Deu. 33:2. "From His right hand went a fiery Law for them." The words seem to be something wronged in the translation. The word 'went' is not in the original, but is supplied, and if the word 'proceeded' or 'come' had been supplied, it might more naturally have led us to what Moses had respect, whic... [ Continue Reading ]
Deu. 33:7. So David was brought to his people as their prince after being driven out and banished by Saul, and again after he was driven out by Absalom. Solomon was brought to his people after he was excluded by Adonijah. Christ was brought to His people to be their King after the family of David ha... [ Continue Reading ]
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 Meribah. (1 Corinthians 10:9). Moses was of that tribe, and might also be called their holy one; but n... [ Continue Reading ]
Deu. 33:12. _i.e.,_ Benjamin, being the beloved of the Lord, shall dwell in safety by the Lord. Paul the great Apostle was of this tribe, who perhaps was above all mere men the beloved of the Lord. _ Ibid. _ Which seems to allude to a custom of parents carrying their children on their backs or betw... [ Continue Reading ]
Deu. 33:18, 19. This seems to have respect to the calling of the Gentiles by the preaching of the Apostles, who were of Galilee, and probably chiefly of the tribe of Zebulon, which was that part of Galilee, and probably chiefly of the tribe of Zebulon, which was that part of Galilee where Christ was... [ Continue Reading ]
Deu. 33:26. The universe is the chariot in which God rides and makes progress towards the last end of all things on the wheels of His providence; and the place of the chariot on which God has His seat is the highest heavens, as in Psalms 68:33, and also verse 4; the pavement of the chariot, above wh... [ Continue Reading ]
Deu. 33:29. "Thine enemies," etc. _i.e., _ liars in their boastings and menaces; ["and thou shalt tread," etc.] - _i.e., _ their fortresses built upon high rocks and steep places - that is, thou shalt conquer and take their strongest places, and take possession of them. God is said to be a high plac... [ Continue Reading ]