b. Rebelled against the command of the LORD: They did this in the midst of their supposed repentance. Moses then instructed the elders in principles of righteous leadership, and thus relieved himself of many burdens. b. But this mention of the time was made to show that the great number of years spent in travelling from Horeb to the plain of Moab was not owing to the length of the way, but to a very different cause; namely, banishment for their apostasy and frequent rebellions. ii. Into the book of Deuteronomy we go, and chapter one begins with Moses rehearsing the words to the children of Israel that he received from the Lord. These were the faithful two among the twelve spies which came back with the report from the Promised Land (Numbers 14:6-10). Book of Deuteronomy. We are to remain steadfast in our commitment to Christian ethics (Heb. Moreover your little ones and your children, who you say will be victims, who today have no knowledge of good and evil, they shall go in there; to them I will give it, and they shall possess it. . Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. iv. Moses felt compelled to bring this reminder of the Law to Israel, because those ready to enter the Promised Land were only children – if born at all … 39. your children . There really was no compelling reason to send forth spies into the Promised Land. 1. The days here mentioned were not necessarily successive days [ROBINSON], for the journey can be made in a much shorter period. The LORD your God, who goes before you, He will fight for you, according to all He did for you in Egypt before your eyes, and in the wilderness where you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all the way that you went until you came to this place.’ Yet, for all that, you did not believe the LORD your God, who went in the way before you to search out a place for you to pitch your tents, to show you the way you should go, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day.”. He called on them to specifically remember God’s past faithfulness and consider that He was able to give them victory in the land of Canaan. So though the plan did not originate with God (Deuteronomy 1 indicates that it started with the people, and was approved by Moses), the LORD essentially said: “If you are going to send spies, send twelve, and have them represent the whole nation by sending one from each tribe.”. Deuteronomy Chapter 1 דְּבָרִים א אֵלֶּה הַדְּבָרִים, אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר מֹשֶׁה אֶל-כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל, בְּעֵבֶר, הַיַּרְדֵּן: בַּמִּדְבָּר בָּעֲרָבָה מוֹל סוּף בֵּין-פָּארָן וּבֵין-תֹּפֶל, וְלָבָן וַחֲצֵרֹת--וְדִי זָהָב. On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law--that is, explain this law. It was time to move on in faith and take the land of promise. ... Echad also means ‘first’ in many parts of scripture (eg Gen 8:5,13), but I’m not sure we should push for that translation, unless we stress the meaning of having first place, or number one priority. It is quoted over eighty times in the New Testament and this it belongs to a small group of four Old Testament books [the others being Genesis, Psalms, and Isaiah] to which the early Christians made frequent reference.” (Thompson). Deuteronomy was a precious book to Jesus and it was used to prepare Him to be used of God. c. So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and knowledgeable men, and made them heads over you: Moses chose the elders of Israel by using a combination of approval by the congregation, and approval by Moses himself. Then I commanded your judges at that time, saying, ‘Hear the cases between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the stranger who is with him. Then we came to Kadesh Barnea. Deuteronomy 1:6, ESV: "“The LORD our God said to us in Horeb, ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain." See, I have set the land before you; go in and possess the land which the LORD swore to your fathers; to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; to give to them and their descendants after them.’“. There was great reason for his dwelling on this dark passage in their history, as it was their unbelief that excluded them from the privilege of entering the promised land ( Hebrews 3:19 ); and that unbelief was a marvellous exhibition of human perversity, considering the miracles which God had wrought in their favor, especially in the daily manifestations they had of His presence among them as their leader and protector. 28:20b). In addition to that, all the twelve spies were united on saying “It is a good land which the LORD our God is giving us” (Numbers 13:27). We may request cookies to be set on your device. Invitation to enter upon the heavenly life. The word “expound” means to “make clear.” Moses’ message was more than a restatement of the law, it was also an interpretation of the law designed to lead the people to understand and apply it in their personal lives. e. Moreover your little ones and your children, whom you say will be victims… they shall possess it: The great excuse of Israel for their unbelief at Kadesh Barnea was, “If we go and take the land, our children will be killed” (Numbers 14:3). ", 8. