[204] chkmym, wise men. BS1275.53.W67 2008 222.15077—dc22 2008041846 ... and Bonaventure, continuing across Reformation differences in both John Calvin and Cornelius Lapide, Patrick Henry and Bishop Bossuet, and on to more recent 21. And surely, unless (the Israelites) had been uplifted by supernatural means, they would never have been equal to a hundredth part of the difficulties they encountered. Obedience therefore plays an important part in this book. For whoever does these things is detestable to the Lord ; and because of these detestable things the Lord your God will drive them out before you. How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife? Praeter Caleb filium Jephuneh: ipse enim videbit eam, eique dabo terram quam calcavit, et filiis ejus, eo quod adimplevit ire post Jehovam. 9. Richard Bennett. As to what he says of their increase, the commencement of its period must not be taken from the Exodus, but he commemorates the extraordinary and incredible favor of God, because they had so largely multiplied under the cruel tyranny when they were doomed to total destruction; and he adds a prayer, that for the future also the same blessing may attend them. And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do. But, if even a hundredth part of them had been guiltless of the crime, God would have left some survivors. A word list at the end explains words with a *star by them. The purpose of Deuteronomy is the preparation of the people for the blessings, which Jehovah wanted to give them in the (promised) land. -- W, [205] ydym. Criticism has especially focused on the book of Deuteronomy as it is said to have been written only at the time of Josiah, or even later. Hence it more plainly appears that those who were to preside in judgment were not appointed only by the will of Moses, but. As mentioned, John Calvin preached 200 sermons on Deuteronomy. 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: On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying. And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir. Deuteronomy is the last book of the Pentateuch (Greek for "Fivebook") or of the Thora (Hebrew word for "law"). The events of Deuteronomy happen during the time of the first day of the eleventh month in the 40th year after the exodus out of Egypt (Deuteronomy 1:3). 19. 39. The Lord our God spoke unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount: 6. Online Resource Library Return to PrayerRequest.com | Commentary Index | Bible Index | Search | Prayer Request | Download John Calvin Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy (Show All Books) Verse Commentaries: Deuteronomy 18:1. Earnest exhortations to obedience, and dissuasives from idolatry. Bible > Calvin's Commentaries > Deuteronomy 32 Deuteronomy 32 Calvin's Commentaries. Forthcoming are Block in NIVAC (this will be a must), and Houtman (given his pedigree on Exodus, this will also be a must), and the second volume of Weinfeld. And ye returned and wept before the Lord. But we must specially observe the reason whereby he corrects their fear and alarm; for he says that they are to be afraid of no mortal man, because "the judgment is God's." 38. MP3s by Chapter. 27. For the question here is not as to the nature of the human race; a distinction is simply made between children and those who have consciously and willfully provoked God's wrath; whereas the corruption, which is the root (of all evils, [76] ) although it may not immediately produce its fruit in actual sins, is not [77] therefore non-existent. In the last verse there is an ambiguity in the meaning of these words, "many days, according to the number of the days." So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode. Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them. I have already shown that God so tempered His judgment that, whilst none of the guilty should escape with impunity, still His faithfulness should remain sure and inviolable, and that the wickedness of men should not make void the covenant which He had made with Abraham. 37. 27. 13. elected by the votes of the people. Still, He accuses them of unbelief with reference to the promise; for, whilst faith is not only prompt and ready in obedience, but invigorates and quickens the whole mall, so the cause of their inertness was that they gave no heed to God who had promised to bestow upon them the land of Canaan, and did not rest upon His covenant. Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I aware to give unto your fathers. 20. Deuteronomy: God’s Law of Love. 6. Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers. b) The words "the place which the Lord your God shall choose" (for the place of worship) appears 21 times from chap. 37. In Joshua 8:32-35 explicit reference is made to Deuteronomy 27:8-12 as "all that Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded before". -- Hence our interpreter has omitted this Hebrew repetition as redundant, and strange to Latin ears. Deuteronomy 32:1. 1. Sermon Manuscripts and Commentaries. 21. The V. has only "Sedistis ergo in Cades-barne multo tempore." Bible > Calvin's Commentaries > Deuteronomy 18 Deuteronomy 18 Calvin's Commentaries. In the New Testament the Epistle to the Philippians corresponds to the book of Deuteronomy. The constant course of God's grace is here commemorated; from whence they might safely infer, that He, who had pursued them with so many benefits, would still be the same in this crowning act. Again, he does not here mention the same virtues as in Exodus 18; but only distinguishes the judges by three qualifications, viz., that they should be wise, and understanding, and experienced, all of which are comprised under one head, that they should possess acuteness of intellect and prudence, confirmed by experience and practice; for neither the greatest probity nor diligence would be sufficient; for the office of ruler, apart from skill and sagacity. 