Bible Commentary

And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the LORD do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest. 21. Thine eyes have seen ] Rather, Thine own eyes are they that saw. The appeal to personal experience … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 3:21”

Until the LORD have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and [until] they also possess the land which the LORD your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and [then] shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you. 20. until the Lord give rest ] So Deu … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 3:20”

But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, ([for] I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you; 19. much cattle ] Cp. Num 32:1. In the O.T. Mo‘ab, Gile‘ad and Bashan, the seats of the two and a half tribes, are celebrated for their … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 3:19”

And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all [that are] meet for the war. 18. And I commanded you ] Them would be more natural, which some read; retain you, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 3:18”

The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast [thereof], from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, [even] the salt sea, under Ashdoth-pisgah eastward. 17. the Arabah also, and Jordan for a border ] The territory included the E. strip of the ‘Arabah hence eastwards at the end of the verse with the Jordan … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 3:17”

And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, [which is] the border of the children of Ammon; 16. And unto the Reubenites, etc.] Since this verse repeats what is already stated, it also is regarded … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 3:16”

And I gave Gilead unto Machir. 15. And I gave Gilead unto Machir ] Not irreconcilable with Deu 3:12 where the N. half of Gile‘ad is assigned to half-Manasseh, for Machir was held to have been the first and only son of Manasseh, and, apparently, is even taken for all Manasseh (Jdg 5:14; Num 26:29?). … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 3:15”

Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan-havoth-jair, unto this day. 14. Archaeological Note. It begins with the last clause of Deu 3:13; see above. This reference of the conquest of Argob to Ya’r contrasts with Deu … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 3:14”

And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, [being] the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants. 13. the rest of Gilead ] From the Jabbo to the Yarm. This, with all Bashan, the kingdom of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 3:13”

And this land, [which] we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which [is] by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites. 12. And this land we took ] The discourse resumed from Deu 3:10; a more exact definition of the same lands. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 3:12”