on Deuteronomy 4:44. _beyond Jordan_ As is clear from Deuteronomy 1:5 and elsewhere, the E. of Jordan is inte...
_VER._ 1. _ON THIS SIDE JORDAN—IN THE PLAIN, OVER AGAINST THE RED SEA_— Houbigant well observes, that the original here should properly be rendered, _on the bank of Jordan,_ בעבר _beeber:_ and that th...
LESSON ONE DEUTERONOMY 1:1-46 I. THE FIRST DISCOURSE Review of the Journeys (Deuteronomy 1:1 to Deuteronomy 4:43) INTRODUCTION...
_THESE BE THE WORDS WHICH MOSES SPAKE UNTO ALL ISRAEL ON THIS SIDE JORDAN IN THE WILDERNESS, IN THE PLAIN OVER AGAINST THE RED SEA, BETWEEN PARAN, AND TOPHEL, AND LABAN, AND HAZEROTH, AND DIZAHAB._ T...
1:1 plain, (e-21) The _ Arabah_ . so ver. 7; chs. 2.8; 3.17; 4.49; 11.30; Joshua 3:16 ; Joshua 18:18 ; Zechariah 14:10 ....
ON THIS SIDE JORDAN] RV 'beyond Jordan,' i.e. on the E. side. The writer speaks from the standpoint of Canaan, as also in Deuteronomy 1:5; Deuteronomy 3:8; Deuteronomy 4:41;...
FIRST DISCOURSE (DEUTERONOMY 1:14 TO DEUTERONOMY 4:43) The long sojourn in the wilderness is now drawing to a close. The Israelites are encamped in the Plains of Moab within sight of the Promised Land...
DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD DEUTERONOMY _PHILIP SMITH_ THE AUTHOR There are three main opinions about who wrote the book of Deuteronomy. 1. Deuteronomy says t...
(5-1) INTRODUCTION. (1) THESE BE THE WORDS WHICH MOSES SPAKE UNTO ALL ISRAEL. — The first two verses and the three that follow form a kind of double introduction to the book, and perhaps more especia...
אֵ֣לֶּה הַ דְּבָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙...
THE DIVINE GOVERNMENT Deuteronomy 1:1; Deuteronomy 2:1; Deuteronomy 3:1 AFTER these preliminary discussions we now enter upon the exposition. With the exception of the first two verses of chapter 1,...
MOSES RECALLS THE START FROM HOREB Deuteronomy 1:1 To this new generation Moses spake the holy law of God, since they had not heard it at Sinai. In view of the great Lawgiver's approaching decease,...
The Book of Deuteronomy is didactic rather than historic. It consists of a collection of the final utterances of Moses and is a Book of review. It commences with a discourse in which Moses reviewed th...
These [be] the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on (a) this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain (b) over against the Red [sea], between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and D...
Beyond. The eastern side of the Jordan is so called in Scripture, with reference to the promised land. (Menochius) --- Hebrew may mean also, "on this side, or at the passage" about Bethabara, "the hou...
CONTENTS This sacred book opens with an account of the children of Israel just as they are entering the borders of Canaan. They had nearly completed the fortieth year of their wilderness journey: and...
In examining Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers, we have found what may be called an abstract typical system. That is, we see in them a number of institutions laid down by Jehovah, the pattern of which wa...
we might expect to find emphasised in it the lessons of these books. And this we do find. I. THE DIVINE ELECTION OF ISRAEL, so prominent in Genesis, we might expect to find emphasised in it the less...
1._These are the words. _These two latter passages properly belong to the _supplements, _wherein God afterwards more clearly and familiarly illustrated the Law previously given by Him; they comprehend...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1, 2, 3, AND 4. Let us examine a little more closely these Chapter s, which shew the pains the Spirit took, to set before the eyes of the people all the moti...
THESE BE THE WORDS WHICH MOSES SPAKE UNTO ALL ISRAEL,.... Not what are related in the latter part of the preceding book, but what follow in this; and which were spoken by him, not to the whole body of...
These [be] the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red [sea], between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab....
_These be the words which Moses spake_ In the last encampment of the Israelites, which was in the plains of Moab, there being now but two months before the death of Moses, and their passage into the l...
1 Moses speech in the end of the fortieth yeere, briefly rehearsing the story, 6 of Gods promise, 9 of giuing them officers, 19 of sending the spies to search the land, 34 of Gods anger for their...
THE COMMAND TO LEAVE HOREB (vs.1-8) In Numbers 32:1 Israel is seen to remain in the area east of Jordan long enough for the two and a half tribes to build cities. Thus God required no haste as to the...
THE RED SEA: Or, Zuph...
1-8 Moses spake to the people all the Lord had given him in commandment. Horeb was but eleven days distant from Kadesh-barnea. This was to remind them that their own bad conduct had occasioned their...
DEUTERONOMY CHAPTER 1 A rehearsal of what had befallen Israel in their forty years' march; as, God's command to depart, DEUTERONOMY 1:1. Moses's inability to judge alone, DEUTERONOMY 1:9. Other judges...
"These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan, in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red Sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahah. Th...
Deuteronomy 1:1 words H1697 Moses H4872 spoke H1696 (H8765) Israel H3478 side H5676 Jordan H3383 wilderness...
Deuteronomy 1 . PREAMBLE, HISTORY AND FAILURE. THE PREAMBLE (DEUTERONOMY 1:1). Deuteronomy 1-5 of the chapter set the scene for the whole book. They are carefully constructed so as to form a literary...
CONTENTS: Review of the failure at Kadesh-barnea. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Caleb, Joshua. CONCLUSION: A sad pass it has come to with us when the God of eternal truth cannot be believed. All disobedie...
Deuteronomy 1:1. _In the plain over against the Red sea._ סו _Suph, red,_ not being joined in the text _with_ ים _Yam, sea,_ should not be rendered _the Red sea._ Zuph being the name of a town, and al...
_These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness._ MOSES’ DISCOURSE TO ISRAEL I. The date of this sermon which moses preached to the people of Israel. A gr...
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 1:1 Prologue. Beginning with this prologue, there are a number of similarities between the structure of Deuteronomy 1:1 and ancien
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— I. Biographical. _SIHON_. סִיחן (Slkhôn). LXX. Σηών. Joseph. Σιχών. King of the Amorites when the Israelites reached the borders of Canaan,—a man of courage and audacit...
TITLE AND INTRODUCTION Deuteronomy 1:1. EXPOSITION DEUTERONOMY 1:1 In these verses we have the inscription and general introduction to the book, announcing the contents of the book, the author of it...
Let's turn to Deuteronomy. The word Deuteronomy means the second law. It is really sort of Moses' final address to the people. It probably covers the last month and a half of Moses' life. So he's gett...
1 Samuel 25:1; Deuteronomy 33:2; Genesis 21:21; Habakkuk 3:3; Joshua 2
KADESH-BARNEA Deuteronomy 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are three things which need to be brought out in a definite way. 1. THE SUGGESTION OF THE VERBAL INSPIRATION OF THE BIBLE. The chapter opens w...
All Israel — Namely, by the heads or elders of the several tribes, who were to communicate these discourses to all the people. In the wilderness — In the plain of Moab, as may appear by comparing this...
How could Moses have written this when biblical criticism claims it was written many centuries later? PROBLEM: According to this verse, “these are the words which Moses spoke.” However, many biblical...