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Deuteronomy Chapter
Three
New King James Version (NKJV)
INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 3
In
this chapter the account is carried on of the conquest of the Amorites by
Israel
of Og king of Bashan
and his kingdom
Deuteronomy 3:1
and of the distribution of their country to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and
the half tribe of Manasseh
Deuteronomy 1:12
and then the command to the said tribes is observed
to go out armed before
their brethren
and assist them in the conquest of the land of Canaan
and then
return to their possessions
Deuteronomy 3:18
and also that to Joshua not to fear
but to do to the Canaanitish kings and
kingdoms what he had seen done to the two kings of the Amorites
Deuteronomy 3:21.
After which Moses relates the request he made
to go over Jordan and see the
good land
which was denied him
only he is bidden to look from the top of an
hill to see it
Deuteronomy 3:23.
And the chapter is closed with the charge he was to give Joshua
Deuteronomy 3:28
which was received in the valley where they abode
Deuteronomy 3:29.
Deuteronomy 3:1 “Then we turned
and went up the road to Bashan; and Og king of Bashan came out against us
he
and all his people
to battle at Edrei.
YLT
1`And we turn
and go up the
way to Bashan
and Og king of Bashan cometh out to meet us
he and all his
people
to battle
[to] Edrei.
Then we turned and went up the way to Bashan
.... Which
seems to have been higher than the kingdom of Sihon: this was a fine country
for pasturage
for the breeding of cattle
larger and lesser
and was famous
for its oaks: it is the same country which in Josephus and others goes by the
name of Batanea:
and Og the king of Bashan came out against us; got his
forces together
and came out from Ashteroth
the royal city where he dwelt:
he and all his people
to battle at Edrei; another city
in his kingdom
about six miles from the former; see Deuteronomy 1:4.
Deuteronomy 3:2 2 And
the Lord said to me
‘Do not fear him
for I have delivered him and all his
people and his land into your hand; you shall do to him as you did to Sihon
king of the Amorites
who dwelt at Heshbon.’
YLT
2`And Jehovah saith unto me
Fear him not
for into thy hand I have given him
and all his people
and his
land
and thou hast done to him as thou hast done to Sihon king of the Amorite
who is dwelling in Heshbon.
And the Lord said unto me
.... When Og was marching
with all his forces against Israel:
fear him not
&c; See Gill on Numbers 21:34.
Deuteronomy 3:3 3 “So
the Lord our God also delivered into our hands Og king of Bashan
with all
his people
and we attacked him until he had no survivors remaining.
YLT
3`And Jehovah our God giveth
into our hands also Og king of Bashan
and all his people
and we smite him
till there hath not been left to him a remnant;
So the Lord our God delivered into our hands Og also the king of
Bashan
and all his people
.... As well as Sihon king of Heshbon:
and we smote him
till none was left to him remaining; or left
alive
all were slain with the sword; See Gill on Numbers 21:35.
Deuteronomy 3:4 4 And
we took all his cities at that time; there was not a city which we did not take
from them: sixty cities
all the region of Argob
the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
YLT
4and we capture all his
cities at that time
there hath not been a city which we have not taken from
them
sixty cities
all the region of Argob
the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
And we took all his cities at that time
.... Not only
Edrei where the battle was fought
and Ashteroth his capital city
but all the
rest in his kingdom:
there was not a city which we took not from them; not one stood
out
but all surrendered on summons; the number of which follows:
three score cities; which was a large number for so small a
country
and shows it to be well inhabited:
all the region of Argob; which was a small
province of
the kingdom of Og in Bashan: Aben Ezra and Jarchi
observe
that it was called after a man
i.e. whose name was Argob; the Targum
of Onkelos names it Tracona
and the Targum of Jonathan Targona
the same with Trachonitis
in Josephus and other authors; see Luke 3:1
Jerom
relatesF8De loc. Heb. fol. 87. M. that in his time
about Gerasa
a
city of Arabia
fifteen miles from it to the west
there was a village which
was called Arga
which seems to carry in it some remains of the ancient name of
this country; and the Samaritan version
in all places where Argob is
calls it
Rigobaah; and in the MisnahF9Misn. Menachot
c. 8. sect. 3. mention
is made of a place called Ragab
beyond Jordan
famous for its being the second
place for the best oil.
Deuteronomy 3:5 5 All
these cities were fortified with high walls
gates
and bars
besides a
great many rural towns.
