Darby's translation notes (1890)
Deuteronomy 33:8
33:8 Thummim (a-7) Perfection, or Perfections. Urim (b-10) Light, or Lights. see Nehemiah 7:65 . one, (c-15) 'The man of thy goodness' or 'grace;' Heb. Chasid . see also Note, 2 Chronicles 6:42 .
33:8 Thummim (a-7) Perfection, or Perfections. Urim (b-10) Light, or Lights. see Nehemiah 7:65 . one, (c-15) 'The man of thy goodness' or 'grace;' Heb. Chasid . see also Note, 2 Chronicles 6:42 .
Verse Deuteronomy 33:8. _OF LEVI HE SAID_] Concerning the _Urim_ and _Thummim_, Exodus 28:30, Exodus 28:30. _THY HOLY ONE_] Aaron primarily, who was ano
THY HOLY ONE - i. e., Levi, regarded as the representative of the whole priestly and Levitical stock which sprang from him. The contrast between the tone of this passage and that of Genesis 49:5 is re...
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...
THUMMIM... TJRIM. See note on Exodus 28:30; Numbers 26:55. THY HOLY ONE. Thy man (' _i_. _h_, App-14.) of loving-kindness, or gracious One. the High Priest who was of the tribe of Levi. See note on E...
(2 9). Four Laws: Of Right to Enter the Congregation There shall not enter any eunuch (Deuteronomy 33:1); nor the son of an unlawful marriage, nor descendants (Deuteronomy 33:2); nor Ammonite, nor Mo...
The Blessing Proper 6 R e" ubén, may he live and not die, Though few be his men....
_The children of the third generation … shall enter the_ CONGREGATION] Jeremiah 36:14 mentions a man under King Jehoiakim called _Yehudi_, i.e. Jew, whose great-grandfather was called _Kushi_, i.e. Eg...
DISCOURSE: 239 THE BLESSING BESTOWED ON THE TRIBE OF LEVI Deuteronomy 33:8. And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou...
_VER._ 8-11. _AND OF LEVI HE SAID_— Moses, having finished that part of his prayer which related to Judah, enters rapidly on a new subject, and offers his petitions in behalf of his own tribe. He begi...
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 OF LEVI HE SAID, LET THY THUMMIM AND THY URIM BE WITH THY HOLY ONE, WHOM THOU DIDST PROVE AT MASSAH, AND WITH WHOM THOU DIDST STRIVE AT THE WATERS OF MERIBAH;_ Of Levi he said. The burden of thi...
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...
On the Urim and Thummim see Exodus 28:30. Jehovah is addressed in this v., and Levi is meant by thy holy one. Three privileges of the priestly tribe are referred to in this blessing, viz. the use of t...
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...
AND OF LEVI. — Next to Joseph, this tribe has the largest share in Moses’ last words, as we might naturally expect, it being his own tribe. The _character of the priest_ is the principal subject. The...
וּ לְ לֵוִ֣י אָמַ֔ר תֻּמֶּ֥יךָ וְ אוּרֶ֖יךָ
(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...
THE BLESSING OF THE CHOSEN PEOPLE Deuteronomy 33:1 The glorious nature of God is the opening theme here. The reference is to the giving of the Law when, amid fire and the mediation of angels, God des...
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...
Holy man. Aaron and his successors in the priesthood. (Challoner) --- They were adorned with the Urim and Thummim, which are here rendered perfection and doctrine. (Calmet) --- Septuagint, "give to Le...
Moses dwells much upon the tribe of Levi, But it is remarkable, that though he himself was of that tribe, yet he never once mentions his relationship. It is precious to remark the humility of Moses. A...
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...
8_And of Levi he said. _This qualification, or modification of the harsher sentence of Jacob was introduced not only for the sake of the tribe of Levi, but rather of the whole people. Jacob had said,...
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 OF LEVI HE SAID,.... That is, Moses said of the tribe of Levi, as both the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem: [LET] THY THUMMIM AND THY URIM [BE] WITH THY HOLY ONE; with Aaron, as the same Targum...
And of Levi he said, [Let] thy Thummim and thy Urim [be] with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, [and with] whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah; Ver. 8. _Let thy Thummin and t...
Deu. 33:8. Here Christ is evidently called Levi's "holy one." Aaron, the high priest of that tribe, was Levi's holy one in some sense; but it was not Aaron but Christ that was tempted at Massah and Me...
_Of Levi he said_ Said to God in prayer. _Let thy Thummim_, &c. That is, the Thummim and Urim which are thine, O Lord, by special institution and consecration, (understanding thereby the ephod, in whi...
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....
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...
And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim, Exodus 28:30, the guarantee that the Lord would ever protect the rights of His people by revealing to the priests His holy will and the manner in whi...
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...
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...
THY THUMMIM AND THY URIM BE WITH THY HOLY ONE;_ the Thummim and the Urim_, which are _thine_, O Lord, by special institution and consecration; by which he understands the ephod, in which they were put...
"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 33:8 Levi H3878 said H559 (H8804) Thummim H8550 Urim H224 holy H2623 one H376 tested H5254 ...
Deuteronomy 33:8 And of Levi he said, Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, Whom you proved at Massah, With whom you strove at the waters of Meribah; When he comes to Simeon and Levi...
THUMMIM (_ See Scofield) - (Exodus 28:30). _...
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....
_And of Levi he said._ LEVI Levi was the third son of Jacob and Leah, and his name commemorated the desire and hope of his mother, that her husband’s heart would be “closely joined” to her now that s...
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 33:8 THUMMIM, URIM. See note on 1 Sam. 14:41–42. MASSAH. See...
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...
1 Samuel 28:6; 2 Chronicles 23:6; Deuteronomy 8:16; Deuteronomy 8:2;...
Let thy Urim — The Thummim and the Urim, which are thine, O Lord by special institution and consecration, (by which he understands the ephod in which they were put, and the high priesthood, to which t...