Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Deuteronomy 1:7
To the mount of the Amorites - i. e. to the mountain district occupied by the Amorites, reaching into the Negeb, and part of the territory assigned to the tribe of Judah.
To the mount of the Amorites - i. e. to the mountain district occupied by the Amorites, reaching into the Negeb, and part of the territory assigned to the tribe of Judah.
Verse Deuteronomy 1:7. _GO TO THE MOUNT OF THE AMORITES_] On the south of the land of Canaan, towards the Dead Sea. _LAND OF THE CANAANITES_] That is, Phoenicia, the country of Sidon, and the coasts...
_2. FROM HOREB TO KADESH_ _ 1. The command to go in and to possess the land (Deuteronomy 1:6)_ 2. The appointment of judges reviewed (Deuteronomy 1:9) 3. The failure to possess the land ...
DEUTERONOMY 1:6 TO DEUTERONOMY 4:40. Moses-' first discourse, based on JE in Ex. and Nu. though possessing peculiar features due to a Deuteronomic editor. Deuteronomy 1:6 to...
TURN YOU. Face about. Note the Figure of speech _Polyonymia_ (App-6) in this verse. Hebrew. _panah,_ set one's face; start. VALE. Hebrew. _Shephelah =_ Philistia. SOUTH. Hebrew. _Negeb,_ the hill co...
Duet Deuteronomy 1:6 to Deuteronomy 3:29. Historical Part of the First Introductory Discourse Spoken in the land of Moab (Deuteronomy 1:5) in _the gai_or _glen, over against Beth Pe-or_...
_VER._ 7. _GO TO THE MOUNT OF THE AMORITES_— This mountain, situated on the south of Canaan, was inhabited by the Canaanites and Amalekites, but principally by the Amorites, (see the 19th, 20th, and 4...
A. THE EVENTS FROM SINAI TO THE PRESENT (Deuteronomy 1:6 to Deuteronomy 3:29) 1 COMMAND TO LEAVE HOREB FOR THE PROMISED LAND (Deuteronomy 1:6-8)...
_TURN YOU, AND TAKE YOUR JOURNEY, AND GO TO THE MOUNT OF THE AMORITES, AND UNTO ALL THE PLACES NIGH THEREUNTO, IN THE PLAIN, IN THE HILLS, AND IN THE VALE, AND IN THE SOUTH, AND BY THE SEA SIDE, TO TH...
1:7 lowland, (c-29) The _ Shephelah_ , tract of fertile low country in the west of Palestine, as Joshua 9:1 , &c. south, (d-33) See Genesis 12:9 ....
The plain] see on Deuteronomy 1:1. The hills] RV 'hill country,' the elevated ridge in the centre of Palestine. The vale] the maritime plain. The south] the _Negeb._ See on Numbers 13:17; Numbers 13:2...
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...
ENTER THE MOUNT OF THE AMORITES — _i.e.,_ the southern part of Judah, from which the five kings of the Amorites, the southern confederacy of Joshua 10 (which see), arose to attack Gibeon. Israel would...
פְּנ֣וּ ׀ וּ סְע֣וּ לָכֶ֗ם וּ בֹ֨אוּ הַ֥ר
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...
Turn you. The Hebrews, after the passage of the Red Sea, seemed to turn their backs upon the promised land, to go southward. Now, therefore, they are ordered to bend their course to the north, and to...
Is there not a good deal of gospel in this opening of Moses' discourse? Was not this the Mount Sinai? and as such, is it not a figure of the bondage state of sin and Satan, under which GOD'S people...
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...
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...
TURN YOU AND TAKE YOUR JOURNEY,.... That is, remove from Horeb, where they were, and proceed on in their journey, in which they had been stopped almost a year: AND GO TO THE MOUNT OF THE AMORITES; wh...
Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all [the places] nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to t...
_To the mount of the Amorites_ That is, to the mountainous country on the south part of Canaan, inhabited chiefly by the Amorites, Deuteronomy 1:19; Deuteronomy 1:44. The country to which Moses direct...
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...
So Michal let David down through a window. And he went, and fled, and escaped, for Saul's watchmen were guarding only the door. And Michal took an image, a picture of a household god, such as the Isra...
THE INTRODUCTION...
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...
ALL THE PLACES: _ Heb._ all his neighbours...
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...
TO THE MOUNT OF THE AMORITE, i.e. to the mountainous country where the Amorites dwelt, which is opposed to the plain here following, where others of them dwelt. And this is the first mentioned, becaus...
"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 1:7 Turn H6437 (H8798) journey H5265 (H8798) go H935 (H8798) mountains H2022 Amorites H567 neighboring
MOSES' RECAPITULATION OF THEIR HISTORY (DEUTERONOMY 1:6 TO DEUTERONOMY 4:43). Moses' instruction will now commence, recapitulating their history, and describing what Yahweh had commanded. He will firs...
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 1:6 Moses’ First Speech: Historical Prologue. Moses’ first speech reviews Israel’s past failure at Kadesh; its passing through Edom, Moab, and Ammon without fighting; i...
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 1:7 TURN AND TAKE YOUR JOURNEY. Israel began their journey from Sinai in Numbers 10:11. At this time in history, the terms...
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 Chronicles 18:3; 1 Chronicles 5:9; 2 Samuel 8:3; Amos 2:9;...
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...
To the mount of the Amorites — That is, to the mountainous country where the Amorites dwelt, which is opposed to the plain, where others of them dwelt. And this is the first mentioned, because it was...