15. Commentary on Deuteronomy - Kindle edition by Calvin, John. The third characteristic can only be said to be ambiguous by such as reject the authority of the Hebrew points. These electronic texts of Calvin's Commentaries were prepared through the labor of volunteers for the OnLine Bible project and the Christian Classics Ethereal Library in conjunction with the good folks at @Ages Software.Much work in programming and editing was done by Skip Gaede. So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there. Deuteronomy 18:11. swore unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them, and to their seed after them. All Rights Reserved. And I charged your judges. The following references of the NT mention Moses as author of Deuteronomy: Acts 3:22; Acts 7:37 (Deuteronomy 18:15-16); Sometimes the question is being raised as to who was the author of Deuteronomy 34 where we find the death and burial of Moses. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. Study the bible online using commentary on Deuteronomy and more! [205] The third may be taken either actively or passively; some therefore translate it known or tried; but here the active sense is most suitable. 4. 43. It is Kadesh-barnea to which Moses refers, from whence the spies had been sent forth; and not the Kadesh where Miriam died, and where the people murmured for want of water. Moses then relates how they received the reward which they deserved; as much as to say, that, although they might be slow to learn, still they were made acquainted, by the reverse which they experienced, how fatal a thing it is not to obey God: for fools never learn wisdom except beneath the rod. 42. Chapter Specific Verse 1 1When thou goest out to battle. It probably was Joshua, the friend and successor of Moses (Deuteronomy 34:9) who under the guidance and inspiration of the Holy Spirit added this short appendix to the whole work of his predecessor. Tulique principes tribuum vestrarum, viros sapientes et peritos, ac constitui eos principes super vos, tribunos, et centuriones, et quinquagenarios, et decuriones, et praefectos tribubus vestris. 45. But the main purpose of the book is the preparation of the people of Israel for the passage through Jordan and the entrance into the land of Canaan that had been promised by Jehovah. These electronic texts of Calvin's Commentaries were prepared through the labor of volunteers for the OnLine Bible project and the Christian Classics Ethereal Library in conjunction with the good folks at Ages Software.Much work in programming and editing was done by Skip Gaede. ... Calvin's Commentary on the Bible; Bible Study Resources. Jehosua filius Nun, qui stat coram te, ipse ingredietur illuc: ipsum robora, quandoquidem illam in haereditatem distribuet Israeli. Combining exegesis and application, … 6. 14. The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes; And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place. Deuteronomy 28. But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness, by the way of the Red sea. Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary Deuteronomy 28:35. Four hundred more years would have to pass until David and Solomon would find this place of worshiping God and would prepare it (1 Chronicles 21:30; 1 Chronicles 22:1; chap. Sermon Manuscripts and Commentaries. ... E Calvin Beisner. 7. 22. Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God, Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents. List of all Bible commentaries on Deuteronomy in Hekman Library (arranged by publication date). 1. Itaque egressus est Amorrhaeus qui habitabat in monte in occursum vestri, et vos persequuti sunt, quemadmodum facere solent apes, et contriverunt vos in Seir usque Horma. 40. MP3s by Chapter. Events at Horeb Recalled. Yet in this thing ye did not believe the Lord your God. The last sentence of the paragraph in omitted in Fr. 8. He then reminds them how malignant had been their ingratitude and perversity in upbraiding God on account of the special blessing which He had conferred upon them, as if He had done them a grievous injury. In Deuteronomy 31:9; Deuteronomy 31:24-26 it is testified that Moses wrote the book and that he gave it to the Levites to keep it. Calvin's Commentaries, Vol. Bible > Calvin's Commentaries > Deuteronomy 6 Deuteronomy 6 Calvin's Commentaries. (The Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!). Each time He refers to a verse of Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 8:3; Deuteronomy 6:16; Deuteronomy 6:13). Deuteronomy 18. O.T. [204] But the first epithet which the Hebrews often apply in a bad sense to the crafty and deceitful, here means acute and perspicacious. 5. But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him; for he shall cause Israel to inherit it. He could not have afforded them a more manifest proof of His paternal love towards them than by their deliverance. Beyond their scholarly usefulness, Calvin’s commentaries are quite pastoral. As stated: "Including a 500-year logo/emblem to celebrate the 500th anniversary of John Calvin's birth, this set contains 22 commentary volumes and the Beveridge edition of Calvin's Institutes." From hence, however, some have foolishly attempted to prove that infant-children are not defiled by original sin; and that men are involved in no guilt, except such as they have severally contracted by their own voluntary act (arbitrio.) These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan—in the wilderness, on the plain opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Di-zahab. And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the Lord hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us. The sum, however, of the exhortation is, that they should adjudicate impartially between their brethren; which is more fully expressed in the next verse, where they are forbidden to "acknowledge faces." MP3s by Chapter. Why God preferred this man to all others, especially when Caleb is more highly praised elsewhere, is only known to Himself. Vide, dedi coram vobis terram, ingredimini, et possidete terram illam quam juravit Jehova patribus vestris, Abraham, Isaac et Jacob, se daturum eis, et semini eorum post ipsos. