And Moses went up — When he knew the place of his death he chearfully mounted a steep hill to come to it. Those who are well acquainted with another world, are not afraid to leave this. When God's servants are sent for out of the world, the summons runs go up and die! Unto Dan — To that city which a... [ Continue Reading ]
All Naphtali — The land of Naphtali, which together with Dan, was in the north of Canaan, as Ephraim and Manasseh were in the midland parts, and Judah on the south, and the sea, on the west. So these parts lying in the several quarters are put for all the rest. He stood in the east and saw also Gile... [ Continue Reading ]
The south — The south quarter of the land of Judah, which is towards the salt sea, the city of palm — trees — Jericho, so called from the multitude of palm — trees, which were in those parts, as Josephus and Strabo write. From whence and the balm there growing it was called Jericho, which signifies,... [ Continue Reading ]
I have caused thee to see it — For tho' his sight was good, yet he could not have seen all Canaan, an hundred and sixty miles in length, and fifty or sixty in breadth, if his sight had not been miraculously assisted and enlarged. He saw it at a distance. Such a sight the Old Testament believers had... [ Continue Reading ]
So Moses the servant of the Lord died — He is called the servant of the Lord, not only as a good man, (all such are his servants) but as a man eminently useful, who had served God's counsels in bringing Israel out of Egypt, and leading them thro' the wilderness. And it was more his honour, to be the... [ Continue Reading ]
He — The Lord, buried him either immediately, or by the ministry of angels, whereof Michael was the chief or prince. Of his sepulchre — Of the particular place where he was buried: which God hid from the Israelites, to prevent their superstition and idolatry, to which he knew their great proneness.... [ Continue Reading ]
His eye was not dim — By a miraculous work of God in mercy to his church and people.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thirty day's — Which was the usual time of mourning for persons of high place and eminency. 'Tis a debt owing to the surviving honour of deceased worthies, to follow them with our tears, as those who loved and valued them, are sensible of the loss, and humbled for the sins which have provoked God to... [ Continue Reading ]
Wisdom — And other gifts and graces too, but wisdom is mentioned as being most necessary for the government to which he was now called. Upon him — And this was the thing which Moses at that time asked of God for him.... [ Continue Reading ]
Whom the Lord — Whom God did so freely and familiarly converse with.... [ Continue Reading ]
Moses was greater than any other of the prophets of the Old Testament. By Moses God gave the law, and moulded and formed the Jewish church. By the other prophets he only sent particular reproofs, directions and predictions. But as far as the other prophets came short of him, our Lord Jesus went beyo... [ Continue Reading ]