They sacrificed unto devils, not to God. — St. Paul repeats this expression in 1 Corinthians 11:20.
Gods that came newly up. — Literally, that came from close at hand. Compare the description of the idol in Isaiah 44:15, easily made from the firewood; and see also Wis. 13:13, “A carpenter taking a crooked piece of wood, and full of knots, hath carved it diligently, when he had nothing else to do” — a comment on the passage in Isaiah 44
Verse Deuteronomy 32:17. _THEY SACRIFICED UNTO DEVILS_] The original word שדים _shedim_ has been variously understood. The Syriac, Chaldee, Targums of Jerusalem and Jonathan, and the Samaritan, retai...
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...
DEVILS. demons. Hebrew. _shed._ First occurrence. Compare Psalms 106:37; 1 Corinthians 10:20. GOD. _'eloah._ See App-4. GODS. ' _elohim_. App-4. NEW. recent, lately. Hebrew. _karob,_ as in...
The Fulness and Apostasy of Israel 15 Jacob ate and was full, Fat waxed Jeshurun and kicked, Thou _wast_fat, thou _wast_plump, thou _wast_sleek! He forsook the God who had made him, And befooled...
_demons_ Heb. _shedîm_, only here and in Psalms 106:37, -certainly a Babylonian loan-word," _shedu_, a good demon figured in the bull-colossi that guarded the entrances to temples (Zimmern, _KAT_3 [15...
_VER._ 17. _THEY SACRIFICED UNTO DEVILS_— The original word rendered _devils,_ is שׁדים _shedim,_ concerning the import of which etymologists are much divided. Some think it imports _destroyers,_ as t...
C. THE SONG OF MOSES (Deuteronomy 31:30 to Deuteronomy 32:47) The song is difficult to outline, but the main contents may be grouped as follows: INTRODUCTION Deuteronomy 31:30 to...
_THEY SACRIFICED UNTO DEVILS, NOT TO GOD; TO GODS WHOM THEY KNEW NOT, TO NEW GODS THAT CAME NEWLY UP, WHOM YOUR FATHERS FEARED NOT._ They sacrificed unto devils, х_ LASHEEDIYM_ (H7700), lords, = _ Bª...
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...
UNTO DEVILS, NOT TO GOD] RV 'unto demons which were no God': cp. Deuteronomy 32:21. The 'demons' may mean the divinities worshipped in Assyria in the form of colossal bulls: cp. Psalms 106:37. 19-33....
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
יִזְבְּח֗וּ לַ † שֵּׁדִים֙ לֹ֣א אֱלֹ֔הַ אֱלֹהִ֖ים...
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...
They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to (l) new [gods that] came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. (l) Scripture calls new, whatever man invents, be the error ev...
Devils. Hebrew, "to the destroyers, or to those of the fields." See Leviticus xvii. 7., and Baruch iv. 7, 35. (Calmet) --- Knew not. Septuagint, "revered not." (Haydock) --- Hebrew may be, "who knew t...
What a melancholy picture of rebellion, folly, and sin, to forget GOD, to forsake him, to be unmindful of the rock of his strength. Alas! who should have conceived the possibility of the thing itself....
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...
THEY SACRIFICED TO DEVILS, NOT TO GOD,.... Their sacrifices being continued, when it was the will of God they should cease, were reckoned by him not as, offered to him, but to demons, and to such that...
They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new [gods that] came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. Ver. 17. _They sacrificed unto devils._] _See Trapp on "_ Lev 17:7...
_They provoked him to jealousy_ Speaking after the manner of men. See on Numbers 25:11. The word expresses not only the hot displeasure and indignation of God, but also the ground of it, which was Isr...
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...
They sacrificed unto devils, to demons, to wasters or destroyers, for thus the evil and harmful character of the heathen deities was often indicated; TO GODS WHOM THEY KNEW NOT, who neither by benefit...
Israel's Position and Apostasy...
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...
NOT TO GOD: Or, which were not God...
15-18 Here are two instances of the wickedness of Israel, each was apostacy from God. These people were called Jeshurun, "an upright people," so some; "a seeing people," so others: but they soon lost...
UNTO DEVILS, i.e. unto idols, which the devils brought into the world in opposition to God, in and by which the devils ofttimes manifested themselves unto men, and gave them answers, and received thei...
"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 32:17 sacrificed H2076 (H8799) demons H7700 God H433 gods H430 know H3045 (H8804) new H2319 new
THE TREACHEROUS NATURE OF THEIR BEHAVIOUR IS DESCRIBED (DEUTERONOMY 32:15). Deuteronomy 32:15 ‘But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked, You are waxed fat, you are grown thick, you are become sleek, The...
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...
_They sacrificed unto devils._ DEVIL WORSHIP I. The devil of sensuality. This includes intemperance, debauchery, and the gratification of all the lower animal appetites. Do not men everywhere sacrif...
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 32:15 JESHURUN means “the upright one.” It was a poetic name for Israel (see Isaiah 44:2) but is used sarcastically here....
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 10:19; 1 Corinthians 10:20; 1 Corinthians 8:4; 1 Timothy 4:1;...
Unto devils — Unto idols, which the devils brought into the world in opposition to God, in and by which the devils often manifested themselves to men, and gave them answers, and received their worship...