YLT
5All these [are] cities
fenced with high walls
two-leaved doors and bar
apart from cities of villages
very many;
All these cities were fenced with high walls
gates
and bars
.... That is
all the cities in the kingdom of Bashan; and though they were
it hindered not
their falling into the hands of the Israelites; and this might serve to
encourage them against those fears they were possessed of by the spies
with
respect to the cities in the land of Canaan; see Numbers 13:28.
besides unwalled towns a great many; small towns and villages
adjacent to the several cities
as is common.
Deuteronomy 3:6 6 And
we utterly destroyed them
as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon
utterly
destroying the men
women
and children of every city.
YLT
6and we devote them
as we
have done to Sihon king of Heshbon
devoting every city
men
the women
and
the infants;
And we utterly destroyed them
.... Not the cities
but
the inhabitants of them:
as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon; they did not destroy his
cities
for they took them and dwelt in them; but the people that lived there
as follows here:
utterly destroying the men
women
and children
of every city; see Deuteronomy 2:34.
Deuteronomy 3:7 7 But
all the livestock and the spoil of the cities we took as booty for ourselves.
YLT
7and all the cattle
and the
spoil of the cities
we have spoiled for ourselves.
But all the cattle
and the spoil of the cities
.... The oxen
and sheep
camels and asses; their gold and silver
and the furniture of their
houses; their stores of corn
and of other fruits of the earth
even all their
substance of whatsoever kind:
we took for a prey to ourselves; made them their own
property
and used them for their own profit and service
whereby they became
greatly enriched.
Deuteronomy 3:8 8 “And
at that time we took the land from the hand of the two kings of the Amorites
who were on this side of the Jordan
from the River Arnon to Mount
Hermon
YLT
8`And we take
at that time
the land out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorite
which is beyond the
Jordan
from the brook Arnon unto mount Hermon;
And we took at that time out of the hands of the two kings of the
Amorites
.... Sihon king of Heshbon
and Og king of Bashan:
the land that was on this side Jordan; where Moses
then was
being in the plains of Moab
and was the country beyond Jordan
with
respect to the land of Canaan
and when in that:
from the river of Arnon unto Mount Hermon; Arnon was a
river which divided Moab and the Amorites
Numbers 22:13 and
Hermon was a mountain of Gilead
which ended where Lebanon began
and was the
northerly border of this country. It was remarkable for the dew that fell on
it; See Gill on Psalm 133:3.
Deuteronomy 3:9 9 (the
Sidonians call Hermon Sirion
and the Amorites call it Senir)
YLT
9(Sidonians call Hermon
Sirion; and the Amorites call it Senir
)
Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion
.... Which
name it has in Psalm 29:6 a name
the inhabitants of Sidon gave it
but for what reason it is not easy to say;
however
that it was well known to Tyre and Sidon
appears from snow in summer
time being brought to the former
as will be hereafter observed:
and the Amorites call it Shenir; in whose possession it
was last. BochartF11Hierozoic. par. 1. l. 3. c. 14. col. 865. thinks
it had its name from the multitude of wild cats in it
Shunar in the Chaldee
tongue being the name of that creature; but Jarchi says Shenir in the Canaanitish
language signifies "snow"; so
in the Targums of Onkelos and
Jonathan
it is called the mountain of snow; and the Hebrew who read to Jerom
and taught him
affirmed to him that this mountain hung over Paneas
from
whence snow in summer time was brought to Tyre for pleasureF12De
loc. Heb. fol. 88. B
C.
and the same is confirmed by AbulfedaF13Apud
Reland. Palestin. Illustrat. par. 2. p. 920. . There is said to be upon the top
of it a famous temple
which is used for worship by the Heathens
over against
Paneas and LebanonF14De loc. Heb. fol. 88. B
C. ; and it is highly
probable there was one even at this time
when it was possessed by the
Amorites
since it is called Mount Baalhermon
Judges 3:3
from
the worship of Baal
or some other idol upon it
as it should seem. Besides
these
it had another name
Mount Sion
Deuteronomy 4:48
but to be distinguished from Mount Zion near Jerusalem. The names of it in this
place are very differently interpreted by HillerusF15Onomastic.
Sacr. p. 561
562
786
929. ; though he thinks it had them all on account of
the snow on it
which was as a net all over it; for Hermon
he observes
signifies a net
a dragnet
and Shenir an apron
and Sirion a coat of mail
all
from the covering of this mount with snow.
