And he provided the first part for himself, because there, [in] a portion of the (o) lawgiver, [was he] seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.
(o) So the portion of the Gadites, and others on this side of the Jordan was God's, though it was not so known.
Verse Deuteronomy 33:21. _HE PROVIDED THE FIRST PART_] That is, he chose for himself a very excellent portion, viz., the land of _Sihon_ and _Og_, in which this tribe had requested to be settled by th...
The first fruits of the conquest made by Israel were assigned to Gad and Reuben by Moses, at their own request. BECAUSE ... SEATED - Render, because there was the leader’s portion reserved, i. e., th...
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...
IN. Omit. WAS HE SEATED. was reserved....
The Blessing Proper 6 R e" ubén, may he live and not die, Though few be his men....
_vow_ Heb. _nadar_, as the parallel _nazar_shows, means originally -to dedicate." The term and the idea are found in practically all the Semitic languages. _be slack_ Lit. _be behind_, DELAY. _To pay...
( 22 24). Of Vows. A vow once made shall be paid without delay. God requires it, neglect is a sin (Deuteronomy 33:21). To forbear to vow is no sin, but every uttered promise of this kind must be obser...
_VER._ 20, 21. _AND OF GAD HE SAID_— This warlike tribe, having applied to Moses for the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and obtained it, is not improperly compared by him to a _lion_ resting a...
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 HE PROVIDED THE FIRST PART FOR HIMSELF, BECAUSE THERE, IN A PORTION OF THE LAWGIVER, WAS HE SEATED; AND HE CAME WITH THE HEADS OF THE PEOPLE, HE EXECUTED THE JUSTICE OF THE LORD, AND HIS JUDGMENT...
33:21 with (a-21) Or 'to.' Israel. (b-38) Others read 'he hath practised the righteousness of Jehovah, and his judgements toward Israel.' reserved (k-12) Or 'hidden,' Moses being buried in the territo...
THE FIRST PART] Gad chose the part E. of the Jordan which was first conquered and also the first to be allotted: see Numbers 32. The next clause should read, 'for there was a ruler's (or commander's)...
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...
THE FIRST PART. — The first territory conquered by Moses was distributed between Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh. A PORTION OF THE LAWGIVER is interpreted by Rashi as the field of the...
וַ יַּ֤רְא רֵאשִׁית֙ לֹ֔ו כִּי ־שָׁ֛ם חֶלְקַ֥
(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...
ISRAEL'S HAPPY FUTURE PROMISED Deuteronomy 33:18 _ Zebulun_ and _Issachar,_ sons of Leah, were neighbors in Canaan, and, being on the seaboard, became wealthy by commerce. The calling of the peoples...
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...
He saw, &c. The pre-eminence of the tribe of Gad, to which this alludes, was their having the lawgiver, Moses, buried in their borders; though the particular place was not known. (Challoner) --- Prote...
The seat here spoken of, probably referred to the situation of Gad, on the other side Jordan Deuteronomy 4:43. Joshua dismissed the Gadites with a blessing after the war was over; see Joshua. Joshua 4...
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...
21._And he provided the first part for himself. _(322) Others translate it not badly, _the first-fruits. _Jerome’s rendering, _pre-eminence _(_principatum_,) however, is quite out of the question. The...
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...
AND HE PROVIDED A FIRST PART FOR HIMSELF,.... That is, the portion of the land of Sihon and Og, as Jarchi rightly interprets it; which was the beginning or firstfruits of the subduing of the land that...
And he provided the first part for himself, because there, [in] a portion of the lawgiver, [was he] seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgm...
_He provideth the first part for himself_ The first-fruits of the land of promise, the country of Sion, which was first conquered, and which he is said to _provide for himself_, because he asked and o...
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....
And he provided the first part for himself, a place of habitation as befitted a leader of the tribes, BECAUSE THERE, IN A PORTION OF THE LAWGIVER, of the leader, WAS HE SEATED, this fine region was ex...
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...
SEATED: _ Heb._ cieled...
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...
THE FIRST PART; the first-fruits of the Land of Promise, the country of Sihon, which was first conquered, which he is said to _provide for himself_, because he desired and so obtained it of Moses, NUM...
"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 33:21 provided H7200 (H8799) first H7225 lawgivers H2710 (H8781) portion H2513 reserved H5603 (H88
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....
_Blessed be He that enlargeth Gad._ GAD We are able to form a more than usually distinct idea of the personal character which pertained to Gad, and which he transmitted to his descendants. Scripture...
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....
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 33:21 CHOSE THE BEST OF THE LAND FOR HIMSELF. See Numbers 32:1, where Gad and Reuben request land across the Jordan that is ideal for
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...
Joshua 1:14; Joshua 22:4; Joshua 4:12; Joshua 4:13; Judges 5:11;...
The first part — The first fruits of the land of promise, the country of Sihon, which was first conquered, which he is said to provide for himself, because he desired and obtained it of Moses. Of the...