For they [are] a nation void of counsel, neither [is there any] understanding in them.
Ver. 28. For they are a nation.] See Trapp on " Deu 4:6 " was Chrysippus that offered that strict and tetrical division to the world, Aut mentem aut restim comparandum.
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...
COUNSEL. deliberation. Hebrew. _ya'az._...
It is doubtful whether these _vv_. relate to Israel or its arrogant foes. The latter I deem the more probable. So already Geddes....
_void_ More exactly _forlorn_, Heb. _"obed_, cp. Deuteronomy 22:3; Deuteronomy 26:5....
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._ 28. _FOR THEY ARE A NATION VOID OF COUNSEL_— This verse connects very properly with the 26th, and the meaning is, _I said I would scatter them,_ &c. _were it not for the sake of mine honour; fo...
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....
_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...
THEY] Israel....
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
VOID OF COUNSEL. — Literally, _perishing in counsels,_ or, perhaps, _spoiling the plans_ of Jehovah. Yet they said, “Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not _perish_ fr...
כִּי ־גֹ֛וי אֹבַ֥ד עֵצֹ֖ות הֵ֑מָּה וְ אֵ֥ין
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...
Wisdom. Interpreters generally explain this and the eight following verses, of those nations whom God employed to scourge his people, though some understand it all of the Israelites. (Calmet) --- The...
Even people void of understanding, in divine truths, may consider the sure consequence of sin. The wages of sin is, and must be death. Romans 6:23....
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...
28._For they are a nation void of counsel. _The cause is assigned why God had almost blotted out altogether the memory of the people, viz., because their faculty was incurable: for He does not merely...
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...
FOR THEY [ARE] A NATION VOID OF COUNSEL,.... This is said not of the Jews, whose character is given, Deuteronomy 32:6; and instances of their ingratitude, folly, and want of counsel and understanding,...
_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...
For they, Israel, ARE A NATION VOID OF COUNSEL, NEITHER IS THERE ANY UNDERSTANDING IN THEM; they were utterly lacking in spiritual insight and wisdom....
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...
THEY; either, 1. The enemies last mentioned, who are foolish people, and therefore make so false and foolish a judgment upon things. Or rather, 2. The Israelites themselves, of whom he speaks both in...
"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 32:28 nation H1471 void H6 (H8802) counsel H6098 understanding H8394 Deuteronomy 32:6;...
HE DECLARES THEIR HOPELESS STATE WITHOUT HIM (DEUTERONOMY 32:28). Deuteronomy 32:28 “For they are a nation void of counsel, And there is no understanding in them. Oh that they were wise, that they...
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,...
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 32:28 IF THEY WERE WISE, THEY WOULD UNDERSTAND. Israel would fall far short of the ideal of demonstrating a godly wisdom that is admired by other nations (as described...
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 Corinthians 3:19; Deuteronomy 32:6; Hosea 4:6; Isaiah 27:11;...
Void of counsel — Their enemies are foolish people, and therefore make so false and foolish a judgment upon things....