Ver. 28. But charge Joshua, and encourage him— This, as Grotius judiciously observes, is what every good prince ought to do to his successor.
He ought to instruct him, to animate him to glory. If he does otherwise, through the fear of effacing or diminishing his own reputation, he dishonours himself.
See commentary on Deuteronomy 3:29
Verse Deuteronomy 3:28. _BUT CHARGE JOSHUA, C._] Give him _authority_ in the sight of the people, let them see that he has the same _commission_ which I gave to thee. _Encourage him_ for he will meet...
CHAPTER 3 _ 1. The conquest of Og (Deuteronomy 3:1)_ 2. The land possessed (Deuteronomy 3:12) 3. Joshua in the place of Moses (Deuteronomy 3:21) In obedience to the word of the
Moses encourages his successor (Deuteronomy 3:21 f. absent from Numbers 3:32)and prays, though in vain, to be allowed to cross the Jordan (Deuteronomy 3:23 recorded here only)....
CHARGE JOSHUA. Compare Numbers 27:18; Numbers 27:19....
_But charge Joshua_ See notes introd. to this and the previous section. In P (Numbers 27:15-21) the charge to Joshua precedes the arrangement with the two and a half tribes (Numbers 32), while in D it...
Moses" Prayer and its Rejection At that time Moses besought God to finish what He had begun and show him all His greatness (Deuteronomy 3:23 f.), by letting him cross Jordan and view the whole land ...
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_...
DISCOURSE: 188 MOSES VIEWS CANAAN FROM PISGAH Deuteronomy 3:23. And I besought the Lord at that time, saying, O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for wh...
DISCOURSE: 189 JOSHUA A TYPE OF CHRIST Deuteronomy 3:27. _Thou shalt not go over this Jordan. But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he...
10. MOSES DENIED ENTRANCE INTO CANAAN (Deuteronomy 3:21-29) 21 And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that Jehovah your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall Jeh...
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...
DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD DEUTERONOMY _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 3 V1 ‘Next we turned and we went along the route towards Bashan. Og, king of Bashan, came out w...
FOR HE SHALL GO OVER. — Emphatic, _he it is that shall go over, and he it is that shall make them to inherit;_ not Moses....
(23-28) AND I BESOUGHT THE LORD AT THAT TIME. — Two things Moses is recorded to have asked _for himself_ in the story of the exodus. The first is written in Exodus 33:18, “I beseech thee shew me thy g...
וְ צַ֥ו אֶת ־יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ וְ חַזְּקֵ֣הוּ וְ
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,...
“TAKE HEED TO THYSELF” Deuteronomy 3:23; Deuteronomy 4:1 Strong faith was required by the two and a half tribes to leave their wives and children while they went to succor their brethren. But God's c...
Observe with what humility and approbation the man of God speaks of the LORD'S refusal. Oh! it is precious faith which enables the believer to lay passive in the hand of GOD, and know no will but his....
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...
BUT CHARGE JOSHUA, AND ENCOURAGE HIM, AND STRENGTHEN HIM,.... Charge him to take the care of the children of Israel, to introduce them into the good land, and put them into the possession of it; encou...
_He shall go over_ It was not Moses, but Joshua, or Jesus, that was to give the people rest, Hebrews 4:8. It is a comfort to those who love mankind, when they are dying and going off, to see God's wor...
1 The story of the conquest of Og king of Bashan. 11 The bignes of his bed. 12 The distribution of those lands to the two tribes and halfe. 23 Moses prayer to enter into the land. 26 He is permitt...
But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him, Numbers 27:18; FOR HE SHALL GO OVER BEFORE THIS PEOPLE, AND HE SHALL CAUSE THEM TO INHERIT THE LAND WHICH THOU SHALT SEE....
A CHARGE TO JOSHUA...
OG, KING OF BASHAN, DEFEATED (vs.1-11) The history of Og's defeat is in Numbers 21:33. Moses recounts this. Og and his people came out against Israel to battle, just as the ungodly would oppose the t...
21-29 Moses encouraged Joshua, who was to succeed him. Thus the aged and experienced in the service of God, should do all they can to strengthen the hands of those who are young, and setting out in r...
CHARGE JOSHUA; give him commission and authority, and a command to execute his trust, and conduct the people. STRENGTHEN HIM with exhortations and promises, and assurances of my presence and help, and...
"Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan; and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. And the Lord said unto me, Fear Him not: for I will deliver hi...
Deuteronomy 3:28 command H6680 (H8761) Joshua H3091 encourage H2388 (H8761) strengthen H553 (H8761) over H5674
MOSES' PLEA TO BE ABLE TO ENTER THE LAND (DEUTERONOMY 3:23). But one of the things that grieved Moses most was the fact that through his own sin of impatience, carelessness, petulance and uncontrolled...
CONTENTS: Further review of journeyings. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Og, Joshua. CONCLUSION: That cause cannot but be victorious for which the Lord of Hosts fights. «If God be for us who can be against...
Deuteronomy 3:9. _Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion._ The LXX, willing to adapt the language of the sacred writings to their own age, say, “Which Hermon the Phœnicians call Sanior.” See notes on...
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 3:26 BECAUSE OF YOU. See note on 1:37–38. PISGAH. See...
CRITICAL NOTES.—CONQUEST OF OG. Israel were able to advance to the Jordan after the defeat of Sihon and the conquest of his land. But Og, the Amonitish King, still kept the northern half of Gilead and...
EXPOSITION DEUTERONOMY 3:1 CONQUEST OF OG,_ _KING OF_ _BASHAN. The Amorites had wrested from Moab a portion of the territory taken by _the Moabites _and the _Edomites _from the giant aborigines; and...
In chapter three: So we turned, and went by the way of Bashan: unto Og the king of Bashan who came out against us, wit all of his people. And the LORD said unto me, Don't fear him: for I will deliver...
1 Chronicles 22:11; 1 Chronicles 22:6; 1 Chronicles 28:10; 1 Chronicles 28:20;...
TURNING BACKWARD Deuteronomy 2:1 _and Deuteronomy 3:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS Last week we closed with God's refusal to permit the Children of Israel to go into the land of Canaan. They had come up to K...
He shall go over — It was not Moses, but Joshua or Jesus that was to give the people rest, Hebrews 4:8. 'Tis a comfort to those who love mankind, when they are dying and going off, to see God's work l...