Deuteronomy 3:10 10 all
the cities of the plain
all Gilead
and all Bashan
as far as Salcah and
Edrei
cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
YLT
10all the cities of the
plain
and all Gilead
and all Bashan
unto Salchah and Edrei
cities of the
kingdom of Og in Bashan
All the cities of the plain
.... There was a plain by
Medeba
and Heshbon and her cities were in a plain
with some others given to
the tribe of Reuben
Joshua 13:16.
and all Gilead; Mount Gilead
and the cities belonging to
it
a very fruitful country
half of which fell to the share of the Reubenites
and the rest to the half tribe of Manasseh:
and all Bashan; of which Og was king
called Batanea
a
very fertile country
as before observed:
unto Salcah and Edrei
cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan; which seem to
be frontier cities of the latter: see Deuteronomy 1:4.
The former
AdrichomiusF16Thestrum Terrae Sanct. p. 94. says
was
situated by the city Geshur and Mount Hermon
and was the boundary of the
country of Bashan to the north; and according to Benjamin of TudelaF17Itinerar.
p. 57.
it was half a day's journey from Gilead: as Edrei seems to be its
boundary to the south.
Deuteronomy 3:11 11 “For
only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the giants.[a] Indeed his
bedstead was an iron bedstead. (Is it not in Rabbah of the people
of Ammon?) Nine cubits is its length and four cubits its width
according to the standard cubit.
YLT
11for only Og king of Bashan
had been left of the remnant of the Rephaim; lo
his bedstead [is] a bedstead
of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the sons of Ammon? nine cubits its length
and
four cubits its breadth
by the cubit of a man.
For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants
.... The
meaning seems to be
either that he was the only one that was left of the race
of the giants the Ammonites found when they took possession of this country
Deuteronomy 2:20 or
that was left when the Amorites took it from the Ammonites; and who having by
some means or other ingratiated himself into their affections
because of his
stature
strength
and courage
and other qualifications they might discern in
him
made him their king:
behold
his bedstead was a bedstead of iron: his body
being so large and bulky
he might think it most proper and safest for him to
have a bedstead made of iron to lie upon
or to prevent noxious insects
harbouring in it; nor was it unusual to have bedsteads made of other materials
than wood
as of gold
silver
and ivory; See Gill on Amos 6:4. Some
learned menF18Vid. Dickinson. Delph. Phaenieizant. c. 2. p. 12. have
been of opinion
that the beds of Typho in Syria
made mention of by HomerF19Iliad.
z.
refer to this bedstead of Og:
is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? which was the
royal city of the Ammonites
in the times of David
2 Samuel 12:26
now
called Philadelphia
as Jerom saysF20De loc. Heb. fol. 94. C. . This
bedstead might be either sent thither by Og
before the battle at Edrei
for
safety
or rather might be sold by the Israelites to the inhabitants of
Rabbath
who kept it
as a great curiosity:
nine cubits was the length thereof
and four cubits the breadth of
it
after the cubit of a man; a common cubit
so that it was four yards
and a half long
and two yards broad. Onkelos renders it
after the king's
cubit; and the king's cubit at Babylon
according to HerodotusF21Clio
sive
l. 1. c. 175.
was larger by three fingers than the common one; such as
the cubit in Ezekiel 40:5
which
was a cubit and an hand's breadth; and this makes the dimensions of the
bedstead yet larger. And by this judgment may be made of the tallness of Og's
stature
though this is not always a sure rule to go by; for Alexander
when in
India
ordered his soldiers to make beds of five cubits long
to be left behind
them
that they might be thought to be larger men than they were
as Diodorus
SiculusF23Bibliothec. l. 17. p. 563. and CurtiusF24Hist.
l. 9. c. 3. relate; but there is little reason to believe that Og's bedstead
was made with such a view. Maimonides observesF25Moreh Nevochim
par. 2. c. 47. p. 325.
that a bed in common is a third part larger than a
man; so that Og
according to this way of reckoning
was six cubits high
and
his stature doubly larger than a common man's; but less than a third part may
well be allowed to a bed
which will make him taller still; the height of Og is
reckoned by WolfiusF26Apud Scheuchzer. Physic. Sacr. vol. 3. p. 401.
to be about thirteen feet eleven inches of Paris measure.
Deuteronomy 3:12 12 “And
this land
which we possessed at that time
from Aroer
which is
by the River Arnon
and half the mountains of Gilead and its cities
I gave to
the Reubenites and the Gadites.
