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1. 하늘이여 귀를 기울이라 내가 말하리라 땅은 내 입의 말을 들을지어다
Give ear , O ye heavens , and I will speak ; and hear , O earth , the words of my mouth .
2. 나의 교훈은 내리는 비요 나의 말은 맺히는 이슬이요 연한 풀 위에 가는 비요 채소 위에 단 비로다
My doctrine shall drop as the rain , my speech shall distil as the dew , as the small rain upon the tender herb , and as the showers upon the grass :
3. 내가 여호와의 이름을 전파하리니 너희는 위엄을 우리 하나님께 돌릴지어다
Because I will publish the name of the Lord : ascribe ye greatness unto our God .
4. 그는 반석이시니 그 공덕이 완전하고 그 모든 길이 공평하며 진실무망하신 하나님이시니 공의로우시고 정직하시도다
He is the Rock , his work is perfect : for all his ways are judgment : a God of truth and without iniquity , just and right is he.
5. 그들이 여호와를 향하여 악을 행하니 하나님의 자녀가 아니요 흠이 있는 사곡한 종류로다
They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children : they are a perverse and crooked generation .
6. 우매무지한 백성아 여호와께 이같이 보답하느냐 그는 너를 얻으신 너의 아버지가 아니시냐 너를 지으시고 세우셨도다
Do ye thus requite the Lord , O foolish people and unwise ? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?
7. 옛날을 기억하라 역대의 연대를 생각하라 네 아비에게 물으라 그가 네게 설명할 것이요 네 어른들에게 물으라 그들이 네게 이르리로다
Remember the days of old , consider the years of many generations : ask thy father , and he will shew thee; thy elders , and they will tell thee.
8. 지극히 높으신 자가 열국의 기업을 주실 때, 인종을 분정하실 때에 이스라엘 자손의 수효대로 민족들의 경계를 정하셨도다
When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance , when he separated the sons of Adam , he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel .
9. 여호와의 분깃은 자기 백성이라 야곱은 그 택하신 기업이로다
For the Lord’s portion is his people ; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance .
10. 여호와께서 그를 황무지에서, 짐승의 부르짖는 광야에서 만나시고 호위하시며 보호하시며 자기 눈동자 같이 지키셨도다
He found him in a desert land , and in the waste howling wilderness ; he led him about , he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye .
11. 마치 독수리가 그 보금자리를 어지럽게 하며 그 새끼 위에 너풀거리며 그 날개를 펴서 새끼를 받으며 그 날개 위에 그것을 업는 것 같이
As an eagle stirreth up her nest , fluttereth over her young , spreadeth abroad her wings , taketh them, beareth them on her wings :
12. 여호와께서 홀로 그들을 인도하셨고 함께 한 다른 신이 없었도다
So the Lord alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.
13. 여호와께서 그로 땅의 높은 곳을 타고 다니게 하시며 밭의 소산을 먹게 하시며 반석에서 꿀을, 굳은 반석에서 기름을 빨게 하시며
He made him ride on the high places of the earth , that he might eat the increase of the fields ; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock , and oil out of the flinty rock ;
14. 소의 젖 기름과 양의 젖과 어린 양의 기름과 바산 소산의 수양과 염소와 지극히 아름다운 밀을 먹이시며 또 포도즙의 붉은 술을 마시우셨도다
Butter of kine , and milk of sheep , with fat of lambs , and rams of the breed of Bashan , and goats , with the fat of kidneys of wheat ; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape .
15. 그러한데 여수룬이 살찌매 발로 찼도다 네가 살찌고 부대하고 윤택하매 자기를 지으신 하나님을 버리며 자기를 구원하신 반석을 경홀히 여겼도다
But Jeshurun waxed fat , and kicked : thou art waxen fat , thou art grown thick , thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation .
16. 그들이 다른 신으로 그의 질투를 일으키며 가증한 것으로 그의 진노를 격발하였도다
They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger .
17. 그들은 하나님께 제사하지 아니하고 마귀에게 하였으니 곧 그들의 알지 못하던 신, 근래에 일어난 새 신, 너희 열조의 두려워하지 않던 것들이로다
They sacrificed unto devils , not to God ; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up , whom your fathers feared not.
18. 너를 낳은 반석은 네가 상관치 아니하고 너를 내신 하나님은 네가 잊었도다
Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful , and hast forgotten God that formed thee.
19. 여호와께서 보시고 미워하셨으니 그 자녀가 그를 격노케 한 연고로다
And when the Lord saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons , and of his daughters .
20. 여호와의 말씀에 내가 내 얼굴을 숨겨 그들에게 보이지 않게 하고 그들의 종말의 어떠함을 보리니 그들은 심히 패역한 종류요 무신한 자녀임이로다
And he said , I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation , children in whom is no faith .
