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Verse Deuteronomy 1:15. _CAPTAINS OVER THOUSANDS, C._] What a curious
and well-regulated economy was that of the Israelites! See its order
and arrangement:
1. GOD, the KING and Supreme Judge
2. _Mos...
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This appointment of the “captains” (compare Exodus 18:21 ff) must
not be confounded with that of the elders in Numbers 11:16 ff. The
former would number 78,600; the latter were 70 only.
A comparison b...
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_2. FROM HOREB TO KADESH_
_ 1. The command to go in and to possess the land (Deuteronomy 1:6)_
2. The appointment of judges reviewed (Deuteronomy 1:9)
3. The failure to possess the land ...
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DEUTERONOMY 1:9_ cf._ Exodus 18:13 * (_E_))_._ The idea of appointing
judges to assist Moses is in Exodus 18:17 suggested by Jethro not, as
here, by Moses himself. The parallel passage differs also as...
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I TOOK. Compare Exodus 18:21.
CHIEF. Hebrew. _sar._ Compare Genesis 32:28.
MEN. Hebrew. _'ish._ App-14....
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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_...
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_VER._ 15. _SO I TOOK THE CHIEF—AND MADE THEM HEADS_— Persons of
the first rank, and who consequently were least liable to bribery and
corruption, were appointed by Moses to their respective offices,...
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2. CIVIL ORGANIZATION UNDER MOSES (Deuteronomy 1:9-18)
Deuteronomy 1:9 And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not
able to bear you myself alone: 10 Jehovah your God hath multiplied
you, and,...
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_AND I SPAKE UNTO YOU AT THAT TIME, SAYING, I AM NOT ABLE TO BEAR YOU
MYSELF ALONE:_
I spake unto you at that time - a little before their arrival in
Horeb. Moses addresses that new generation as the...
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1:15 chiefs (e-5) chiefs (e-16) 'Head,' as Exodus 6:14 . officers
(f-35) These were evidently civil officers constantly associated with
'judges,' as chs. 16.18; 20.9, Numbers 11:16 , Joshua 8:33 , &c....
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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...
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DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE
LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD
DEUTERONOMY
_PHILIP SMITH_
THE AUTHOR
There are three main opinions about who wrote the book of
Deuteronomy. 1. Deuteronomy says t...
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(9-18) In these words Moses appears to combine the recollection of two
distinct things: (1) the advice of Jethro (Exodus 18), by following
which he would be relieved from the ordinary pressure of liti...
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וָ אֶקַּ֞ח אֶת ־רָאשֵׁ֣י שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗ם
אֲנָשִׁ֤ים...
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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,...
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MOSES RECALLS THE START FROM HOREB
Deuteronomy 1:1
To this new generation Moses spake the holy law of God, since they had
not heard it at Sinai. In view of the great Lawgiver's approaching
decease,...
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The Book of Deuteronomy is didactic rather than historic. It consists
of a collection of the final utterances of Moses and is a Book of
review.
It commences with a discourse in which Moses reviewed th...
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So I took the chief of your tribes, (l) wise men, and known, and made
them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over
hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and
o...
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Who, &c. Hebrew, "and shoterim ( officers like our serjeants, designed
to publish and execute the sentence of the judges) over or among your
tribes." The Persians still call such officers chaters. The...
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All these verses refer to that period in Israel's history, in which at
the advice of Jethro, and by the divine permission, Moses took into
the administration of justice with himself, certain of the el...
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In examining Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers, we have found what may be
called an abstract typical system. That is, we see in them a number of
institutions laid down by Jehovah, the pattern of which wa...
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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...
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SO I TOOK THE CHIEF OF YOUR TRIBES, WISE MEN, AND KNOWN,.... The
principal persons among them, that were remarkable and well known for
their wisdom and understanding, whom the people presented to him:...
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So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them
heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds,
and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and offic...
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_So I took the chief_ Not in authority, but in endowments for
governing. _And officers_ Inferior officers, that were to attend upon
the superior magistrates, and to execute their decrees....
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1 Moses speech in the end of the fortieth yeere, briefly rehearsing
the story,
6 of Gods promise,
9 of giuing them officers,
19 of sending the spies to search the land,
34 of Gods anger for their...
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So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men and known, and made them
heads over you, formally invested them with the authority needed,
CAPTAINS OVER THOUSANDS, AND CAPTAINS OVER HUNDREDS, AND CAPTAIN...
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THE ASSISTANTS OF MOSES...
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THE COMMAND TO LEAVE HOREB
(vs.1-8)
In Numbers 32:1 Israel is seen to remain in the area east of Jordan
long enough for the two and a half tribes to build cities. Thus God
required no haste as to the...
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MADE:
_ Heb._ gave...
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9-18 Moses reminds the people of the happy constitution of their
government, which might make them all safe and easy, if it was not
their own fault. He owns the fulfilment of God's promise to Abraham...
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"These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side
Jordan, in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red Sea,
between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahah. Th...
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Deuteronomy 1:15 took H3947 (H8799) heads H7218 tribes H7626 wise
H2450 knowledgeable H3045 (H8803) men H58
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HE POINTS OUT THAT THERE SHOULD IN FACT HAVE BEEN NO PROBLEM WITH
THEIR POSSESSING CANAAN BECAUSE YAHWEH HAD MADE THEM A GREAT NATION,
JUSTLY AND WISELY WATCHED OVER BY THEIR RULERS, AND HAD LED THEM...
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CONTENTS: Review of the failure at Kadesh-barnea.
CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Caleb, Joshua.
CONCLUSION: A sad pass it has come to with us when the God of eternal
truth cannot be believed. All disobedie...
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Deuteronomy 1:1. _In the plain over against the Red sea._ סו _Suph,
red,_ not being joined in the text _with_ ים _Yam, sea,_ should not
be rendered _the Red sea._ Zuph being the name of a town, and al...
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_And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you
myself alone._
THE PROMISED INCREASE PLEADED
I. The glorious being addressed. “The Lord God of your fathers.”
1. In His essenti...
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DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 1:6 Moses’ First Speech:
Historical Prologue. Moses’ first speech reviews Israel’s past
failure at Kadesh; its passing through Edom, Moab, and Ammon without
fighting; i...
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—
I. Biographical. _SIHON_. סִיחן (Slkhôn). LXX. Σηών. Joseph.
Σιχών. King of the Amorites when the Israelites reached the
borders of Canaan,—a man of courage and audacit...
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TITLE AND INTRODUCTION Deuteronomy 1:1.
EXPOSITION
DEUTERONOMY 1:1
In these verses we have the inscription and general introduction to
the book, announcing the contents of the book, the author of it...
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Let's turn to Deuteronomy. The word Deuteronomy means the second law.
It is really sort of Moses' final address to the people. It probably
covers the last month and a half of Moses' life. So he's gett...
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1 Samuel 17:18; 1 Samuel 22:7; 1 Samuel 8:12; Deuteronomy 16:18;...
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KADESH-BARNEA
Deuteronomy 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
There are three things which need to be brought out in a definite way.
1. THE SUGGESTION OF THE VERBAL INSPIRATION OF THE BIBLE. The chapter
opens w...
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Officers — Inferior officers, that were to attend upon the superior
magistrates, and to execute their decrees....