YLT
12`And this land we have
possessed
at that time; from Aroer
which [is] by the brook Arnon
and the
half of mount Gilead
and its cities
I have given to the Reubenite
and to the
Gadite;
And this land
which we possessed at that time
.... Or took
possession of
having conquered it; for it still remained in their possession:
from Aroer
which is by the river Arnon: on the
borders of Moab
from thence as far as Gilead was the land which was taken from
Sihon king of Heshbon
Deuteronomy 2:36.
and half Mount Gilead
and the cities thereof: which were
taken from Og king of Bashan
Deuteronomy 3:10.
gave I unto the Reubenites
and to the Gadites; at their request
on certain conditions to be performed by them
afterwards repeated.
Deuteronomy 3:13 13 The
rest of Gilead
and all Bashan
the kingdom of Og
I gave to half the tribe of
Manasseh. (All the region of Argob
with all Bashan
was called the land of the
giants.[b]
YLT
13and the rest of Gilead and
all Bashan
the kingdom of Og
I have given to the half tribe of Manasseh; all
the region of Argob
to all that Bashan
called the land of Rephaim.
And the rest of Gilead
.... The other half of
the mount
with the cities belonging to it:
and all Bashan
being the kingdom of Og
gave I unto the half
tribe of Manasseh; see Numbers 32:33.
all the region of Argob
with all Bashan; the region of
Trachonitis
in Bashan; see Deuteronomy 3:4
which was called the land of giants; or of Rephaim; this
Jarchi says is the country of the Rephaim given to Abraham
Genesis 15:20.
Deuteronomy 3:14 14 Jair
the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob
as far as the border of the
Geshurites and the Maachathites
and called Bashan after his own name
Havoth
Jair
[c] to this
day.)
YLT
14`Jair son of Manasseh hath
taken all the region of Argob
unto the border of Geshuri
and Maachathi
and
calleth them by his own name
Bashan-Havoth-Jair
unto this day.
Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob
.... Or
Trachonitis; the small towns belonging to Gilead
as in Numbers 32:41.
unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; these were
little kingdoms in Syria
on which the country of Argob bordered
and had kings
over them in the time of David
and came not into the possession of the
Israelites; see Joshua 13:13.
and called them after his own name
Bashanhavothjair
unto this
day; see Numbers 32:41.
Deuteronomy 3:15 15 “Also
I gave Gilead to Machir.
YLT
15And to Machir I have given
Gilead.
And I gave Gilead unto Machir. The son of Manasseh; not
to him personally
who cannot be thought to have been living at this time
but
to his posterity
to the Machirites; see Numbers 32:40.
Deuteronomy 3:16 16 And
to the Reubenites and the Gadites I gave from Gilead as far as the River Arnon
the middle of the river as the border
as far as the River Jabbok
the
border of the people of Ammon;
YLT
16`And to the Reubenite and
to the Gadite I have given from Gilead even unto the brook Arnon
the middle of
the valley and the border
even unto Jabbok the brook
the border of the sons
of Ammon
And unto the Reubenites
and unto the Gadites
.... The
tribes of Reuben and Gad:
I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon: see Deuteronomy 3:12.
half the valley and the border; or rather half the
river
the river Arnon; and so it is rendered "the middle of the
river"
in Joshua 12:2 and so
here the middle of the torrent by the Vulgate Latin and Septuagint versions
and by Onkelos:
even unto the river Jabbok
which is the border of the children of
Ammon; beyond which the land given to the tribes of Reuben and Gad reached
not; see Deuteronomy 2:37.
Deuteronomy 3:17 17 the
plain also
with the Jordan as the border
from Chinnereth as far as the
east side of the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea)
below the slopes of Pisgah.
YLT
17and the plain
and the
Jordan
and the border
from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain
the
salt sea
under the springs of Pisgah
at the [sun]-rising.
The plain also
and Jordan
.... The plain by Jordan
the plains of Moab on the side of it
together with the river:
and the coast thereof; the country adjoining to
it:
from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain
even the
salt sea; that is
from Gennesaret
as the Targums of Onkelos and
Jonathan
called the land of Gennesaret
Matthew 14:34
from
thence to the sea of Sodom
the sea of the plain
where the cities of the plain
stood
Sodom
Gomorrah
&c. and the salt sea
so called from the salt and
nitrous waters of it
the lake Asphaltites:
under Ashdothpisgah eastward; mentioned among the
cities given to the tribe of Reuben
Joshua 13:20
rendered "the springs of Pisgah"
Deuteronomy 4:49
the word having the signification of effusions
pourings out; so the Targums.
