Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Deuteronomy 33:10
They, i.e. the priests and Levites. Before thee, i.e. upon thine altar of incense, which stood before the ark, the place of God's special presence.
They, i.e. the priests and Levites. Before thee, i.e. upon thine altar of incense, which stood before the ark, the place of God's special presence.
Verse Deuteronomy 33:10. _THEY SHALL TEACH JACOB, C._] This was the office of the _Levites_, to teach, by their significant service and typical ceremonies, the way of righteousness and truth to the c...
3. THE BLESSING OF MOSES Chapter S 32:44-33:29 _ 1. Introduction (Deuteronomy 32:44)_ 2. Jehovah's manifestation (Deuteronomy 33:1) 3. The blessing of Reuben, Judah and Levi (D
DEUTERONOMY 33. THE BLESSING OF MOSES. Of this poem (quite unconnected with the context) the following statements may be made: (_a)_ It was composed during the prosperous reign of Jeroboam II (786- 74...
TEACH. This was the great work of the priests. Compare Leviticus 10:11.Leviticus 17:9; Leviticus 17:10; Ezra 7:10;...
_among you_ Lit. _in thee_. _which chanceth him by night_ See Leviticus 15:16; and above on Deuteronomy 20:7. _judgements … law_ Heb. _Mishpaṭim … Torah_cp. Deuteronomy 17:9 ff. The ear
The Blessing Proper 6 R e" ubén, may he live and not die, Though few be his men....
_VER._ 8-11. _AND OF LEVI HE SAID_— Moses, having finished that part of his prayer which related to Judah, enters rapidly on a new subject, and offers his petitions in behalf of his own tribe. He begi...
2. BLESSINGS PRONOUNCED UPON THE TWELVE TRIBES (Deuteronomy 33:6-25) It will be noticed that the tribe of Simeon is not mentioned in this list. This was because of their father's anger, cruelty, and d...
_AND OF LEVI HE SAID, LET THY THUMMIM AND THY URIM BE WITH THY HOLY ONE, WHOM THOU DIDST PROVE AT MASSAH, AND WITH WHOM THOU DIDST STRIVE AT THE WATERS OF MERIBAH;_ Of Levi he said. The burden of thi...
33:10 ordinances, (e-6) Or 'judgments,' the Hebrew word ( _ Mishpat_ ) having the two senses. see ver. 21 and ch. 17.9....
THE BLESSING OF MOSES This chapter contains the last words or 'swan-song' of Moses. Immediately before his death he takes farewell of the people, and blesses each of the tribes in turn, as Jacob had...
DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD DEUTERONOMY _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 33 V1 This is the *blessing that Moses, God’s *prophet, gave to the *Israelites. Moses did this...
יֹור֤וּ מִשְׁפָּטֶ֨יךָ֙ לְ יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְ תֹורָתְךָ֖...
(B) THE BLESSING OF MOSES Deuteronomy 33:1 Besides the farewell speeches and the farewell song, we have in this chapter yet another closing utterance attributed to Moses. Here, as in the case of the...
THE BLESSING OF THE CHOSEN PEOPLE Deuteronomy 33:1 The glorious nature of God is the opening theme here. The reference is to the giving of the Law when, amid fire and the mediation of angels, God des...
Here we have the record of the final words of Moses to the nation. They also take the form of a song. Often he had set before the people cursing and blessing His last words were of blessing only. Firs...
_Wrath. He seems to allude to the action of Aaron, Numbers xvi. 46. (Calmet) --- Hebrew has, "incense before thee," (Haydock) as it is explained by the Chaldean, Septuagint, &c. --- Holocaust, of flou...
Moses dwells much upon the tribe of Levi, But it is remarkable, that though he himself was of that tribe, yet he never once mentions his relationship. It is precious to remark the humility of Moses. A...
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 also the blessings of this man of God, pronounced over the people before his death (chap. 33). The blessings of Jacob were more historical regarding the future. Here they are rather relationsh...
THEY SHALL TEACH JACOB THY STATUTES, AND ISRAEL THY LAW,.... The priests and Levites, being dispersed among each of the tribes, having cities in them allotted to them, taught the people the laws, stat...
They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar. Ver. 10. _They shall teach Jacob._] Apt and able to teach mus...
_They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law_ And that both as preachers in their religious assemblies, reading and expounding the law, (Nehemiah 7:7,) and as judges determining doubtful...
1 The Maiestie of God. 6 The blessings of the twelue Tribes. 26 The excellency of Israel. 1 AND this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death....
They shall teach Jacob Thy judgments and Israel Thy Law; for that was an important part of their work, Leviticus 10:11; THEY SHALL PUT INCENSE BEFORE THEE AND WHOLE BURNT SACRIFICE UPON THINE ALTAR. A...
THE BLESSING OF MOSES. As the aged patriarch Jacob laid his blessing upon his sons in the form of prophecies, so Moses, before being gathered to his people, spoke a prophetic blessing upon the peopl...
THE BLESSING OF THE TRIBES (vs.1-29) Though Deuteronomy is a book largely of admonition, yet all admonition is finished by the end of Chapter 32:47, and Chapter 33 beautifully closes God's message f...
THEY SHALL TEACH: Or, let them teach, etc. THEY SHALL PUT INCENSE: Or, let them put incense BEFORE THEE: _ Heb._ at thy nose...
6-23 The order in which the tribes are here blessed, is not the same as is observed elsewhere. The blessing of Judah may refer to the whole tribe in general, or to David as a type of Christ. Moses la...
"And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses, the man of God, blessed the children of Israel before his death" It is full of interest and comfort to find that the last words of the lawgiver were words o...
Deuteronomy 33:10 teach H3384 (H8686) Jacob H3290 judgments H4941 Israel H3478 law H8451 put H7760 (H8799)
Deuteronomy 33:8 And of Levi he said, Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, Whom you proved at Massah, With whom you strove at the waters of Meribah; When he comes to Simeon and Levi...
CONTENTS: Moses' blessing upon the tribes. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: It is a very desirable thing to have an interest in the prayers of those who are about to depart for heaven. KEY WORD:...
Deuteronomy 33:1. _Moses blessed Israel._ Moses, like Jacob, died distinctly blessing the tribes of Israel, and finished his course in a manner worthy of himself. The tribe of Simeon is here omitted....
_And of Levi he said._ LEVI Levi was the third son of Jacob and Leah, and his name commemorated the desire and hope of his mother, that her husband’s heart would be “closely joined” to her now that s...
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 33:10 The two main roles of the priestly tribe of Levi were to TEACH the LAW (Deuteronomy 3
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 33:1 There is no mention of Simeon in the list of tribes, perhaps because the tribe was going to be scattered (Genesis 49:7) and absorbed by Judah....
CRITICAL NOTES.—Moses now performs the last great act of life and blesses the tribes of Israel. “The blessing opens with a solemn conclusion of the covenant and giving of the law at Sinai, by which th...
EXPOSITION MOSES' BLESSING. Before ascending Mount Nebo, to take a view of the land he was not permitted to cuter and then to die, Moses took farewell of the people he had so long guided and ruled, b...
Chapter thirty-three, Now this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel just before he died. And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir; he shin...
1 Samuel 2:28; 2 Chronicles 17:8; 2 Chronicles 26:18; 2 Chronicles 30:22;...