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. ii. Do not fear or be discouraged: This encouragement was important because this was the critical moment for Israel. Look, the LORD your God has set the land before you; go up and possess it, as the LORD God of your fathers has spoken to you; do not fear or be discouraged.’”. i. Galatians 4 and Hebrews 12 symbolically identify Mount Sinai with the Old Covenant of works and law. The Year for Canceling Debts - At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts. But as for you, turn and take your journey into the wilderness by the Way of the Red Sea.’”. d. Yet, for all that, you did not believe the LORD your God: In essence, it was not sin that kept Israel out of the Promised Land. i. Tophel--identified as Tafyle or Tafeilah, lying between Bozrah and Kerak. God had told them that the land was good. These new judges (i.e., tribal leaders) were to be: 1. Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. May the LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times more numerous than you are, and bless you as He has promised you! a. Kadesh Barnea: This was the place where, in Numbers 13 and 14, Israel believed the report of the unfaithful spies and rebelled against God, refusing to go into the Promised Land. Where can we go up? Deuteronomy. a. . We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. The name "Canaanite" is often used synonymously with that of "Phoenician. In His temptation in the wilderness, it seems obvious that Jesus meditated on Deuteronomy because in answering Satan, He quoted from it three times. Deuteronomy 1 - These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan--that is, in the Arabah--opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab. Verses 1-8. The first did nothing, confessing he simply did not understand what God wanted. ii. b. That is the selfish demand of a short-sighted child, like the child who thinks mommy doesn’t love him because he can’t have all the candy he wants. The length of the Ghor from Ezion-geber to Kadesh is a hundred miles. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel --The mental condition of the people generally in that infantine age of the Church, and the greater number of them being of young or tender years, rendered it expedient to repeat the laws and counsels which God had given. Ashtaroth--the royal residence of Og, so called from Astarte ("the moon"), the tutelary goddess of the Syrians. a. Salem Media Group. And the LORD said to me, ‘Tell them, “Do not go up nor fight, for I am not among you; lest you be defeated before your enemies.”’ So I spoke to you; yet you would not listen, but rebelled against the command of the LORD, and presumptuously went up into the mountain. 5. Yet they answered God’s faithfulness with rebellion, murmuring, and unbelief. 3-8. in the fortieth year . But the Israelites, with children and flocks, would move at a slow rate. Only Joshua could do that – and the Hebrew name Joshua exactly corresponds to the name Jesus. b. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. Now we can simply receive His love. The locale is indicated by the names of the most prominent places around it. For other uses, see Deuteronomy (disambiguation). The Israelites were grieved when they found themselves involved in difficulties and perils; but their sorrow arose not from a sense of the guilt so much as the sad effects of their perverse conduct; and "though they wept," they were not true penitents. We have sinned against the LORD; we will go up and fight: After hearing the consequences of their rejection of God, Israel had a change of heart. It is almost as if the memory was so painful that Moses wouldn’t even deal with it. “So we departed from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which you saw on the way to the mountains of the Amorites, as the LORD our God had commanded us. Yet when ten of the twelve spies came back with a report filled with fear and unbelief, the nation believed them and refused to believe God’s promised and enter in. The LORD our God spoke to us in Horeb: This departure from Mount Sinai (Horeb and Sinai are different names for the same place) was recorded in Numbers 10. Deuteronomy 1. Despite the fact we have seen that God’s word is true, we will not trust Him for great things in the future. He also loves to make us remember what we should forget (our past of sin and the self-life). Deuteronomy is therefore a book of reminding and a book of preparation. i. A search into what constitutes the heavenly life. