Yet in this thing ye did not believe the Lord. 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. 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. 14. But the book is more than a simple repetition of the laws contained in Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers, which God had given the people of Israel at Mount Sinaï. 27. He here omits the address of Caleb and Joshua: since he only states briefly the heads of what he had spoken to the people. 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. 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 the Lord our God doth give us. 25. The reason I bought a kindle … And ye murmured in your tents. 17. c) When the Lord Jesus was tempted of the devil in the wilderness He three times replied: "It is written." Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the Lord, we will go up and fight, according to all that the Lord our God commanded us. 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. 12:5 onwards. This law also, which concerns their political government, is a Supplement to the First Commandment, enacting that they should carry on their wars under the auspices of God, and, trusting in His help, should follow Him as their leader. Etiam parvuli vestri, de quibus dixistis, In praedam erunt, ac filii vestri, qui non norunt hodie bonum nec malum, ipsi intrabunt illuc, illisque dabo eam, et ipsi possidebunt eam. An EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary (2800 word vocabulary) on the Book of Deuteronomy. Moses convened all Israel, and said to them: Hear, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances that I am addressing to you today; you shall learn them and observe them diligently. As if he had said that they were so perverse that even he had been corrupted by them, and drawn into association with their guilt and its punishment. 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 when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadeshbarnea. 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. 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. 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). -- Hence our interpreter has omitted this Hebrew repetition as redundant, and strange to Latin ears. 29. And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you. www.easyenglish.bible. He merely shows that, when he endeavored to recall them to their right senses, his efforts and pains were ineffectual. But, if even a hundredth part of them had been guiltless of the crime, God would have left some survivors. And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought. Undecim dies sunt ab Horeb, itineris montis Seir, usque ad Cades Barnea. Bible > Calvin's Commentaries > Deuteronomy 18 Deuteronomy 18 Calvin's Commentaries. And the Lord said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither right; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies. Deuteronomy 34. In a word, they did nothing else but kick against the pricks. The translators who admit that authority must hold this participle to be passive: and therefore our A. V. renders the clause, known among your tribes. But although judges often inflict injury upon the poor and wretched out of contempt of them, yet Moses adverts to the more common fault, when he charges them "to be afraid of no man;" since it very often happens that those who are otherwise just, and disposed to study what is equitable and right, are made to swerve through fear of the threats of the powerful, and dare not; manfully encounter their ill will. 27. 1. 39. 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. 45. Again, the Hebrews themselves, in Sealer Olam, thus explain it, Ye remained in Kadesh-barnea as many days as ye afterwards remained in all your other stations together, viz., 19 years: for twice 19 make 38, to which if you add the two years that had elapsed before they came to Kadesh-barnea, you will have the forty years of their journeyings in the desert. For in the word dvr, dabar, which we have translated thing, he embraces all the proofs whereby God had testified, that in Him alone there was all that was necessary to insure their complete salvation. 42. Each time He refers to a verse of Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 8:3; Deuteronomy 6:16; Deuteronomy 6:13). First, it marks the transition to a new generation; for with the exception of Caleb and Joshua, and Moses himself, the old generation which came up from Egypt and was numbered at Sinai, had passed away, and a new generation had grown up. Also the Lord was angry with me. Atque praecepi judicibus vestris tempore illo, dicendo, Audite inter fratres vestros, et judicate juste inter virum et fratrem suum, et inter peregrinum ejus. 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. No doubt he is here recounting what had before happened; therefore he confesses himself, from his own personal feelings, unequal to bearing the burden, if he alone is set over the whole people. 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. 33. 45. This even philosophers have perceived, when they have advised that, as far as possible, judges should be restrained by fixed laws, lest;, being left free, they should be swayed this way or that by favor or ill will. 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. elected by the votes of the people. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism. In the New Testament the Epistle to the Philippians corresponds to the book of Deuteronomy. 19. I. Deuteronomy 1- 4 : First (historical) Discourse of Moses, Retrospect to the Wandering in the Wilderness (from Sinaï to Kadesh), Retrospect to the Wandering in the Wilderness (from Kadesh to the Victory over Sihon), Retrospect to the Events on the other side of Jordan, Moses' Serious Exhortations for the People, II. The repentance was too late, which impelled the Israelites to their unseasonable effort of activity; although, as I have above explained, they did not truly and seriously repent, since, when they ought patiently to have borne the chastening of God, they endeavored to shake it off, and to drive it far away from them by a new act of disobedience. 31. Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up. 38. 15. Et respondistis et dixistis ad me, Peccavimus Jehovae: nos ascendemus et pugnabimus omnino sicut prancepit nobis Jehova Deus noster. Hence he concludes that they ought not to be afraid, not that he would wish them to be altogether free from all fear and care, but so that they might overcome all hindrances, when confidence derived from the ready help of God should prevail in their hearts. Et reversi flevistis coram Jehova: sed non exaudivit Jehova vocem vestram, nec auscultavit vobis. In this version, Using active TOC has been frustrating. 12. 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. 13. Whither shall we go up? Sermon Manuscripts and Commentaries. 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. And, lest any hesitation should remain, he sets against their present obstacles the miracles of God's power, which they had experienced, not only in the commencement of their redemption, but in the continued progress of their deliverance's, when, in their lost and desperate state, He had by ways innumerable restored them from death unto life. our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great, and walled up to heaven: and, moreover, we have seen the sons of the Anakims there. 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". 32. 2. Quomodo feram solus laborem vestrum, et onus vestrum, et lites vestras. 24. 