Deuteronomy 3:18 18 “Then
I commanded you at that time
saying: ‘The Lord your God
has given you this land to possess. All you men of valor shall cross over armed
before your brethren
the children of Israel.
YLT
18`And I command you
at that
time
saying
Jehovah your God hath given to you this land to possess it; armed
ye pass over before your brethren the sons of Israel
all the sons of might.
And I commanded you at that time
.... Not all Israel
but
the tribes of Reuben and God
and the half tribe of Manasseh; for what follows
only concerns them:
saying
the Lord your God hath given you this land to possess it; the land
before described
lately in the hands of Sihon and Og; this at their request
Moses gave them
by the direction of the Lord
on the following condition:
you shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of
Israel
all that are meet for the war; that is
they should
pass over Jordan with the rest of the tribes
being armed to assist them in the
conquest of Canaan: for this phrase
which we render "before your
brethren"
does not signify that they went in the forefront of them
only
that they were present with them
and joined them in their war against their
enemies; see Numbers 32:29 and
therefore should be rendered "with your brethren"F1לפני אחיכם "cum fratribus
vestris"
Noldius
p. 531
No. 1492. ; even as many of them as were able
to bear arms
at least as many as Joshua would choose to take of them; for he
did not take them all by a great many; see Joshua 4:13.
Deuteronomy 3:19 19 But
your wives
your little ones
and your livestock (I know that you have much
livestock) shall stay in your cities which I have given you
YLT
19Only
your wives
and your
infants
and your cattle -- I have known that ye have much cattle -- do dwell
in your cities which I have given to you
But your wives
and your little ones
and your cattle
.... These
were to be left behind: for
I know that ye have much cattle; which made the countries
of Gilead and Bashan
so famous for pasturage
agreeable to them; see Numbers 32:1 these
under the care of servants
and also their wives and children:
shall abide in your cities which I have given you; and which
they rebuilt and repaired
Numbers 32:34.
Deuteronomy 3:20 20 until
the Lord has given rest to your brethren as to you
and they also possess
the land which the Lord your God is giving them beyond
the Jordan. Then each of you may return to his possession which I have given
you.’
YLT
20till that Jehovah give rest
to your brethren like yourselves
and they also have possessed the land which
Jehovah your God is giving to them beyond the Jordan
then ye have turned back
each to his possession
which I have given to you.
Until the Lord have given rest unto your brethren
as well as unto
you
.... Rest from their enemies
and habitations to dwell quietly
in; so the land of Canaan is called a rest
Deuteronomy 12:9
typical of the rest which remains for the people of God:
and until they also possess the land which the Lord your God hath
given them beyond Jordan; for so Canaan was with respect to Moses and the people with him
who were then in the plains of Moab; otherwise the country in which he was with
respect to Canaan is usually called beyond Jordan; this the Lord had given in
promise to Israel
and they were just now ready to enter into and possess it
by virtue of his gift
and which made it sure unto them:
and then shall ye return every man unto his possession
which I
have given you; as accordingly they did
Joshua 22:1.
Deuteronomy 3:21 21 “And
I commanded Joshua at that time
saying
‘Your eyes have seen all that the Lord your God has done to these two kings; so will the Lord do to all the kingdoms through which you pass.
YLT
21`And Jehoshua I have
commanded at that time
saying
Thine eyes are seeing all that which Jehovah
your God hath done to these two kings -- so doth Jehovah to all the kingdoms
whither thou are passing over;
And I commanded Joshua at that time
.... After the conquest
of the two kings
and the assignment of their countries to the above tribes;
and after Moses had it made known to him that he should quickly die
and Joshua
should be his successor; then
by the direction of God
he gave him the
following charge:
saying
thine eyes have seen all that the Lord your God hath done
unto these two kings; Sihon and Og; how their kingdoms were taken from them
and given
to Israel
and they slain with the sword; this Joshua was an eyewitness of
and
was
no doubt
greatly concerned in the battles with them
being the general in
the Israelitish armies; at least this was sometimes his post
and he cannot be
thought to have been unemployed in these wars:
so shall the Lord do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest; all the
kingdoms in the land of Canaan
where there were many
thirty one at least;
these would be all conquered and put into the hands of the Israelites
and
their kings slain.