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. On this side of the Jordan: At this point Israel was camped on the great plains of Moab, able to see across the Jordan River into the Promised Land. “Nevertheless you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the LORD your God; and you complained in your tents, and said, ‘Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us. 3 But forty years after the Israelites left Egypt, on the first day of the eleventh month, # 1:3 Hebrew In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month. a. It could possibly be either, but from the flow of Moses’ context in Deuteronomy 1, it seems best to consider that it was the appointment of elders in Numbers 11. b. I alone am not able to bear you: Moses experienced this crisis in Numbers 11 when the people complained again about the food God provided. b. Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. We often feel confident in our excuses because other people can’t really challenge them – but God sees right through them. The case that is too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.’ And I commanded you at that time all the things which you should do.”. דברים), "the words [of Moses]", and the fifth book of the Christian Old Testament, where it is also known as the Fifth Book of Moses. “And everyone of you came near to me and said, ‘Let us send men before us, and let them search out the land for us, and bring back word to us of the way by which we should go up, and of the cities into which we shall come.’ The plan pleased me well; so I took twelve of your men, one man from each tribe.”. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. When tempted by Satan to tempt God the Father into demonstrating Jesus as Messiah before it was time, Jesus answered Satan from Deuteronomy 6:16: You shall not tempt the Lord your God. 1:12 "strife" This means "lawsuit" (BDB 936). Also the Lord was angry with me for your sakes--This statement seems to indicate that it was on this occasion Moses was condemned to share the fate of the people. Click on the different category headings to find out more. “Then you answered and said to me, ‘We have sinned against the LORD; we will go up and fight, just as the LORD our God commanded us.’ And when everyone of you had girded on his weapons of war, you were ready to go up into the mountain. And the Amorites who dwelt in that mountain came out against you and chased you as bees do, and drove you back from Seir to Hormah. 1. Deuteronomy 1 1 These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the desert east of the Jordan--that is, in the Arabah--opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab. There are eleven days' journey from Horeb--Distances are computed in the East still by the hours or days occupiesd by the journey. These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side of the Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain opposite Suph, between Paran, Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refuseing them will have impact how our site functions. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. Moses addresses that new generation as the representatives of their fathers, in whose sight and hearing all the transactions he recounts took place. They could not point to one instance where He had let them down, though the journey had not been easy. Deuteronomy definition, the fifth book of the Pentateuch, containing a second statement of the Mosaic law. Moses’ heart was passionate because he knew that if this new generation – a generation of faith, unlike the generation which perished in the wilderness – if this new generation did not obey the Law of God, then God’s covenant would work against them and curse them. A day's journey on foot is about twenty miles--on camels, at the rate of three miles an hour, thirty miles--and by caravans, about twenty-five miles. iii. . d. Which Moses spoke to all Israel: Essentially, the Book of Deuteronomy was a sermon – or a series of sermons, preached by Moses to Israel, and preached with a heavy and passionate heart. . a. i. They brought back word to us: Significantly, Moses didn’t mention the evil report of the unbelieving spies (Numbers 13:28-29). It was there before them, ready for them to take by faith if they would not fear or be discouraged. In fact, Deuteronomy means “the second [giving of] the law”. 1:13 "Choose" This verb (BDB 396, KB 393) is a Qal imperative. Verses 9-18. We never outgrow our need to be reminded, as Peter said, I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth. 1 These are the words that Moses spoke to the Israelites. Three men once heard God speak. This could give a person a wilderness kind of relationship with God, but could never bring them into the Promised Land kind of relationship with God. After their total defeat, then they wept and wept – but again, this was over the consequences of getting caught, not over grieving the heart of God, and not over their sin of not believing the great love of God. You can check these in your browser security settings. c. Even you shall not go in there: Even Moses himself would not enter the Promised Land. KING JAMES VERSION (KJV) TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT. a. They should ask, “What would it take to finally convince me that God really loves me?” We don’t wait for God to give us everything we want before we love Him. 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