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 ]
THROUGH THE COAST] RV 'through the border,' as in Numbers 20:18. The
Edomites, however, refused to give them a passage through their
country: see Numbers 20:14. The Israelites accordingly went southward
towards Elath and Ezion-geber at the N. end of the Gulf of Akaba (see
Deuteronomy 2:8 and on Numb... [ Continue Reading ]