DEUTERONOMY CHAPTER 1 A rehearsal of what had befallen Israel in their forty years' march; as, God's command to depart, DEUTERONOMY 1:1. Moses's inability to judge alone, DEUTERONOMY 1:9. Other judges and officers appointed, DEUTERONOMY 1:13. Charge given the judges, DEUTERONOMY 1:17,18. Their passa... [ Continue Reading ]
This is added to show that the reason why the Israelites in so many years were advanced no further from Horeb than to these plains, was not the great distance of the places or length of the way, which was but a journey of eleven days at most, but because of their rebellions, as is mentioned before a... [ Continue Reading ]
This was but a little before his death.... [ Continue Reading ]
His palace or mansion-house was at ASTAROTH, and he was slain at EDREI, NUMBERS 21:33; of both these places, see GENESIS 14:5 JOSHUA 13:31.... [ Continue Reading ]
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Of Horeb, where they continued about a year's space, EXODUS 19:1 NUMBERS 10:11,12.... [ Continue Reading ]
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, because it was in the borders of the land: see below, DEUTERONOMY 1:19,20. The divers parts or bounds of t... [ Continue Reading ]
BEFORE YOU, Heb. _before your faces_; it is open to your view, and to your possession; there is no impediment in the way. SEE POOLE ON "GENESIS 13:9"; SEE POOLE ON "GENESIS 34:10".... [ Continue Reading ]
AT THAT TIME, i.e. about that time, to wit, a little before their coming to Horeb, EXODUS 18:18.... [ Continue Reading ]
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YOUR BURDEN; the trouble of ruling and managing so perverse a people. YOUR STRIFE; either your quarrellings with God; or rather your contentions among yourselves, for the determination whereof the elders were appointed.... [ Continue Reading ]
Persons of knowledge, wisdom, and experience, men famous, and had in reputation, for ability and integrity; for to such they would more readily submit.... [ Continue Reading ]
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THE CHIEF, not in authority, which yet they had not, but in endowments for good government. AND OFFICERS; inferior officers, that were to attend upon the superior magistrates, and to execute their decrees.... [ Continue Reading ]
That converseth or dealeth with him. To such God would have justice equally administered as to his own people, partly for the honour of religion, and partly for the interest which every man hath in matters of common right.... [ Continue Reading ]
NOT RESPECT PERSONS, Heb. not know or acknowledge faces, i.e. not give sentence according to the outward qualities of the person as he is poor or rich, your friend or enemy, but purely according to the merits of the cause. For which reason some of the Grecian lawgivers ordered that the judges should... [ Continue Reading ]
I delivered unto you, and especially unto your judges, all the laws, statues, and judgments revealed unto me by the Lord in Horeb.... [ Continue Reading ]
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THE SAYING PLEASED ME WELL; for there seemed to be some prudence and good policy in it: but Moses could not see into their hearts, nor from what root this desire grew; but God saw it, and therefore in just judgment complied with their desire, and permitted them to do so for their trial and exercise,... [ Continue Reading ]
THE VALLEY, or, _the brook_: the word signifies both, for brooks commonly run in valleys. OF ESHCOL, i.e. _of grapes_, so called from the goodly cluster of grapes which they brought from thence, NUMBERS 13:23.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FRUIT; grapes, pomegranates, and figs, NUMBERS 13:23. IT IS A GOOD LAND; which acknowledgment, coming from its enemies, should have prevailed with you to go in, more than their discouraging words should have beat you off, because the Lord who had given you this land, was unquestionably able to s... [ Continue Reading ]
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BECAUSE THE LORD HATED US, and therefore designed to destroy us.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PEOPLE IS GREATER, in number and strength and valour. UP TO HEAVEN, i.e. to a great height. A common hyperbole, as GENESIS 11:4 PSALMS 107:26. The Anakims; the children of Anak or Enak. See JUDGES 1:10,20.... [ Continue Reading ]
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Where you were weak, dispirited, divided, raw, and unexperienced, and in a great measure unarmed, and able to do nothing against your numerous, potent, united enemies, but to stand still and see the salvation of God. And therefore now your distrust is highly unreasonable, when you have been hardened... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD BARE THEE, or, _carried thee_, as a father carries his weak and tender child in his arms, as ISAIAH 49:22; or as upon eagles wings, as it is EXODUS 19:4, through difficulties and dangers, gently leading you according as you were able to go, and sustaining you by his power and goodness. See of th... [ Continue Reading ]
In this matter which God commanded and encouraged you to do, to wit, in going in confidently to possess the land. Or, _in this word_, whereby God promised to fight for you, and assured you of good success.... [ Continue Reading ]
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THE VOICE OF YOUR WORDS, to wit, your murmurings, your unthankful, impatient, distrustful, and rebellious speeches and carriages.... [ Continue Reading ]
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CALEB, under whom Joshua is comprehended, as is manifest from DEUTERONOMY 1:38 NUMBERS 14:30, though not here expressed, because he was not now to be one of the people, but to be set over them as chief governor. The land; that particular part of the land: compare JOSHUA 14:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR YOUR SAKES; upon occasion of your wickedness and perverseness, by which you provoked me to speak unadvisedly, PSALMS 106:32,33.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHICH STANDETH BEFORE THEE, i.e. who is now thy minister and servant, for such are oft described by this phrase, as 1 KINGS 1:2 DANIEL 1:5,19.... [ Continue Reading ]
HAD NO KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL; a common description of the state of childhood, as JONAH 4:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
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Or, _ye offered yourselves_, or _you began_, or _you earnestly resolved_ and _attempted_.... [ Continue Reading ]
I AM NOT AMONG YOU, with my powerful presence and assistance.... [ Continue Reading ]
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AS BEES DO; as bees which being provoked come out of their hives in great numbers, and with great fury pursue and sting their adversary and disturber, PSALMS 118:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
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i.e. As you abode in Kadesh many, even forty days, until the spies which you sent returned to give you an account; so you also abode there many days, or a long time after, and were not now permitted to make any further progress towards Canaan.... [ Continue Reading ]