Deuteronomy 33:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents. ”

• Deuteronomy 33:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Zebulun possessed a commodious sea-shore and the fisheries of the Lake of Tiberias: and was therefore to thrive by commerce, and to rejoice in his “going out,” i. e., in his mercantile enterprises....

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• Deuteronomy 33:18 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy (m) going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents. (m) In thy prosperous voyages on the sea, ( Genesis 49:13 ).

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• Deuteronomy 33:18 - 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 33:18 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  18. And of Zebulun he said. He compares two tribes with each other, which, although neighbors in position, were still very dissimilar; for the one being devoted to mercantile pursuits, went...

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• Deuteronomy 33:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents. Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out - That is, Thou shalt be very prosperous in thy coasting voyages; for this...

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• Deuteronomy 33:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Ver. 18, 19. And of Zebulun he said — Hitherto some probable reason might be assigned for the order in which the six tribes last mentioned were placed; but now we seem quite in the dark in that...

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• Deuteronomy 33:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents. Rejoice, Zebulun, In thy going out - namely, on commercial enterprises and voyages by sea. For 'the tr...

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• Deuteronomy 33:18 - 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 33:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Zebulun... and Issachar were united with Judah, in the leading division of Israel in the wilderness. The warlike character of the first of these two, and the more peaceful wisdom of the second, are...

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• Deuteronomy 33:18 - 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 33:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Israel's Happy Future Promised Deuteronomy 33:18-29 Zebulun and Issachar, sons of Leah, were neighbors in Canaan, and, being on the seaboard, became wealthy by commerce. The calling of the...

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• Deuteronomy 33:18 - 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 33:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Zebulun, and Issachar, were the sons of Jacob, by Leah; hence Moses hath included both under one blessing. If we interpret the prophecy according to gospel terms, perhaps it will be found that the go...

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• Deuteronomy 33:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And of Zebulun he said ,.... The tribe of Zebulun, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem, with whom Issachar is joined, they being brethren, and of the same mother as well as father; though Zebul...

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• Deuteronomy 33:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents. Ver. 18. In thy going out. ] To trade and traffic by sea. Gen 49:13 Peterent coelum navibus Belgoe, si n...

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• Deuteronomy 33:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Rejoice, Zebulun Thou shalt prosper, and have cause of rejoicing. In thy going out 1st, To war, as this phrase is often used. 2d, To sea, in the way of traffic, because their portion lay near the...

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• Deuteronomy 33:18 - 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 33:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        18 And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.   19 They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousne...

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• Deuteronomy 33:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Thou shalt prosper; and have cause of rejoicing. In thy going out; either, 1. To war, as this phrase is oft used, as Genesis 14:17 , which was in part verified, Judges 5:18 . Or, 2. To se...

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• Deuteronomy 33:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Deuteronomy 33:18-19 And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; And, Issachar, in your tents. They shall call the peoples to the mountain; There shall they offer sacrifi...

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• Deuteronomy 33:18 - 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 33:18 - 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 33:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out. The blessing of Zebulun and Issachar considered I. The different circumstances and occupations in which men are placed. It is owing to God’s directing the in...

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• Deuteronomy 33:18 - 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 33:18 - 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 33:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Genesis 49:13-15 ; Joshua 19:11 ; Judges 5:14

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• Deuteronomy 33:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Rejoice — Thou shalt prosper and have cause of rejoicing. In thy going out — To war, as this phrase is often used. To sea, in way of traffick, because their portion lay near the sea. And in both re...

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