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Deuteronomy 3:25
I pray Thee, let me go over and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, the entire mountainous country of Canaan, and Lebanon.
I pray Thee, let me go over and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, the entire mountainous country of Canaan, and Lebanon.
THAT GOODLY MOUNTAIN - i. e., that mountainous district. The fiat districts of the East are generally scorched, destitute of water, and therefore sterile: the hilly ones, on the contrary, are of more...
CHAPTER 3 _ 1. The conquest of Og (Deuteronomy 3:1)_ 2. The land possessed (Deuteronomy 3:12) 3. Joshua in the place of Moses (Deuteronomy 3:21) In obedience to the word of the
Moses encourages his successor (Deuteronomy 3:21 f. absent from Numbers 3:32)and prays, though in vain, to be allowed to cross the Jordan (Deuteronomy 3:23 recorded here only)....
THE GOOD LAND. Compare Psalms 106:24.Numbers 13:27....
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_...
Moses" Prayer and its Rejection At that time Moses besought God to finish what He had begun and show him all His greatness (Deuteronomy 3:23 f.), by letting him cross Jordan and view the whole land ...
_the good land_ Deuteronomy 1:35. _that goodly mountain_ To this day in Syria a whole range is called in the sing. _mountain_; and in fact from Nebo and the Ghôr below it all W. Palestine appears one...
DISCOURSE: 188 MOSES VIEWS CANAAN FROM PISGAH Deuteronomy 3:23. And I besought the Lord at that time, saying, O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for wh...
_VER._ 21-29. As Joshua was ordained to succeed Moses in the government, he repeats the encouragement that he gave him to be brave and confident in so good a cause. Joshua had seen already some of God...
_VER._ 25. _THAT GOODLY MOUNTAIN, AND LEBANON_— The French renders this, _that goodly mountain, that is to say, Lebanon; c'est a savoir, le Liban._ Some commentators suppose mount Moriah, on which the...
10. MOSES DENIED ENTRANCE INTO CANAAN (Deuteronomy 3:21-29) 21 And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that Jehovah your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall Jeh...
_I PRAY THEE, LET ME GO OVER, AND SEE THE GOOD LAND THAT IS BEYOND JORDAN, THAT GOODLY MOUNTAIN, AND LEBANON._ That goodly mountain, and Lebanon. The name Lebanon denotes 'whiteness,' and was given t...
3:25 good (b-11) goodly (b-19) Same word as 'good,' Genesis 1:4 ....
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_ CHAPTER 3 V1 ‘Next we turned and we went along the route towards Bashan. Og, king of Bashan, came out w...
(23-28) AND I BESOUGHT THE LORD AT THAT TIME. — Two things Moses is recorded to have asked _for himself_ in the story of the exodus. The first is written in Exodus 33:18, “I beseech thee shew me thy g...
אֶעְבְּרָה ־נָּ֗א וְ אֶרְאֶה֙ אֶת ־הָ אָ֣רֶץ
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,...
“TAKE HEED TO THYSELF” Deuteronomy 3:23; Deuteronomy 4:1 Strong faith was required by the two and a half tribes to leave their wives and children while they went to succor their brethren. But God's c...
I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that [is] beyond Jordan, that goodly (k) mountain, and Lebanon. (k) He means Zion, where the Temple should be built, and God honoured....
I will. Moses flattered himself that God's refusal to let him cross the Jordan, was only conditional; and therefore he begs, with all humility, for leave to enter Chanaan, at the head of the people. B...
As this is a very interesting part in the life of Moses, and as the subject held forth to us in it is highly instructive, I would beg the Reader to pause over it, and remark with me some of the sweet...
_AN UNANSWERED PRAYER_ ‘I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.’ Deuteronomy 3:25 I. IT WAS A LAND, A GOOD LAND, WHICH MOSES LOO...
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...
I PRAY THEE, LET ME GO OVER AND SEE THE GOOD LAND THAT IS BEYOND JORDAN,.... The land of Canaan, the land flowing with milk and honey; a land which he describes as a most excellent one, Deuteronomy 8:...
I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that [is] beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon. Ver. 25. _The good land._] The "glory of all lands." Eze 20:6 _ Goodly mountain._] Mori...
_Let me go over_ For he supposed God's threatening might be conditional and reversible, as many others were. _That goodly mountain_ Which the Jews not improbably understood of that mountain on which t...
1 The story of the conquest of Og king of Bashan. 11 The bignes of his bed. 12 The distribution of those lands to the two tribes and halfe. 23 Moses prayer to enter into the land. 26 He is permitt...
OG, KING OF BASHAN, DEFEATED (vs.1-11) The history of Og's defeat is in Numbers 21:33. Moses recounts this. Og and his people came out against Israel to battle, just as the ungodly would oppose the t...
21-29 Moses encouraged Joshua, who was to succeed him. Thus the aged and experienced in the service of God, should do all they can to strengthen the hands of those who are young, and setting out in r...
For he supposed God's threatening might be conditional and reversible, as many others were. THAT GOODLY MOUNTAIN, or, _that blessed mountain_, which the Jews not improbably understand of that mountain...
"Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan; and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. And the Lord said unto me, Fear Him not: for I will deliver hi...
Deuteronomy 3:25 over H5674 (H8799) see H7200 (H8799) good H2896 land H776 beyond H5676 Jordan H3383 pleasant
MOSES' PLEA TO BE ABLE TO ENTER THE LAND (DEUTERONOMY 3:23). But one of the things that grieved Moses most was the fact that through his own sin of impatience, carelessness, petulance and uncontrolled...
Deuteronomy 3:25 I. It was a _land,_a good land, which Moses looked upon; it was a land of promise which God had prepared. Canaan was, in a sense, the heaven of Israel's hope: the more heaven-like, pe...
CONTENTS: Further review of journeyings. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Og, Joshua. CONCLUSION: That cause cannot but be victorious for which the Lord of Hosts fights. «If God be for us who can be against...
Deuteronomy 3:9. _Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion._ The LXX, willing to adapt the language of the sacred writings to their own age, say, “Which Hermon the Phœnicians call Sanior.” See notes on...
_Thou hast begun to show._ REVELATION ALWAYS NEW “Thou hast begun.” That is all He can do. Always beginning, never ending that is the mystery and that is the glory of the Divine revelation. When we c...
CRITICAL NOTES.—CONQUEST OF OG. Israel were able to advance to the Jordan after the defeat of Sihon and the conquest of his land. But Og, the Amonitish King, still kept the northern half of Gilead and...
EXPOSITION DEUTERONOMY 3:1 CONQUEST OF OG,_ _KING OF_ _BASHAN. The Amorites had wrested from Moab a portion of the territory taken by _the Moabites _and the _Edomites _from the giant aborigines; and...
In chapter three: So we turned, and went by the way of Bashan: unto Og the king of Bashan who came out against us, wit all of his people. And the LORD said unto me, Don't fear him: for I will deliver...
Deuteronomy 11:11; Deuteronomy 11:12; Deuteronomy 4:21; Deuteronomy 4:22;...
TURNING BACKWARD Deuteronomy 2:1 _and Deuteronomy 3:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS Last week we closed with God's refusal to permit the Children of Israel to go into the land of Canaan. They had come up to K...
Let me go over — For he supposed God's threatening might be conditional and reversible, as many others were. That goodly mountain — Which the Jews not improbably understood of that mountain on which t...