Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your (n) officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.
(n) As governors, judges and magistrates.
Moses completes the writing out of the book of the Law, and directs it to be placed by the ark of the covenant. Deuteronomy 31:24 The “book” here spoken of would contain the whole Pentateuch up to th...
III. THE FINAL WORDS OF MOSES AND THE VISION OF THE FUTURE 1. Moses' Final Charge, The Written Law Delivered, and Jehovah's Word to Moses CHAPTER 31 _ 1. The final charge of Moses (Deuteronomy 31:1...
Part of D according to Kuenen, Dillmann, etc. It is this law (D) which is to be read at Tabernacles (Deuteronomy 16:13) and septennially in the year of release (Deuteronomy 15:1 ff.*). Deuteronomy 31:...
HEAVEN AND EARTH. One of the thirteen occurrences. See note on Deuteronomy 4:26....
_Assemble_ Imperative Pl. See on Deuteronomy 31:12, and Deuteronomy 5:22. _elders of your tribes_, etc.] LXX _heads of your tribes_, adding AND YOUR JUDGES, and some LXX codd. also add _elders_. Cp....
Again the Law-Book (?) and the Song A less vague description of these _vv_. is not possible. The text says that Moses having written the Law in a book charged the Levites to put it beside the Ark as...
B. THE PRESERVATION OF THE BOOK (Deuteronomy 31:24-29) 24 And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, 25 that Moses commanded...
FAREWELL EXHORTATIONS OF MOSES TO THE PEOPLE AND JOSHUA. HE DELIVERS THE LAW TO THE PRIESTS. THE ASSEMBLING OF THE CONGREGATION 1. These words] i.e. the following words....
DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD DEUTERONOMY _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 31 V1 Then Moses continued to speak to all the *Israelites. V2 ‘I am now 120 years old. I canno...
Deuteronomy 31:24. DELIVERY OF THE BOOKS OF MOSES TO THE LEVITES. (24) WHEN MOSES HAD MADE AN END OF WRITING. — This means the completion of the books of Moses as he delivered them to Israel; not mere...
הַקְהִ֧ילוּ אֵלַ֛י אֶת ־כָּל ־זִקְנֵ֥י שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖ם...
THE CHARGE TO HIS SUCCESSOR Deuteronomy 31:14 Moses had already announced that Joshua would succeed him; but in view of the great difficulties which confronted the new leader, it was expedient that...
At the conclusion of his fourth discourse, Moses talked to the people concerning his own departure and encouraged them in view of the fact that they were coming into the land by assuring them of the c...
The melancholy prediction of the man of GOD, which we have lived to see fulfilled, so long and so awful as it is, in the dispersion of the Jews, would be enough to overpower the mind of every serious...
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._Gather to me all the elders of your tribes. _Special reference is here made to the Song, which we gather from the last verse to have been alone recited. Moses, indeed, appears to contradict himsel...
In chapter 31 he introduces Joshua, as the leader under whom the people were to take possession of the promised land. He orders that the law should be read before all every seventh year, in order that...
GATHER UNTO ME ALL THE ELDERS OF YOUR TRIBES, AND YOUR OFFICERS,.... The heads of the tribes, the princes, and all other inferior magistrates: THAT I MAY SPEAK THESE WORDS IN THEIR EARS; not the word...
_Gather unto me all the elders_ It is probable that Moses, having spoken to the people what he was commanded, dismissed them again till he should write the following song; which having done, he summon...
1 Moses incourageth the people. 7 Hee incourageth Ioshua. 9 Hee deliuereth the Law vnto the Priests to reade it in the seuenth yere to the people. 14 God giueth a charge to Ioshua, 19 and a song t...
Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, as the representatives of the people, THAT I MAY SPEAK THESE WORDS IN THEIR EARS, AND CALL HEAVEN AND EARTH TO RECORD AGAINST THEM, Deut...
The Lord's Charge to Moses and to the Levites...
MOSES GIVING WAY TO JOSHUA (vs.1-8) Having finished his exposition of the law, Moses looks on to the future, so that the subject to the end of Deuteronomy is prophetic. Moses begins by announcing th...
23-30 The solemn delivery of the book of the law to the Levites, to be deposited in, or rather by the side, of the ark, is again related. The song which follows in the next chapter is delivered to Mo...
No text from Poole on this verse....
The heart of Moses still lingers, with deep tenderness and affectionate solicitude, over the congregation. It seems as though he could never weary of pouring into their ears his earnest exhortations....
Deuteronomy 31:28 Gather H6950 (H8685) elders H2205 tribes H7626 officers H7860 (H8802) speak H1696 (H8762
MOSES CHARGE TO THE LEVITES (DEUTERONOMY 31:24). Here we have repeated that Moses wrote all the words of the covenant down in a book. Twofold repetition in Scripture is always for emphasis. But he the...
CONTENTS: Moses' last counsel to the priests and instruction to the Levites. Warning of Israelitish apostasy. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Joshua. CONCLUSION: It is a great encouragement to God's people...
Deuteronomy 31:2. _I can no more go out and come in._ Though Moses's senses were in vigour, yet he felt the infirmities which admonish aged men to retire. Deuteronomy 31:7. _Moses called to Joshua,_ t...
_Moses therefore wrote this song._ THE LAST SONG The old man whom we have known so long dies singing. All men should die so; all men may so die; God is not sparing in His gift of song or privilege of...
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 31:28 The three witnesses of Israel’s faithlessness are the song (v. Deuteronomy 31:19), the Book of the Law (v....
CRITICAL REMARKS.—Moses had finished the interpretation and enforcement of the law. But his work is not quite accomplished, he therefore makes final arrangements. DEUTERONOMY 31:1. Encouragement to Is...
PART IV.—FAREWELL ADDRESS OF MOSES, WITH HIS PARTING SONG AND BENEDICTION. CHAPTERS 31-33. EXPOSITION _Moses _had now finished his work as the legislator and ruler and leader of Israel. But ere he f...
So Moses, chapter thirty-one, went and spoke these words to all Israel. And he said unto them, I am now a hundred and twenty years old today (Deuteronomy 31:1-2). Happy birthday, dear Moses. One hund...
Deuteronomy 30:19; Deuteronomy 32:1; Deuteronomy 4:26; Deuteronomy 29:10;...