21. 그들이 하나님이 아닌 자로 나의 질투를 일으키며 그들의 허무한 것으로 나의 진노를 격발하였으니 나도 백성이 되지 아니한 자로 그들의 시기가 나게 하며 우준한 민족으로 그들의 분노를 격발하리로다
They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God ; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities : and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people ; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation .
22. 내 분노의 불이 일어나서 음부 깊은 곳까지 사르며 땅의 그 소산을 삼키며 산들의 터도 붙게 하는도다
For a fire is kindled in mine anger , and shall burn unto the lowest hell , and shall consume the earth with her increase , and set on fire the foundations of the mountains .
23. 내가 재앙을 그들의 위에 쌓으며 나의 살을 다하여 그들을 쏘리로다
I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.
24. 그들이 주리므로 파리하며 불 같은 더위와 독한 파멸에게 삼키울 것이라 내가 들짐승의 이와 티끌에 기는 것의 독을 그들에게 보내리로다
They shall be burnt with hunger , and devoured with burning heat , and with bitter destruction : I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust .
25. 밖으로는 칼에, 방안에서는 놀람에 멸망하리니 청년 남자와 처녀와 젖 먹는 아이와 백발 노인까지리로다
The sword without , and terror within , shall destroy both the young man and the virgin , the suckling also with the man of gray hairs .
26. 내가 그들을 흩어서 인간에서 그 기억이 끊어지게 하리라 하였다마는
I said , I would scatter them into corners , I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men :
27. 대적을 격동할까 염려라 원수가 오해하고 말하기를 우리 수단이 높음이요 여호와의 행함이 아니라 할까 염려라 하시도다
Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy , lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely , and lest they should say , Our hand is high , and the Lord hath not done all this.
28. 그들은 모략이 없는 국민이라 그 중에 지식이 없도다
For they are a nation void of counsel , neither is there any understanding in them.
29. 그들이 지혜가 있어서 이것을 깨닫고 자기의 종말을 생각하였으면
O that they were wise , that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end !
30. 그들의 반석이 그들을 팔지 아니하였고 여호와께서 그들을 내어 주지 아니하셨더면 어찌 한 사람이 천을 쫓으며 두 사람이 만을 도망케 하였을까
How should one chase a thousand , and two put ten thousand to flight , except their Rock had sold them , and the Lord had shut them up ?
31. 대적의 반석이 우리의 반석과 같지 못하니 대적도 스스로 판단하도다
For their rock is not as our Rock , even our enemies themselves being judges .
32. 그들의 포도나무는 소돔의 포도나무요 고모라의 밭의 소산이라 그들의 포도는 쓸개포도니 그 송이는 쓰며
For their vine is of the vine of Sodom , and of the fields of Gomorrah : their grapes are grapes of gall , their clusters are bitter :
33. 그들의 포도주는 뱀의 독이요 독사의 악독이라
Their wine is the poison of dragons , and the cruel venom of asps .
34. 이것이 내게 쌓이고 내 곳간에 봉하여 있지 아니한가
Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures ?
35. 보수는 내 것이라 그들의 실족할 그 때에 갚으리로다 그들의 환난의 날이 가까우니 당할 그 일이 속히 임하리로다
To me belongeth vengeance , and recompence ; their foot shall slide in due time : for the day of their calamity is at hand , and the things that shall come upon them make haste .
36. 여호와께서 자기 백성을 판단하시고 그 종들을 인하여 후회하시리니 곧 그들의 무력함과 갇힌 자나 놓인 자가 없음을 보시는 때에로다
For the Lord shall judge his people , and repent himself for his servants , when he seeth that their power is gone , and there is none shut up , or left .
37. 여호와의 말씀에 그들의 신들이 어디 있으며 그들의 피하던 반석이 어디 있느냐
And he shall say , Where are their gods , their rock in whom they trusted ,
38. 그들의 희생의 고기를 먹던 것들, 전제의 술을 마시던 것들로 일어나서 너희를 돕게 하라 너희의 보장이 되게 하라
Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices , and drank the wine of their drink offerings ? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection .
39. 이제는 나 곧 내가 그인 줄 알라 나와 함께 하는 신이 없도다 내가 죽이기도 하며 살리기도 하며 상하게도 하며 낫게도 하나니 내 손에서 능히 건질 자 없도다
See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill , and I make alive ; I wound , and I heal : neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand .
40. 내가 하늘을 향하여 내 손을 들고 말하노라 나의 영원히 삶을 두고 맹세하노니
For I lift up my hand to heaven , and say , I live for ever .
41. 나의 번쩍이는 칼을 갈며 내 손에 심판을 잡고 나의 대적에게 보수하며 나를 미워하는 자에게 보응할 것이라
If I whet my glittering sword , and mine hand take hold on judgment ; I will render vengeance to mine enemies , and will reward them that hate me.