Deuteronomy 3:22 22 You
must not fear them
for the Lord your God
Himself fights for you.’
YLT
22fear them not
for Jehovah
your God
He is fighting for you.
Ye shall not fear them
.... On account of the
numbers
strength
courage
and gigantic stature of the inhabitants
at least
some of them; nor on account of their walled towns
and fortified cities:
for the Lord your God he shall fight for you; as he did
particularly at Jericho
the walls of which city fell at the sound of rams'
horns; and at Gibeon
when he cast down hailstones on their enemies
and more
were slain by them than with the sword; and in all their battles it was he that
gave them success and victory.
Deuteronomy 3:23 23 “Then
I pleaded with the Lord at that time
saying:
YLT
23`And I entreat for grace
unto Jehovah
at that time
saying
And I besought the Lord at that time
.... When he
was told he should die
and Joshua should succeed him; or when the two kings
were slain
and their kingdoms conquered; this being the beginning
pledge
and
earnest of what God had promised to do for the people of Israel; Moses was very
desirous of living to see the work completed
and therefore sought the Lord by
prayer and supplication:
saying; as follows.
Deuteronomy 3:24 24 ‘O
Lord God
You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your mighty
hand
for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do anything
like Your works and Your mighty deeds?
YLT
24Lord Jehovah
Thou -- Thou
hast begun to shew Thy servant Thy greatness
and Thy strong hand; for who [is]
a God in the heavens or in earth who doth according to Thy works
and according
to Thy might?
O Lord God
thou hast begun to show thy servant thy greatness and
thy mighty hand
.... To give a specimen of the greatness of his power in subduing
the two kings and their kingdoms
and delivering them up into the hands of the
Israelites. Moses had seen instances of the mighty power of God in Egypt
at
the Red sea
and in the wilderness; but this was the beginning of his power
in
vanquishing the Canaanites
and putting their land into the possession of the
Israelites
as he had promised; of which the Amorites were a part
and a
principal nation of them: and thus God
when he begins a work of grace upon the
soul of man
begins to show the exceeding greatness of his power
and which is
further exerted in carrying it on
and bringing it to perfection:
for what God is there in heaven or in earth that can do according
to thy works
and according to thy might? here Moses speaks
according to the notion of Heathens
who supposed there were other gods in
heaven and in earth besides the true God; and upon this supposition observes
let there be as many as they will
or can be imagined
there is none of them
like the Lord God of Israel for power and might; or are able to do such works
as he has done
in nature
in the creation of all things out of nothing
in
providence
in supporting what he has made
and in governing the world; and in
those amazing instances of his power
in bringing down judgments upon wicked
men
kings
and kingdoms; and in the deliverance of his own people from them
and putting them and their kingdoms into the possession of them; which were the
wondrous works of might Moses had in view
and a sense of which was impressed
on his mind at this time.
Deuteronomy 3:25 25 I
pray
let me cross over and see the good land beyond the Jordan
those pleasant
mountains
and Lebanon.’
YLT
25Let me pass over
I pray
Thee
and see the good land which [is] beyond the Jordan
this good
hill-country
and Lebanon.
I pray thee
let me go over and see the good land that is beyond
Jordan
.... The land of Canaan
the land flowing with milk and honey; a
land which he describes as a most excellent one
Deuteronomy 8:7. To
see this land
he was very desirous of going over the river Jordan
beyond which
it lay with respect to the place where he now was:
that goodly mountain
and Lebanon; or
"that goodly
mountain
even Lebanon"; which lay to the north of the land of Canaan
and
was famous for cedar and odoriferous trees. But if two distinct mountains are
meant
the goodly mountain may design Mount Moriah
on which the temple was
afterwards built
and of which Moses might have a foresight; and some by
Lebanon think that is meant
which was built of the cedars of Lebanon
and
therefore goes by that name
Zechariah 11:1 and
a foreview of this made the mountain so precious to Moses
and desirable to be
seen by him. So the Targum of Jonathan;"that goodly mountain in which is
built the city of Jerusalem
and Mount Lebanon
in which the Shechinah shall
dwell'to which agrees the note of Aben Ezra
who interprets the goodly mountain
of Jerusalem
and Lebanon of the house of the sanctuary. In the Septuagint it
is called Antilibanus. Mount Libanus had its name not from frankincense growing
upon it
as some have thought; for it does not appear that any did grow upon
it
for that came from Seba in Arabia Felix; but from the whiteness of it
through the continual snows that were on it
just as the Alps have their name
for the same reason; and so Jerom saysF2In Hieremiam
c. 18. 14. of
Lebanon
that the snow never leaves from the tops of it
or is ever so overcome
by the heat of the sun as wholly to melt; to the same purpose also TacitusF3Hist.
l. 5. c. 6. says
and Mr. MaundrellF4Journey from Aleppo
p. 139
140.
who was there in May
speaks of deep snow on it
and represents the
cedars as standing in snow.
