Deuteronomy 33:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders. ”

• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  He shall dwell between his shoulders - i. e., be supported by God as a son who is carried by his father (compare Deuteronomy 1:31 ). Benjamin was especially beloved of his father Genesis 35:18...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  [And] of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall (k) dwell in safety by him; [and the LORD] shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders. (k) Because the temple...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Deuteronomy 33. The Blessing of Moses. Of this poem (quite unconnected with the context) the following statements may be made: ( a) It was composed during the prosperous reign of Jeroboam II (786-...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  And of. This "and" is contained in some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, and Syriac. by Him. Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint omit "by Him".

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  12. And of Benjamin he said. It is probable that Moses alludes to the inheritance which fell to the lot of the children of Benjamin; for the part of Jerusalem in which the temple stood was c...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 240 THE PRIVILEGE OF THOSE WHO LIVE NEAR TO GOD Deuteronomy 33:12 . Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders. In the morning, etc. - Thes...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Ver. 12. And of Benjamin he said — After an account had been given of the priesthood, and of the general duties of the Levites, the place where those duties were to be exercised comes properly t...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders. Of Benjamin he said, Th...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Blessing of Moses This chapter contains the last words or 'swan-song' of Moses. Immediately before his death he takes farewell of the people, and blesses each of the tribes in turn, as Jacob h...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  And of Benjamin. — It is generally agreed that this blessing points to the site of the place which Jehovah chose out of all the tribes of Israel, Jerusalem, in the tribe of Benjamin. The Hebrew i...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  (B) THE BLESSING OF MOSES Deuteronomy 33:1-29 Besides the farewell speeches and the farewell song, we have in this chapter yet another closing utterance attributed to Moses. Here, as in the cas...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Blessing of the Chosen People Deuteronomy 33:1-17 The glorious nature of God is the opening theme here. The reference is to the giving of the Law when, amid fire and the mediation of angels...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Here we have the record of the final words of Moses to the nation. They also take the form of a song. Often he had set before the people cursing and blessing His last words were of blessing only. Fi...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  The tribes-are not mentioned regularly, according to the priority of birthright; but perhaps Moses was directed by the HOLY GHOST. I would have the Reader take particular notice of the title of Benja...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  [And] of Benjamin he said ,.... The tribe of Benjamin, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem; which is taken notice of next to Levi, because, as the priesthood was in the tribe of Levi, the templ...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Deuteronomy 33:12 [And] of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; [and the LORD] shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders. Ver....

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Of Benjamin Benjamin is put next to Levi, because the temple, where the work of the Levites lay, was upon the edge of the lot of this tribe. And it is put before Joseph, because of the dignity of J...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE BLESSING OF THE TRIBES (vs.1-29) Though Deuteronomy is a book largely of admonition, yet all admonition is finished by the end of Chapter 32:47, and Chapter 33 beautifully closes God's messag...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        12 And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the L ORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the L ORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.   13 And o...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  The beloved of the Lord, i.e. this beloved tribe: so called partly in allusion to their father Benjamin, who was the beloved of his father Jacob; and partly because of the love and kindness of God...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Deuteronomy 33:12 “Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of Yahweh shall dwell in safety by (on) him; He covers him all the day long, And he dwells between his shoulders (or ‘weapons'). ” As Be...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES .—Moses now performs the last great act of life and blesses the tribes of Israel. “The blessing opens with a solemn conclusion of the covenant and giving of the law at Sinai, by which...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Deuteronomy 33:12 In the Scriptures God is regarded as the dwelling-place of His people, of the holy and redeemed soul. This thought was ever before the Hebrew mind: God is the home of the soul. I...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Deuteronomy 33:1 . Moses blessed Israel. Moses, like Jacob, died distinctly blessing the tribes of Israel, and finished his course in a manner worthy of himself. The tribe of Simeon is here omitte...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him. The safety of the Lord’s beloved I. He was the special object of the Divine affection. God especially loves His spirit...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION MOSES ' BLESSING . Before ascending Mount Nebo, to take a view of the land he was not permitted to cuter and then to die, Moses took farewell of the people he had so long guided an...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Blessing of Moses. As the aged patriarch Jacob laid his blessing upon his sons in the form of prophecies, so Moses, before being gathered to his people, spoke a prophetic blessing upon the pe...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Kings 12:21 ; 2 Chronicles 11:1 ; 2 Chronicles 15:2 ; 2 Chronicles 17:17-19 ; Deuteronomy 33:27-29 ; Isaiah 37:22 ; Isaiah 37:35 ; Isaiah 51:16 ; Joshua 18:11-28 ; Judges 1:21 ; Matthew...

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• Deuteronomy 33:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Of Benjamin — Benjamin is put next to Levi, because the temple, where the work of the Levites lay, was upon the edge of the lot of this tribe. And 'tis put before Joseph, because of the dignity of...

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