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. It is in no cowardly spirit that he transfers to them the guilt of unfaithfulness, which he had confessed for himself; but, since he had only fallen in consequence of being overwhelmed by their obstinate wickedness, he justly reproaches them with the fact that God was wroth with him on account of their sin. 22. Philip Smith. 12. 15. 10. Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary Deuteronomy 28:35. ... Calvin's Commentary on the Bible; Bible Study Resources. Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them. 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. ... E Calvin Beisner. Deuteronomy 18:11. Title. >> John Calvin preached through the book of Deuteronomy on weekdays from March, 1555, to July, 1556. Moses, therefore, requires magnanimity in judges, so that they may not hesitate to bring upon themselves the hatred of any, in their defense of a good cause. And ye returned, and wept before the Lord; but the Lord would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you. (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!). 21. Qui abierunt et ascenderunt in montem, veneruntque usque ad vallem Eschol, et exploraverunt eam. Tunc dixi vobis, Ne pavearis neque timeatis ab eis: 30. He could not have afforded them a more manifest proof of His paternal love towards them than by their deliverance. On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying. The second I explain as pointing out prudent persons, endued with sound judgment and discretion. Deuteronomy 22:9.Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard. 38. In which respect He gave an extraordinary proof of His indulgence, that previous to their entering the land, He renewed His covenant about forty years after its first promulgation, and added a clear exposition of it, because He had then to do with a new generation. 25. [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. If this were thoroughly impressed upon the minds both of magistrates and pastors, they would not vacillate so often; for relying on God's aid, they would stand firmly against all the terrors by which they are so pitifully agitated. [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. 14. Jehosua filius Nun, qui stat coram te, ipse ingredietur illuc: ipsum robora, quandoquidem illam in haereditatem distribuet Israeli. But such is the energy of men, when their own fancy leads them, that they will dare anything which God forbids. Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers. Et accinxistis vos singuli armis suis bellicis, et parastis ascendere in montem. 20. These four precepts, which all condemn strange medleys, I doubt not to be supplements of the First Commandment; and the reason, which is subjoined in Deuteronomy, directs us to this, where God declares that the produce of the seed and of the vineyard is polluted, if there be divers mixtures. These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab. Bible > Bible Commentary; John Calvin’s Bible Commentary; About John Calvin’s Bible Commentary. Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary Deuteronomy 18:12. [1] "Et non sans cause;" and not without reason. Whither shall we go up? The subject of Exodus and Leviticus was meeting God in His sanctuary. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. And the Lord heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and aware, saying. 5. 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." 3 Not with our ancestors did the L ord make this covenant, but with us, who are all of us here alive today. Numbers . And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the Lord our God doth give unto us. And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying. Surely it was an incredible prodigy, that so great a multitude should be so carried away by diabolical fury, as that nothing should remain unaffected by it, unless perhaps a timely death removed some of the old men rather on account of the vice of others than their own. 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". Stay connected 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; 30. 44. 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. It is clear from the next verse that, although Moses does not relate the details in their proper order, there is still no contradiction in his words. 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.) On this Corn. Et tamen noluistis ascendere, sed rebellastis verbo Jehovae Dei vestri. 8. Jehova Deus patrum vestrorum addat super vos sicut estis, mille vicibus, et benedicat vobis quemadmodum loquutus est vobis. He, therefore, pronounces sentence upon them, that they should never enjoy the inheritance which they had despised: yet declares that He will nevertheless be true in the fulfillment of what He had promised, and will display His mercy towards their children, whom in their despair they had condemned to be a prey to their enemies. 32. And it, the wilderness where thou hast seen. And this was, so to speak, real or practical doctrine, when God called upon them to trust Him by stretching forth His hand. In all, he preached 200 sermons, expounding the book in detail and making applications to the social and political life of Geneva, as well as to the personal lives of her citizens. Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I aware to give unto your fathers. John D. Currid — Deuteronomy (EP Study Commentary, 2006). Yet in these words he reminds them that the burden of government would become daily more arduous and weighty; whereby he may more readily persuade them to provide at once for what could not be eventually avoided. Audivit autem Jehova vocem verborum vestrorum, iratusque est, ac juravit, dicendo: 35. << Previous: Find Commentaries Next: Joshua, Judges and Ruth >> In this Second Narration, Moses expressly declares that God not only gave them a visible sign, by uplifting the cloud, but that He also verbally commanded the people to leave Mount Sinai, and to set about the performance of the rest of their journey. 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. 20. Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the Lord. And they turned, and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Commentary on Deuteronomy. 41. And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do. 16. 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 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. [204] But the first epithet which the Hebrews often apply in a bad sense to the crafty and deceitful, here means acute and perspicacious. Deuteronomy—Commentaries. Earnest exhortations to obedience, and dissuasives from idolatry. 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. Leviticus . A word list at the end explains words with a *star by them. 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. He, therefore, uses the image of bearing, because the way would have been by no means passable unless God had borne them, as it were, on His shoulders, just as a father is wont to bear his infant child. Most iniquitous, therefore, is their mode of repaying Him, viz., by complaining that they had been cruelly brought forth to die, and by construing into hatred His exceeding great love. Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither. so thoroughly understood, had not aroused them to confidence in Him. Sermon Manuscripts and Commentaries. Wherefore let all those who are called to any public office, sustain themselves by this doctrine, that they are doing God's work, who is well able to keep them safe from the violence as well as the craftiness of the whole world. Non agnoscetis faciem in ipso judicio: sicut parvum, sic et magnum audietis: non timebitis a facie cujusquam, quia judicium Dei est: rem autem quae gravior erit vobis, referetis ad me, et audiam illam. 43. 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. 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