Deuteronomy 1:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.) ”

• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  These verses are prefixed as a connecting link between the contents of the preceding books and that of Deuteronomy now to follow. The sense of the passage might be given thus: “The discourses of Mo...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  ([There are] eleven days' [journey] from (c) Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.) (c) In Horeb, or Sinai, forty years before the law was given: but because all that were then of age an...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Historical introduction to Deuteronomy 1:6 ff.: a compilation, perhaps intended to introduce the whole book. Deuteronomy 1:1 . beyond Jordan: therefore the writer dwelt W. of the Jordan; so...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  eleven days': i.e. going direct. Seir . Edom. Kadesh-barnea. See Numbers 32:8 .

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  ( There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.) There are eleven days' journey - The Israelites were eleven days in going from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea, wher...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Ver. 2. Eleven days journey from Horeb — This verse seems to have been thrown in to shew, that though the direct way from mount Horeb to the plains of Moab is but a few days' journey, even to th...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh-barnea.) (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh-barnea), (see the note...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  First Discourse ( Deuteronomy 1:14 to Deuteronomy 4:43 ) The long sojourn in the wilderness is now drawing to a close. The Israelites are encamped in the Plains of Moab within sight of the Promi...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Eleven days’ journey from Horeb... — In our English Version this verse forms a separate sentence; but there seems nothing to prevent our taking it as completing the first verse. The route between P...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  THE DIVINE GOVERNMENT Deuteronomy 1:1-46 ; Deuteronomy 2:1-37 ; Deuteronomy 3:1-29 AFTER these preliminary discussions we now enter upon the exposition. With the exception of the first two ve...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Moses Recalls the Start from Horeb Deuteronomy 1:1-18 To this new generation Moses spake the holy law of God, since they had not heard it at Sinai. In view of the great Lawgiver's approaching d...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The Book of Deuteronomy is didactic rather than historic. It consists of a collection of the final utterances of Moses and is a Book of review. It commences with a discourse in which Moses reviewed...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  It is equally to be observed, the time specified yet remaining to be fulfilled; to show how exact the LORD is to his word, and to his promise: Reader! let you and I pause in the several parts of o...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  There are eleven days' journey from Horeb, by the way of Mount Seir, to Kadeshbarnea. Not that the Israelites came thither in eleven days from Horeb, for they stayed by the way at Kibrothhattaavah,...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Deuteronomy 1:2 ([There are] eleven days' [journey] from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.) Ver. 2. There are eleven days'journey.] So many days' march for a foot army. But Philo...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  There are eleven days' journey This is added, to show that the reason why the Israelites in so many years were advanced no farther from Horeb than to these plains, was not the distance of the place...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE COMMAND TO LEAVE HOREB (vs.1-8) In Numbers 32:1-42 Israel is seen to remain in the area east of Jordan long enough for the two and a half tribes to build cities. Thus God required no haste...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Israel's History Repeated. B. C. 1451.       1 These be the words which Moses spake unto all...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  This is added to show that the reason why the Israelites in so many years were advanced no further from Horeb than to these plains, was not the great distance of the places or length of the way, whic...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Deuteronomy 1 . Preamble, History and Failure. The Preamble ( Deuteronomy 1:1-5 ). Deuteronomy 1-5 of the chapter set the scene for the whole book. They are carefully constructed so as to f...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— I. Biographical . Sihon . סִיחן (Slkhôn). LXX . Σηών. Joseph. Σιχών. King of the Amorites when the Israelites reached the borders of Canaan,—a man of courage and...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Scofield Reference Notes

  eleven days Prolonged by one act of unbelief to forty years. ( See Scofield) - ( Numbers 14:23 ).

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Deuteronomy 1:1 . In the plain over against the Red sea. סו Suph, red, not being joined in the text with ים Yam, sea, should not be rendered the Red sea. Zuph being the name of a town, and...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

  These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness. Moses’ discourse to Israel I. The date of this sermon which moses preached to the people of Israel. A...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  TITLE AND INTRODUCTION Deuteronomy 1:1-5 . EXPOSITION Deuteronomy 1:1-5 In these verses we have the inscription and general introduction to the book, announcing the contents of the...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Introduction

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Deuteronomy 1:44 ; Deuteronomy 2:4 ; Deuteronomy 2:8 ; Joshua 14:6 ; Leviticus 2:14 ; Leviticus 9:23 ; Numbers 13:26 ; Numbers 20:17-21 ; Numbers 32:8

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  Kadesh-Barnea Deuteronomy 1:1-43 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are three things which need to be brought out in a definite way. 1. The suggestion of the verbal inspiration of the Bible. The chap...

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• Deuteronomy 1:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  There are eleven days journey — This is added to shew that the reason why the Israelites, in so many years were advanced no farther from Horeb, than to these plains, was not the distance of the pla...

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