3<\/strong>. Know therefore<\/em> ] See on Deu 7:9<\/span>.<\/p>\n he which goeth over before thee<\/em> ] Deu 31:3<\/span> (cp. Jos 3:11<\/span>).<\/p>\n a devouring fire<\/em> ] Only here and Deu 4:24<\/span>.<\/p>\n he shall destroy and he<\/em> ] he<\/em> emphatic.<\/p>\n bring them down before thee<\/em> ] In D the verb is found only here: it is used also of the subjection of Israel’s enemies in the deuteronomic Jdg 3:30<\/span>; Jdg 4:23<\/span>; Jdg 8:28<\/span>, the late passage 1Sa 7:13<\/span>, and otherwise only in late writers; except for Jdg 11:33<\/span> and 2Sa 8:1<\/span> which may be pre-deuteronomic.<\/p>\n quickly<\/em> ] Omitted by LXX B, but otherwise confirmed. See on Deu 7:22<\/span>.<\/p>\n as the Lord hath spoken unto thee<\/em> ] Exo 23:23<\/span> (edit.), Exo 23:27<\/span> (E).<\/p>\n So shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly – <\/B>This is not inconsistent with Deu 7:22<\/span>, in which instant annihilation is not to be expected for the reasons assigned. Here Moses urges the people to trust in Gods covenanted aid; since He would then make no delay in so destroying the nations attacked by them as to put them into enjoyment of the promises, and in doing so as fast as was for the well-being of Israel itself.<\/P><\/p>\n Quickly; <\/B>without great difficulty or long wars. <\/P> <\/p>\n Understand therefore this day<\/strong>,…. Or be it known to you for your encouragement, and believe it:<\/p>\n that the Lord thy God [is] he which goeth over before thee as a consuming fire<\/strong>: did not only go before them over the river Jordan, in a pillar of cloud and fire, to guide and direct them, and was a wall of fire around them to protect and defend them, but as a consuming fire, before which there is no standing, to destroy their enemies; see De 4:24<\/span>,<\/p>\n he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face<\/strong>; be they as great and as mighty, as large and as tall as they may, they will not be able to stand before the Lord, but will soon be made low, and be easily brought down to the earth by him, and to utter destruction; which would be done in a public and visible manner, so as that the hand of the Lord would be seen in it by the Israelites:<\/p>\n so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the Lord hath said unto thee<\/strong>; that is, the far greater part of them, and so many as to make room for the Israelites, and which was quickly done. The Jews commonly say a, that they were seven years in subduing the land; otherwise they were not to be driven out and destroyed at once, but by little and little: see De 7:22<\/span>.<\/p>\n a Seder Olam Rabba, c. 11. p. 31, 32.<\/p>\n 3. Understand therefore this day. He concludes from what has preceded that the Israelites would be too perverse, unless they acknowledge that their enemies were overcome by the hand of God; and, still more to heighten the miracle, he uses a similitude, comparing God to a fire, which consumes so many nations in an unwonted and incredible manner. It is as if he had said, that it could not be effected by human or ordinary means that so many and such warlike peoples could thus quickly perish. Elsewhere God is called “a consuming fire” in a different sense, that we may fear his wrath and power; but here Moses only means that the destruction of the Canaanitish nations was His wonderful work. <\/p>\n (3) Understand therefore.<\/strong>Literally, the connection seems to be this: The children of Anakim thou knowestthou knowest also <\/em>(the same word) to-day, that it is Jehovah thy God Himself that passeth over before thee, a consuming fire. He will destroy them, and He will make them to bow down before thee. And thou shalt make a conquest of them, and speedily annihilate them, according as Jehovah hath commanded thee.