ON THIS SIDE JORDAN] RV 'beyond Jordan,' i.e. on the E. side. The writer speaks from the standpoint of Canaan, as also in Deuteronomy 1:5; Deuteronomy 3:8; Deuteronomy 4:41; Deuteronomy 4:46; Deuteronomy 4:49. see Intro. to Numbers.... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Moses, feeling that his death is approaching, delivers his final charges to the people. In the fi... [ Continue Reading ]
The plain is the Arabah, the valley running N. and S. of the Dead Sea. The Red _sea_] Heb. _Suph_, the name of some place on the Gulf of Akaba. 6-46. Review of the journey from Sinai to Kadesh on the border of Canaan.... [ Continue Reading ]
HOREB] the name given in Dt to Mt. Sinai. The name Sinai occurs in this book only in the Blessing of Moses (Deuteronomy 33:2).... [ Continue Reading ]
The plain] see on Deuteronomy 1:1. The hills] RV 'hill country,' the elevated ridge in the centre of Palestine. The vale] the maritime plain. The south] the _Negeb._ See on Numbers 13:17; Numbers 13:21.... [ Continue Reading ]
This seems to refer to what is recorded in Exodus 18:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
See Numbers 13. It would appear that the sending of the spies was suggested by the people, and that Moses referred the matter to God for confirmation: cp. Numbers 13:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
For your sakes] Had the unbelief of Moses gone unpunished, the people would have been hardened in their own transgression. Por their sakes, therefore, it was impossible to overlook it: see on Numbers 20:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
MANY DAYS] see on Numbers 13:26; Numbers 20:1.... [ Continue Reading ]