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill. (1-2) Overtaken by blessing. He signifies that they had been most prejudiced observers of the works of God, since His power, so often experienced and. But herein did their far worse folly betray itself, in that, when they were again withheld, they still refuse to obey. Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary Deuteronomy 18:12. But such is the energy of men, when their own fancy leads them, that they will dare anything which God forbids. Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do. Ye shall not respect persons in judgment, but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it. Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up. 24. Praecepique vobis tempore illo onmia quae facere deberetis. Deuteronomy 28:36. 33. Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to show you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither. 16. For God did not, like earthly kings, learn from experience to enrich His law by new precepts, but considered the people's dull and weak understanding. [75] Sous ombre qu'il ne prend point garde a ce qui ce fait ici bas;" under the pretext that He pays no attention to what is done here below. Deuteronomy 28:34. The Lord Jesus Himself confirms in the following verse that the command had been given by Moses. 5. Besides, He does not merely forbid them to fight, but denies them His assistance. Originally trained as a humanist lawyer, he broke from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530. Qui praecedebat vos per viam ad explorandum vobis locum in quo castra figeretis, per ignem in nocte, ut ostenderet vobis viam per quam ambularetis, et per nubem in die. Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it. 2 The L ord our God made a covenant with us at Horeb. An EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary (2800 word vocabulary) on the Book of Deuteronomy. 9. He merely shows that, when he endeavored to recall them to their right senses, his efforts and pains were ineffectual. Elsewhere he says that they also wept; here he only speaks of their murmuring, which better suited his reproof. If under this pretext he had attempted to extenuate his guilt before God, or to substitute their criminality for his own, he would have done nothing else than double the evil: but, in reproving the people, he rightly and appropriately complained that the cause of his sin had arisen from them. 41. Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD. He does not here merely remind them, as it; appears to some, that an account must be rendered to God; but shows how absurd it is to turn from the right course out of the fear of man, because thus the majesty of God is prostituted and exposed to scorn; as much as to say that this honor must be paid to God, whose representatives they are, that they should look upon all men as beneath them, and restrain the audacity of rite wicked with such inflexible magnanimity, that God alone may have the preeminence. 41. Then I said unto you, Dread not. Deuteronomy 32:1-52. Quod placuit in oculis meis, et sumpsi ex vobis duodecim viros, virum unum ex quaque tribu. He here omits the address of Caleb and Joshua: since he only states briefly the heads of what he had spoken to the people. Sermon Manuscripts and Commentaries. ... Calvin's Commentary on the Bible; Bible Study Resources. Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Arnorites, 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. 3 Not with our ancestors did the L ord make this covenant, but with us, who are all of us here alive today. 15. 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; 3. Et in ipso deserto vidistis quod portaverit Jehova Deus tuus, quemadmodum portare solet homo filium suum, et hoc per totam viam per quam ambulastis, donec veneritis ad locum istum. Deuteronomy 28 – Blessing and Cursing A. Blessings on obedience. Stay connected So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains ever thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes. Secondly, we learn from hence, that God, who is a just Judge, does not proceed hastily and without cause to inflict punishment on men, and that He does not manifest severity without a full examination of the case. Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God: And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us. And yet, so does hypocrisy blind men's minds, that they imagined they were correcting and compensating for the evil which they doubled. The place of these events are the "plains of Moab" on the east side of Jordan. 12. 2. The sum is, that Moses is appointed the minister and ambassador of God, who by his mouth prescribes to Israel all that is right and just. And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do. 29. Qui abierunt et ascenderunt in montem, veneruntque usque ad vallem Eschol, et exploraverunt eam. 31. Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying. And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.