Deuteronomy 33:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, ”

Deuteronomy 33:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Comparing the words of Moses with those of Jacob, it will be seen that the patriarch dwells with emphasis on the severe conflicts which Joseph, i. e., Ephraim and Manasseh, would undergo (compare...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - 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-...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

ancient mountains . mountains of old. Compare Deuteronomy 33:27 .
Deuteronomy 33:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

15. And for the chief things of the ancient mountains. In these words he shows that no part of the land would be barren. We know that the tops of mountains are generally and uncultivated, or...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, The chief things of the ancient mountains - ומראש הררי קדם umerosh harerey kedem, and from the hea...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ver. 13-17. And of Joseph he said, &c.— Whether we consider Joseph with respect to his situation in the land of Canaan, or to the eminent dignity by which his descendants were distinguished...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the last...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - 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...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - 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...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - 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...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - 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...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The blessing of Joseph is very striking, and deserves the closest attention, from the interest all true believers in CHRIST have in it. It is true, Joseph was separated from his brethren when sold in...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And for the chief things of the ancient mountains ,.... Which were from the beginning of the world, and for which the land, possessed by the children of Joseph, Manasseh, and Ephraim, were famous; a...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, Ver. 15. And for the chief things. ] Metals and minerals usually dug out of mountains, which ar...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And of Joseph Including both Ephraim and Manasseh. In Jacob's blessing, that of Joseph is the largest; and so it is here. His land His portion, shall be endowed with choice blessings from God. O...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - 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...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - 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...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

i.e. The excellent fruits, as grapes, olives, figs, &c., which delight in mountains, growing upon, or the precious minerals contained in, their mountains and hills , called ancient and lastin...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 33:13-17 “And of Joseph he said, Blessed of Yahweh be his land, For the precious things of heaven, for the dew, And for the deep that couches beneath, And for the precious thing...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - 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...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - 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...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

Of Joseph he said, Blessed of the Lord be his land. Joseph The character of Joseph is not often correctly apprehended, although it comes out very distinctly in the picture which Scripture has g...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - 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...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - 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...
Deuteronomy 33:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 49:26 ; Habakkuk 3:6 ; James 5:7
Deuteronomy 33:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The chief things — That is, the excellent fruits, as grapes, olives, figs, &c. which delight in mountains, growing upon, or the precious minerals contained in, their mountains and hills called...

Deuteronomy 33:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Deuteronomy 33:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 33:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Deuteronomy 33:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 33:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Deuteronomy 33:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Deuteronomy 33:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Deuteronomy 33:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 33:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Deuteronomy 33:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Deuteronomy 33:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Deuteronomy 33:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Deuteronomy 33:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Deuteronomy 33:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Deuteronomy 33:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Deuteronomy 33:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 33:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Deuteronomy 33:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Deuteronomy 33:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 33:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Deuteronomy 33:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Deuteronomy 33:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

Deuteronomy 33:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Deuteronomy 33:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Deuteronomy 33:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 33:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes