deuteronomy 1:6 commentary

He called the judges to conduct their legal procedures with equity, knowing that every judgment belongs to the LORD. We hear of sin and trespass-offerings, peace and burnt-offerings, meat-offerings and drink-offerings, not to speak of the daily lambs and occasional victims. And you know God told me to go here and it was just really horrible and all," and all this stuff. Behold, Jehovah thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as Jehovah God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged. 95. So they began the forty years of wandering in the wilderness, which Moses begins to rehearse for them in chapter two. In Deuteronomy 10:1-22 we find the provision of Jehovah's goodness is stated in a very striking way. And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore: meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land; no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given Mount Seir unto Esau for a possession." But Moses began with And if we yield to the flesh, the flesh will govern and rule our lives and we will have the resulted mind of the flesh. "So it came to pass when all the men of war were consumed from among the people, that Jehovah spake unto me, saying, Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day: and when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them." Redemption accomplished; Christ the head of the church above; the Holy Ghost sent down here below; and all this borne witness to in the worship and in the ways of Christians and the church. Not withstanding [Moses said] you rebelled against the Lord: And you murmured in your tents ( Deuteronomy 1:26-27 ). Deuteronomy 1:6 to Deuteronomy 3:29. be rendered _the Red sea._ Zuph being the name of a town, and al _These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness._ I must despair of all of these self-improvement programs and I must cry out for help outside of myself, for therein is the power of the spirit manifested. The date of this sermon which moses preached to the people of "Who shall deliver me" and God's answer then comes, "I am delivered by the power the dynamic of the spirit for ye shall receive power when the Holy Ghost comes upon you"( Acts 1:8 ). ii., pp. 3 And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them; 4 After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei: 5 On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying, 6 The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount: 7 Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates. He lays down the great principles of obedience. For Egypt, the area of bondage, slavery, hardship, is the type of the life of the world, in the world, slaves to our flesh to Satan; and so it is typical of our old life. Its moral turns on this the only possible way of maintaining relationship with God, namely, obedience; what the nature of that obedience is, and how it is modified; how God graciously takes into account the weakness of those brought into this relationship, and how He provides for His own glory in it. Article Images Copyright 2022 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. It is well to remark here that verse 24 is exactly parallel with verse 13; that it is not Moses in verse 13, but Jehovah who commands to "rise up," etc., in both; and that verses 10-12 are a parenthesis of instructive past history for moral profit like verses 20-23. But the tone, mind, and heart of Moses are nowhere more characteristically apparent than in these his last words to the people of Jehovah whom he loved. The above diversities show that the ipsissima verba spoken by God cannot be in both, because both do not exactly agree. And thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Give, Ex 18:21 Nu 11:16,17 Ac 1:21-23 6:2-6 Deuteronomy 1 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries This seems to me put to the test in the question of the land of Edom. Is not this in wonderful harmony with the rest, following on the confession of the one true God of Israel? Jeremiah, or any other prophet. It is as true for us as for them, though not shown in the same legal way or outward manner. Home / Commentary / Deuteronomy / Deuteronomy Chapter 1 / Deuteronomy 1:6-8. He was just being led by his own mind. [Note: Craigie, p. The discourse itself. It did not alter their duty, if the antecedent history of Moab and Ammon, just as much as that of Esau, was far from good. Th MOSES' RECAPITULATION OF THEIR HISTORY (DEUTERONOMY 1:6 TO DEUTERONOMY (Read Deuteronomy 6:1-3) In this and the like passages, the "commandments" seem to denote the moral law, the "statues" the ceremonial law, and the "judgments" the law by which the judges decided. The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount: Ye have dwelt long enough in this mountain, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. It continues the story of the first 4 books and picks up exactly where the book of Numbers ends (with the people on the plain of Moab). And Jehovah our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people." In this Study Commentary, John Currid shows that the purpose of Deuteronomy is to teach the people of God how to behave in every area of life. There was incomparably greater strictness of judgment with the children of Israel than with all their enemies put together. and set your journey, and go tothe hill country of the practical object, seems to be from first to last an enforcement of obedience, grounded on the relationship between Jehovah their God and Israel, whom He was just bringing as His people into His land. Moses recounts for them the history of what had taken place before as a warning not to repeat the same mistakes. Need one point out how suited all this is for the last words of one who was just about to depart? The word of Jehovah mentioned here is not found in this form in the previous history; but as a matter of fact it is contained in the divine instructions that were preparatory to their removal (Numbers 1-4 and Numbers 9:15-10:10), and the rising of the cloud from the tabernacle, which followed immediately afterwards (Numbers 10:11). of Israelites died in the wildernes Deuteronomy 1:6 - Adam Clarke Bible Commentary, Deuteronomy 1:6 - Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary, Deuteronomy 1:6 - Annotated Bible by A.C. 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Deuteronomy, spite of its Septuagintal title, is no such repetition; but the Spirit of God by Moses has given us, along with special moral exhortation, such types as bear on the position of the people on the very edge of the promised land. Hence, in the first feast, we find they were to eat unleavened bread. The point then for the Jew was the one true God. (Introd. and theirdescendants after them.. Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them. Consequently, when Christianity began, the first day of the week was made the distinguishing mark, the Lord's-day, and not the sabbath. So, after it has been brought before us from the first, we find their failure to trust Jehovah leads to a fresh command. So the commandment of God; "you've been here long enough, you've circled this mountain long enough". DEUTERONOMY 1:6 TO DEUTERONOMY 4:40. Horeb was the general name of However, this was not the promised Land. He cites from none other. SECTION 1Recapitulation Deuteronomy 1-3 Departure From Horeb Moses goes back to their departure from Horeb (1:6-8), and their setting out for the land of promise. It is the book which our Lord quotes in His temptations with Satan. We say, "Oh, but I'm so weak and I've tried so hard and you don't know how long I've been struggling with this thing". long enough for the two and a half tribes to build cities. It probably It is exactly so here. Then the bitter consequences came. It is possible, however, that the ipsissima verba may be in one or other. Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD swore to give your father ( Deuteronomy 1:6-8 ). Israel must not slight God's claims in common things. "Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned" "we have sinned against Jehovah: we will go up and fight." For although there were flocks and herds led into the wilderness with the children of Israel at the command of Jehovah, and they may have added more from enemies they conquered, the fact just now referred to meets and removes a host of objections raised about it, and proves that the nature of these ordinances has not been understood. But also it would appear that the deepest wisdom lay in citing from that book, as well as its most applicable words. The book of Deuteronomy acknowledges this failure, and takes its stand not only on the fact that it was impossible to deny, it but on the duty of confessing it. And Israel bow to the will of their God. Moses' instruction will now commence, recapitulating their history, No matter what it may cost, he assumes that he will at once go through with the will of the Lord. SPAKE. Faith leads to obedience: first of all the acceptance of His word brings and secures blessing by faith for our souls; and then, having received it, we surrender ourselves to His will. They came to Kadeshbarnea and he speaks again of the tragic failure at Kadeshbarnea.Verse twenty-one: Behold, the LORD thy God has set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged. Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. Therefore, I must take a position of faith and recognize that the old nature, the life of the flesh, was crucified with Christ in order that I might now live after the new nature, the nature of Christ, and living now after the spirit. Not surprisingly, they were defeated and driven back into the wilderness (41-46). 36:13. But Israel is called to action. Hence, I need not say, there is peculiar solemnity in its character. 4 . "Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine." Cultural commentary from a Biblical perspective. Deuteronomy 7:1-26 one may sum up in a very few words. It was "the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee." We may without difficulty see the admirable appropriateness of such an introduction. In short how could it be respected as it deserves, if regarded as an almost garrulous repetition of the law? We see that what has been remarked is just what is expressed in this verse: "And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only," (what exercise of faith was there in that?) After God speaks it is time to move to the next level. Obedience is the real spring of blessing, as disobedience is the sure pathway of ruin. (vs.1-8) In His dealings with them He applied a higher standard, and far more severity. Is it not a beautiful indication of what the true God is, even in His least institutions? 1:4 Og - His palace or mansion - house was at Astaroth, and he was slain at Edrei. To hear someone, you know, making all these accusations against God, horrible things, it's tragic. He said, "How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance or your burdens or your strife? Hence there is a tone of exceeding seriousness, as well as of chastened affection; there is a solemnity founded on the grand dealings of a God whose faithful and holy hand was now ushering them into His land. A. Deuteronomy 17:15 = Yes. It is not at all a people or a class kept at a distance by intervening priests. (3) The Book of Reproofs. _THE LORD OUR GOD SPAKE UNTO US IN HOREB,_ &C. Rather Once the children of Israel are redeemed, Leviticus instructs them to live a holy life that reflects the life of their covenant redeemer (cf. Now, the wilderness experiences where I am trying to bring my flesh into conformity to the will of God, and I'm promising God that I'm gonna do better, that I'm not gonna fail next time. In the one case there was the thorough sifting and scrutiny of God with whom most? order in Hebrew is verb-subject-direct object. This is what Moses is enforcing by every possible kind of declaration and motive; by his own example and by theirs, as well as the example of their fathers. "Because Jehovah hated us, he hath brought us forth out of Egypt." There is another remark to be made. helps to understand their geographical location. O. T. p. 65) says: "From Deuteronomy 10:8 it is plain that the Levites were not appointed at Sinai but later; whereas we learn fromNumbers 8:1-26; Numbers 8:1-26. that their institution took place at Sinai." It was a question of His authority, not of that which a man might intrinsically discern. MOSES DISCOURSE TO ISRAEL This fact appears to be of some importance, because notoriously difficulties have been raised, on the score of practicability, as to the various ordinances requiring sacrifices and offerings where the means did not appear. This is the plain gist of the book. [Note: Peter C. Craigie, The Book of Deuteronomy, p. It is not a book for the wilderness, except for their hearts to look back on whilst on the borders before they entered the land. Moses taught the people all that, and that only, which God commanded him to teach. LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD He did not just write Deuteronomy for the generation of Israelites about to enter the Promised Land but for later generations as well, including our generation. The conscience feels that a certain act of confessing the sin is necessary, but perhaps there is hardly anything which more hardens the heart than the habit of confessing sin without feeling it. Listen to Deuteronomy: In-depth Bible Study -5 Videos (Bryan Styles) and 5,047 more episodes by Bible 'TRUTH' Feed., free! God had cared for them throughout the long and weary journey from Mount Sinai (Horeb), carrying them as a father carries his young son who has become too tired to walk. THE EVENTS FROM SINAI TO THE PRESENT And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which Jehovah our God doth give us. Every step in really obeying God puts the man morally to the test, and is more or less attended with severe trial. And Moses said, "No, don't. Boy, what a horrible thing to say.So, the people were discouraged and they said, The people are greater and taller than we are; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and we have seen the sons of the Anakims ( Deuteronomy 1:28 ). Listen, God'll take you all the way if you'll just believe Him and trust Him for it. He has given no title to adopt doctrines, practices, ways, government, or any one thing that is not His expressed will for His children. The Israelites realized nothing of the kind. This was to remind them that their own bad conduct had occasioned They were not compelled to take this to the one place that God had consecrated. The fact is that, no matter what might be the measure of carrying them out in the wilderness, God was setting forth by them the shadows of good things to come. the book, announcing the contents of the book, the author of i Let's turn to Deuteronomy. The Lord our God spoke unto us in Horeb required no haste as to th 1-8 Moses spake to the people all the Lord had given him in Verse Deuteronomy 1:6. The children of Moab had had their wars. He quotes accordinglyPsalms 91:1-16; Psalms 91:1-16, intimating to Jesus that, if He were the Son of God, all He had to do was to throw Himself from the pinnacle of the temple; and all must endorse His claims. They failed to enter in by faith to that which God had promised to them. But Jesus knew God Himself as Moses never did, and by His use of it put honour on the book that makes plain how in a state of ruin the one saving principle is obedience. So you appointed the seventy to be rulers over them, the chief men and he charged them to hear the causes of the people and to judge among the people. It is the people repudiating the ways of the heathen, and consecrated to God. And in it, I must recognize that this old body of flesh, with its desires, has been crucified that it should no longer rule over me but that I now can be ruled by the spirit of God.Now Paul describes his wilderness experience in the seventh chapter of Romans as he talks about seeing the law of God, consenting that the law of God was good and determining to fulfill the law of God. When we compare, for instance, the way in which Moses, under the direction of God, was to lead on the Israelites, and the way in which Mahomet perverted the word into a fable for ambitious ends, and allowance of human lusts and passions, who cannot see the difference? In the commandment to keep it Jehovah the God of Israel speaks to this effect: "Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work; but the seventh day is the sabbath of Jehovah thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work." Israelites are encamped in the Plains of Moab within sight of the Accordingly the majority of expositors take the record in Exodus for the exact one, supposing that, as Moses was speaking to the people in the latter case, he recited from memory, not from the tables of stone, and therefore there is some variation of terms. To the end of the chapter follow the most earnest warnings, as well as bright promises: disobedience or obedience would be the turning point in the land. Whither shall we go up? Verse Deuteronomy 1:6. _PHILIP SMITH_ Yet they complained against him and refused to go with him into the land he had chosen for them (19-33). long enough in this mount: Moses identifies each party in this covenant. _ 1. country Was this their trust? 1:6-8; Joshua 1:1-9 Theme: Living Abundantly Title: Promise Land Living INTRO: Grace and peace today from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit! ], "The Lords gift of Canaan to Israel (Deuteronomy 1:8) and his command to them to enter and to possess the land began here and was reiterated and emphasized repeatedly in the speeches of Moses recorded in Deuteronomy. God says, then, that enough time had been spent in one place; (1) for, before they left it, an entire year had passed away there. the subject (the LORD) to emphasize that it is the LORD who spoke to May I not venture to think that other considerations entered, and that His citation of Deuteronomy only is in no way meant to disparage fitting words found elsewhere? 27:34. The book of Deuteronomy is the fifth and last book of the Torah (law). Before we pass to the next chapter, it would be well to observe for a moment the second answer of our Lord "Ye shalt not tempt Jehovah your God." Mark the very fact here set before us: not a single man of the congregation of Jehovah that left Egypt passed into the holy land save two individuals, who identified themselves by faith from the very first with the glory of Jehovah. Yet it would be hazardous to assert that it is the exact original. "Oh, this might be dangerous, and that were presumptuous;" and so men talk on that is, the moment it becomes a real living truth, and not words on paper.

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