Bible Commentary

And the LORD, he [it is] that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. 8. See on Deu 31:6. On the phrase fear not, neither be dismayed, characteristic of the Sg. passages, see on Deu 1:21. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 31:8”

And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it. 7. in the sight … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 31:7”

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he [it is] that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 6. Be strong and of a good courage ] Cp. Deu 3:28: encourage and strengthen him (causative forms of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 31:6”

And the LORD shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you. 5. deliver them up before you ] Deu 1:8, Deu 7:2, etc., with both Sg. and Pl. The change to Pl. here is confirmed by Sam. LXX. all the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 31:5”

And the LORD shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed. 4. Sihon Og ] Deu 2:32 ff., Deu 3:1 ff., Deu 29:7; Amorites, Deu 3:8. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Which he gave to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 31:4”

The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, [and] he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: [and] Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said. 3. will go over before thee ] Deu 9:3, where also there follows (with much else) as here, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 31:3”

And he said unto them, I [am] a hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the LORD hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan. 2. an hundred and twenty years old ] So P Deu 34:7, cp. Exo 7:7. As we … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 31:2”

And Moses went and spoke these words unto all Israel. 1. went and spake these words ] This can only refer to something preceding; see small print above. But LXX read finished speaking these words. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Deu 31:1-8 Joshua, he shall go over before them. Joshua Joshuas taking … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 31:1”

That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, [and] that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he [is] thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD swore unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 30:20”

I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, [that] I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: 19. I call heaven and earth, etc.] As in Deu 4:26. set before thee life and death ] See on Deu … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 30:19”