42. 나의 화살로 피에 취하게 하고 나의 칼로 그 고기를 삼키게 하리니 곧 피살자와 포로된 자의 피요 대적의 장관의 머리로다 하시도다
I will make mine arrows drunk with blood , and my sword shall devour flesh ; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives , from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy .
43. 너희 열방은 주의 백성과 즐거워하라 주께서 그 종들의 피를 갚으사 그 대적에게 보수하시고 자기 땅과 백성을 위하여 속죄하시리로다
Rejoice , O ye nations , with his people : for he will avenge the blood of his servants , and will render vengeance to his adversaries , and will be merciful unto his land , and to his people .
44. 모세와 눈의 아들 호세아가 와서 이 노래의 모든 말씀을 백성에게 말하여 들리니라
And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people , he, and Hoshea the son of Nun .
45. 모세가 이 모든 말씀을 온 이스라엘에게 말하기를 마치고
And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel :
46. 그들에게 이르되 내가 오늘날 너희에게 증거한 모든 말을 너희 마음에 두고 너희 자녀에게 명하여 이 율법의 모든 말씀을 지켜 행하게 하라
And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day , which ye shall command your children to observe to do , all the words of this law .
47. 이는 너희에게 허사가 아니라 너희의 생명이니 이 일로 인하여 너희가 요단을 건너 얻을 땅에서 너희의 날이 장구하리라
For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life : and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land , whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
48. 당일에 여호와께서 모세에게 일러 가라사대
And the Lord spake unto Moses that selfsame day , saying ,
49. 너는 여리고 맞은편 모압 땅에 있는 아바림 산에 올라 느보 산에 이르러 내가 이스라엘 자손에게 기업으로 주는 가나안 땅을 바라보라
Get thee up into this mountain Abarim , unto mount Nebo , which is in the land of Moab , that is over against Jericho ; and behold the land of Canaan , which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession :
50. 네 형 아론이 호르 산에서 죽어 그 조상에게로 돌아간 것 같이 너도 올라가는 이 산에서 죽어 네 조상에게로 돌아가리니
And die in the mount whither thou goest up , and be gathered unto thy people ; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor , and was gathered unto his people :
51. 이는 너희가 신 광야 가데스의 므리바 물 가에서 이스라엘 자손 중 내게 범죄하여 나의 거룩함을 이스라엘 자손 중에서 나타내지 아니한 연고라
Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah–Kadesh , in the wilderness of Zin ; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel .
52. 내가 이스라엘 자손에게 주는 땅을 네가 바라보기는 하려니와 그리로 들어가지는 못하리라 하시니라
Yet thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of Israel .
■ 주석 보기
【신32:1 JFB】신32:1-43. Moses' Song, Which Sets Forth the Perfections of God.
1. Give ear, O ye heavens; … hear, O earth—The magnificence of the exordium, the grandeur of the theme, the frequent and sudden transitions, the elevated strain of the sentiments and language, entitle this song to be ranked amongst the noblest specimens of poetry to be found in the Scriptures.
【신32:1 CWC】[THE CLOSE OF MOSES' LIFE]
1. Encouragement, 31:1-8.
The law has been rehearsed and Moses' exhortation is drawing to a conclusion. Several days may have been occupied in the review covered by Deuteronomy thus far. And now, Israel, by its leaders, having been gathered together at the place of meeting, Moses is apprising them of his departure.
Though advanced in years (2), was he conscious of mental or physical decay (34:7)? Can you perceive a reason for the mention of this fact? Has it any bearing on the truth and virility of the divine messages Moses was chosen to communicate? What indicates that it was by revelation he knew of his approaching separation? Name three or four elements of the encouragement Moses gives Israel in verses 3-6.
2. Responsibility, vv. 9-13.
What provision was made for the perpetuity of the law (9)? Note the allusion to the bearing of the ark by the priests, which they did on extraordinary occasions (수3:3-8; 대상15:11, 12), although commonly it was borne by the Levites.
While the people were to be instructed in the law in their homes, what public rehearsal of it was here provided for (10-11)? We appreciate how this guaranteed the preservation of the sacred oracles from generation to generation, and can thank God for remembering us in this obligation upon them.
3. Prediction, vv. 14-30.
In what language is the infidelity of Israel foretold (16)? What would cause this apostasy? What consequence would follow (17, 18)? When God says, "I will forsake them," "I will hide My face," etc.. He refers to that withdrawal of His protection as symbolized by the cloud of glory, the shekinah. This never appeared in the second temple, i. e., after the Babylonian captivity, and, "its non-appearance was a prelude of 'all the evils that came upon them, because their God was not among them.'"
