Exposé by Jamieson, Fausset, Brown on
Deuteronomy
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MOSES FROM MOUNT NEBO
VIEWS THE LAND.
Deuteronomy
34:1-12.
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Verse 1. Moses went up from the
plains of Moab--This chapter appears from internal
evidence to have been written subsequently to the death
of Moses, and it probably formed, at one time, an
introduction to the Book of Joshua.
unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of
Pisgah--literally, the head or summit of the
Pisgah; that is, the height (compare Nu
23:14; De 3:17-27; 4:49). The general name given to
the whole mountain range east of Jordan, was Abarim
(compare De
32:49), and the peak to which Moses ascended was
dedicated to the heathen Nebo, as Balaam's standing
place had been consecrated to Peor. Some modern
travellers have fixed on Jebel Attarus, a high mountain
south of the Jabbok (Zurka), as the Nebo of this passage
[BURCKHARDT, SEETZEN, &c.]. But it is situated too
far north for a height which, being described as "over
against Jericho," must be looked for above the last
stage of the Jordan.
the
Lord showed him all the land of Gilead--That
pastoral region was discernible at the northern
extremity of the mountain line on which he stood, till
it ended, far beyond his sight in Dan. Westward, there
were on the horizon, the distant hills of "all
Naphtali." Coming nearer, was "the land of Ephraim and
Manasseh." Immediately opposite was "all the land of
Judah," a title at first restricted to the portion of
this tribe, beyond which were "the utmost sea" (the
Mediterranean) and the Desert of the "South." These were
the four great marks of the future inheritance of his
people, on which the narrative fixes our attention.
Immediately below him was "the circle" of the plain of
Jericho, with its oasis of palm trees; and far away on
his left, the last inhabited spot before the great
desert "Zoar." The foreground of the picture alone was
clearly discernible. There was no miraculous power of
vision imparted to Moses. That he should see all that is
described is what any man could do, if he attained
sufficient elevation. The atmosphere of the climate is
so subtle and free from vapor that the sight is carried
to a distance of which the beholder, who judges from the
more dense air of Europe, can form no idea [VERE MONRO]. But
between him and that "good land," the deep valley of the
Jordan intervened; "he was not to go over
thither."
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Verse 5. Moses . . .
died--After having governed the Israelites forty
years.
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Verse 6. he buried him--or, "he
was buried in a valley," that is, a ravine or gorge of
the Pisgah. Some think that he entered a cave and there
died, being, according to an ancient tradition of Jews
and Christians, buried by angels (Jude
9; Nu 21:20).
no man
knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day--This
concealment seems to have been owing to a special and
wise arrangement of Providence, to prevent its being
ranked among "holy places," and made the resort of
superstitious pilgrims or idolatrous veneration, in
after ages.
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Verse 8. wept for Moses
. . . thirty days--Seven days was the
usual period of mourning, but for persons in high rank
or official eminence, it was extended to thirty (Ge
50:3-10; Nu 20:29).
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Verse 9. Joshua . . . was
full of the spirit of wisdom--He was appointed to a
peculiar and extraordinary office. He was not the
successor of Moses, for he was not a prophet or civil
ruler, but the general or leader, called to head the
people in the war of invasion and the subsequent
allocation of the tribes.
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Verse 10-12. there arose not a
prophet since--In whatever light we view this
extraordinary man, the eulogy pronounced in these
inspired words will appear just. No Hebrew prophet or
ruler equalled him in character or official dignity, or
in knowledge of God's will and opportunities of
announcing it.
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Bibliography
Information
Jamieson, Robert,
D.D. "Commentary on Deuteronomy ". "Commentary Critical and
Explanatory
on the Whole Bible".
<http://www.studylight.org/com/jfb/view.cgi?book=de&chapter=034>.
1871.
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