Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 4:38
To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou [art], to bring thee in, to give thee their land [for] an inheritance, as [it is] this day.
38. to drive out nations from before thee ] Heb. to dispossess from before thee; Deu 9:4-5, Deu 11:23, Deu 18:12 (and the probably editorial Exo 34:24); cp. Deu 7:17, Deu 9:3; Deu 9:5. For another form of same vb also with obj. of person see on Deu 9:1. Both are characteristic of D and occur both with Sg. and Pl.
greater and mightier than thou ] Deu 7:6. See Deu 9:1.
to give thee their land for an inheritance ] See on Deu 1:38, Deu 5:31.
as at this day ] ‘The reference may be either to the territory E. of Jordan, or (by an anachronism) to Palestine generally; the similar language of Deu 7:1 end, Deu 9:1, Deu 11:23 favours the latter interpretation’ (Driver).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
To drive out nations from before thee, greater and mightier than thou art,…. The seven nations of the land of Canaan, which were more in number and mightier in power and strength than they, and particularly the Amorites, who were already driven out and dispossessed of their country, even the kingdoms and nations of Sihon and Og:
to bring thee in to give thee their land for an inheritance, as [it is] this day; referring, as Aben Ezra observes, to the inheritance of the land of the two kings of the Amorites, which the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, were put into the possession of already.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Verses 38-40:
The text of Moses’ reminder of the unique role of Israel among the world’s nations. To no other nation has God appeared as He did to Israel. He has chosen to dwell among no other people in the manner of Israel. No other nation has experienced the miraculous delivery from bondage to a strong nation, as has Israel.
God chose Israel for one primary purpose: to demonstrate His sovereignty, and His primacy as the one True God of Heaven and earth.
What God asked of Israel in return was simple: that the nation fear (reverence) Him, serve Him, and obey His laws. He promised long life, prosperity, and peace for Israel’s future generations if they would do this. The secret of their peaceful possession of the Land was to love, fear, and serve God.
This principle applies to God’s people today. Blessings come by obedience; calamities come by disobedience.
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
drive: Deu 7:1, Deu 9:1-5, Deu 11:23, Exo 23:27, Exo 23:28, Jos 3:10, Psa 44:2, Psa 44:3
as: Deu 2:31-37, Deu 3:1-16, Deu 8:18
Reciprocal: Jdg 13:22 – We shall Psa 105:43 – And he