“ So we abode in the valley over against Bethpeor. ”
Beth-peor, i. e., the house of Peor, no doubt derived its name from a temple of the Moabite god Peor which was there situated. It was no doubt near to Mount Peor Numbers 23:28 , and also to the va...
Moses encourages his successor ( Deuteronomy 3:21 f. absent from Numbers 3:32 )and prays, though in vain, to be allowed to cross the Jordan ( Deuteronomy 3:23-29 recorded here only). Deuterono...
Beth-peor . the house (or temple) of Peor, where Baal was worshipped ( Numbers 23:28 ; Numbers 25:3 . Numbers 4:3 , Here Moses was buried ( Deuteronomy 34:6 ). It was. Moabite holy place ( Numbers...
So we abode in the valley over against Bethpeor. Beth-peor - This was a city in the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites; and as בית beth signifies a house, the place probably had its name from a te...
Ver. 21-29 . As Joshua was ordained to succeed Moses in the government, he repeats the encouragement that he gave him to be brave and confident in so good a cause. Joshua had seen already some of...
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...
So we abode in the valley over against Beth-peor. — Moses’ burial-place, as appears by Deuteronomy 34:6 . It is a significant finishing touch to the scene described above. This verse also conclude...
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...
“Take Heed to Thyself” Deuteronomy 3:23-29 ; Deuteronomy 4:1-14 Strong faith was required by the two and a half tribes to leave their wives and children while they went to succor their brethre...
Observe with what humility and approbation the man of God speaks of the LORD'S refusal. Oh! it is precious faith which enables the believer to lay passive in the hand of GOD, and know no will but his...
So we abode in the valley over against Bethpeor. In the plains of Moab, over against a temple built for Baalpeor upon a mountain, so called from that idol, or that idol from the mountain; this is t...
OG, KING OF BASHAN, DEFEATED (vs.1-11) The history of Og's defeat is in Numbers 21:33-35 . Moses recounts this. Og and his people came out against Israel to battle, just as the ungodly would opp...
Joshua Named as Moses's Successor. B. C. 1451. 21 And I commanded Joshua at that time,...
The house or temple of Peor, or of Baal-Peor, of which see Numbers 25:3 , whence this place or city had its name.
Moses' Plea To Be Able To Enter The Land ( Deuteronomy 3:23-29 ). But one of the things that grieved Moses most was the fact that through his own sin of impatience, carelessness, petulance and un...
CRITICAL NOTES .— Conquest of Og . Israel were able to advance to the Jordan after the defeat of Sihon and the conquest of his land. But Og, the Amonitish King, still kept the northern half of Gilea...
Deuteronomy 3:9 . Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion. The LXX, willing to adapt the language of the sacred writings to their own age, say, “Which Hermon the Phœnicians call Sanior.” See notes...
EXPOSITION Deuteronomy 3:1-5 CONQUEST OF OG , KING OF BASHAN . The Amorites had wrested from Moab a portion of the territory taken by the Moabites and the Edomites from th...
A Charge to Joshua
Deuteronomy 34:6 ; Deuteronomy 4:3 ; Deuteronomy 4:46 ; Numbers 25:3 ; Numbers 33:48 ; Numbers 33:49
Turning Backward Deuteronomy 2:1-37 and Deuteronomy 3:1-29 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Last week we closed with God's refusal to permit the Children of Israel to go into the land of Canaan. They...