<\/p>\n 3<\/strong>. <\/strong> Understand therefore <\/strong> It is better not to render the verb as an imperative. It should be read in connexion with the first verse. Thou <\/em> art to pass over Jordan at this time, and thou shalt know this day that Jehovah <\/em> thy God, he that goeth before thee, a consuming fire, he will destroy them. So shalt thou drive them out. <\/em> Some critics, as Knobel and Colenso, write as if the speaker, in the ardour of his discourse, had forgotten that he had earlier said, Thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee, (Deu 7:22<\/span>.) There the thought expressed is that the whole land is not at one fell blow to be depopulated. Here the speaker has in mind those whom they are to meet in battle. Over them they are to have overwhelming victory.<\/p>\n Ver. <\/em><\/strong>3. <\/strong>So shalt thou drive them outquickly<\/em><\/strong><\/strong> Not the whole seven nations, whom, he had said before, God would drive out by little and little, <\/em>chap. Deu 7:22<\/span> but so many as to make a settlement for the Israelites in Canaan. They were to attack the nations successively; but when they attacked one party, it is promised that they should destroy them quickly.<\/em> <\/p>\n Sweet thought! Reader, if you are truly spiritual do not lose sight of it. He that is a consuming fire to thine enemies to destroy them, is a wall of fire to thy soul to preserve thee. And observe, the sacred historian doth not say, the LORD thy GOD will enable thee to consume them; but the LORD himself will destroy them, and bring them down before thee. Yes, blessed JESUS! It is thine own arm which bringeth salvation. Oh! may I never lose sight of this, but be ever ready to say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength. Isa 45:24<\/span> .<\/p>\n Deu 9:3 Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God [is] he which goeth over before thee; [as] a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.<\/p>\n Ver. 3. As a consuming fire.<\/strong> ] The force whereof is violent and irresistible. “Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? Woe unto us! who shall deliver us?” &c., said those crest-fallen Philistines at the sight of the ark. 1Sa 4:8 So, “The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites: who among us,” say they, “shall dwell with this devouring fire?” – meaning God; – “who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?” Isa 33:14 <\/p>\n the LORD thy God = Jehovah thy ‘Elohim. App-4. <\/p>\n consuming fire. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6. <\/p>\n shall destroy. Hebrew. shamad, exterminate. <\/p>\n and destroy. Hebrew. ‘abad, cause to perish. <\/p>\n quickly. See note on Deu 7:22. <\/p>\n as = according as. See Exo 23:29, Exo 23:30. Moab subdued (Jdg 3:30); Midian subdued (Jdg 8:28); Ammon subdued (Jdg 11:33); Philistines subdued (1Sa 7:13). Compare Neh 9:24. <\/p>\n Understand: Deu 9:6, Mat 15:10, Mar 7:14, Eph 5:17 <\/p>\n goeth over: Deu 1:30, Deu 20:4, Deu 31:3-6, Jos 3:11, Jos 3:14, Mic 2:13, Rev 19:11-16 <\/p>\n a consuming fire: Deu 4:24, Isa 27:4, Isa 30:27, Isa 30:30, Isa 30:33, Isa 33:14, Nah 1:5, Nah 1:6, 2Th 1:8, Heb 12:29 <\/p>\n he shall: Deu 7:1, Deu 7:2, Deu 7:16, Deu 7:23, Deu 7:24, Exo 23:29-31, Isa 41:10-16, Rom 8:31 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Deu 12:29 – cut off Deu 31:8 – he it is that Deu 33:27 – thrust Jdg 1:4 – Lord Jdg 4:14 – is not 1Sa 17:46 – will the Lord Psa 50:3 – a fire<\/p>\n Deu 9:3. As a consuming fire Before whom thine enemies shall be as easily consumed as stubble before the flames. So shalt thou drive them out quickly Not the whole seven nations, whom he said (Deu 7:22,) God would drive out by little and little, but so many as to make a settlement for them in Canaan.<\/p>\n 9:3 Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God [is] he which {c} goeth over before thee; [as] a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.<\/p>\n (c) To guide you and govern you.<\/p>\n Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God [is] he which goeth over before thee; [as] a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee. 3. 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