Deuteronomy 3:26 26 “But
the Lord was angry with me on your account
and would not listen to me. So
the Lord said to me: ‘Enough of that! Speak no more to Me of this matter.
YLT
26`And Jehovah sheweth
himself wroth with me
for your sake
and hath not hearkened unto me
and
Jehovah saith unto me
Enough for thee; add not to speak unto Me any more about
this thing:
But the Lord was wroth with me for your sakes
.... Not at
this time
and for this prayer of his
but on account of he and Aaron not
sanctifying him at the waters of Meribah; or of some expressions of unbelief
and unadvised words
which dropped from his lips through their provocation of
him; see Numbers 20:12.
and would not hear me; now
and grant the above
request
having before declared that he and Aaron should not bring the people
of Israel into the land he had given them; and Moses with all his entreaties
could not prevail upon him to repeal the sentence:
and the Lord said unto me
let it suffice; that he had
seen the conquest of the two kings
and the delivery of their kingdoms into the
hands of Israel; and that he had brought the people through the wilderness to
the borders of the land of Canaan
and that he should have a distant sight of
the land
as after directed:
speak no more unto me of this matter; intimating it
would be in vain
and to no purpose
to solicit such a favour
since it would
never be granted; it was a determined point
and he would never recede from it.
Deuteronomy 3:27 27 Go
up to the top of Pisgah
and lift your eyes toward the west
the north
the
south
and the east; behold it with your eyes
for you shall not cross
over this Jordan.
YLT
27go up [to] the top of
Pisgah
and lift up thine eyes westward
and northward
and southward
and
eastward
and see with thine eyes -- for thou dost not pass over this Jordan;
Get thee up into the top of Pisgah
.... Which was the
highest eminence of Mount Nebo
and so a very proper place to take a prospect
from; see Deuteronomy 32:49.
and lift up thine eyes westward
and northward
and southward
and
eastward; to all the four points of the heaven
and to all the four
quarters and borders of the land of Canaan:
and behold it with thine eyes; even the land of Canaan
and particularly Lebanon
though it lay to the north of it
that mountain he
had such a desire to see. Moses
though old
his natural sight was very strong
and not in the least dim; and it is not improbable that it might be more than
ordinarily increased and assisted at this time:
for thou shall not go over this Jordan; into the land
of Canaan; this affair
of not being suffered to enter there
Moses frequently
takes notice of
no less than four or five times
it being what lay near his
heart.
Deuteronomy 3:28 28 But
command Joshua
and encourage him and strengthen him; for he shall go over
before this people
and he shall cause them to inherit the land which you will
see.’
YLT
28and charge Jehoshua
and
strengthen him
and harden him
for he doth pass over before this people
and
he doth cause them to inherit the land which thou seest.
But charge Joshua
and encourage him
and strengthen him
.... Charge
him to take the care of the children of Israel
to introduce them into the good
land
and put them into the possession of it; encourage him against all fear of
his and their enemies
and strengthen him with promises of the presence of God
and of his gracious help and assistance:
for he shall go over before this people; over the
river Jordan
at the head of them
as their leader and commander; a type of
Christ
the leader and commander of his people
who as their King goes forth at
the head of them
and will introduce them all into his Father's kingdom and
glory:
and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see; and no more; not
enter into
but Joshua should; and having conquered it
should divide it by lot
for an inheritance to them
and their children after them; a type of Christ
in
whom and by whom the saints obtain an inheritance by lot
Ephesians 1:11.
Deuteronomy 3:29 29 “So
we stayed in the valley opposite Beth Peor.
YLT
29`And we dwell in a valley
over-against Beth-Peor.
So we abode in the valley over against Bethpeor. In the plains
of Moab
over against a temple built for Baalpeor upon a mountain
so called
from that idol
or that idol from the mountain; this is the valley where Moses
was buried
Deuteronomy 34:6.
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