Where was the book of the law placed (26)? In the Revised Version "in" is "by." It is thought that it was deposited in a receptacle by the side of the ark which contained nothing but the tables of stone (왕상8:9). But some, guided by 히9:4, believe it was placed within, and that this was the copy found in the time of Josiah (왕하22:8).
4. Inspiration, 32:1-43.
In verse 19 of the preceding chapter Moses is commanded to write a song and teach it to Israel, and get them singing it as a witness for God against them in the day of their unfaithfulness.
"National songs take deep hold of the memories and have a powerful influence in stirring the deepest feelings of a people," and because of this God causes this song to be composed, and is indeed Himself the composer of it. In the Revised Version the whole chapter down to verse 44 is arranged as poetry.
(1) After the exordium (1), notice the comparison of the divine instruction to what gentle, useful and beautiful feature of nature (2)? What gives this instruction this character (3)? Point out the seven attributes of God indicated in the ascription of praise that follows (3, 4). Notice that these attributes constitute the proclamation of His name. Preachers and Christian workers will find the outline of a rich discourse here.
(21 After the exordium we come to an indictment of the people (5, 6). It is predictive as indicating what they would do in the future, and yet also a historic record of what they had already done. These verses, especially 5, are clearer in the Revised Version.
(3) The indictment leads to a reminiscence of God's goodness to them, to deepen their repentance in that day as it shall quicken their gratitude (7-14).
With verse 8, compare 행17:26, 27 in the light of chapter 2:5-9 of the present book, and 창10:5, and observe that God has from the beginning reserved Palestine for this people, through whom He would show forth His wonders to the other nations. And admirably suited is the locality for the purpose. In Ezekiel it is described as "the middle of the earth," and as from a common center the glad tidings were, and shall be, "wafted to every part of the globe."
Notice the figure in verses 11 and 12. When the eaglets are sufficiently grown, the mother bird at first supports them on the tip of her wing, encouraging and aiding their feeble efforts to higher flight.
(4) This reminiscence of God's goodness is followed by another indictment, fuller than the former, and showing the aggravation of the people's sin.
"Jeshurun" is a poetic name for Israel. Notice the reference to "demons" of verse 1"? (R. V.), and observe that such beings exist and are the real objects of the worship of false religions.
(5) This second indictment is followed by an announcement of punishment (19-28). Note the allusion to the calling out of the Gentiles into the Church in verse 21 (third clause). What are God's arrows (23)? See for answer the following verses -- famine, pestilence, wild beasts, the sword, fear, captivity, etc. Why would He not altogether destroy such a faithless people (26, 27)?
(6) The announcement of punishment leads to a promise of forgiveness and restoration in the latter time (29-47). When will the Lord lift His hand from off His people (36)? How shall He afflict them who afflicted Israel (41)? What shows that the day of Israel's blessing will be that of the whole earth (43)? Compare Psalm 65.
THE BLESSING AND THE END
Chapters 32, 44-34:12
After Moses ended his song (32:44) he exhorted the people in language familiar to us (45-47), and then the voice of the Lord was heard to what purport (49, 50)? And why (51)? Can you recall the details referred to in that verse? If not, look up the story again as indicated in the margin of your Bible. What grace does God show Moses, notwithstanding his disobedience (52)? Does Moses complain at his disappointment? On the contrary, what does he now do, as indicated in the next chapter?
1. Blessing the Tribes, c. 33.
Notice the sublime exordium (2, 3). From what object of nature is the metaphor borrowed? Why does he describe the law as "fiery"? (Compare again 출19:16-18). Nevertheless, in what spirit had the law been given (3)? What shows the law to have been a great privilege to as well as a great obligation upon Israel (4)?
Which tribe is first blessed (6)? Reuben, as we saw in Genesis 49, was denied the right of primogeniture, and yet he was to hold rank as one of the tribes of Israel. Observe the reward of Levi (8-11) for their zeal in supporting Moses at the time of Israel's idolatry (출32:26-28). What indicates their impartiality in executing judgment at that time (9)?
Read the beautiful words expressive of Benjamin's blessing (12). Historically it means that the land of this tribe was located near the temple. "Between his shoulders" might be rendered "on his borders," and means that Mt. Moriah, the site of the temple, lay in the territory of Benjamin, although Mt. Zion, on which Jerusalem itself stood, was in Judah.
How does the language of Joseph's blessing (13-17) show that his territory would be diversified in beauty and rich in productions?
What shows that Zebulun's progeny would be sailors and traders, while that of Issachar would be landsmen (18)? And yet would not the latter traffic in the things the Zebulunites would bring home with them (19)?
Do you remember on which side of the Jordan Gad was located, and why? May this explain the reference (20) to the enlargement of his borders? What expression (21) may refer to his having been settled in his territory by Moses himself, and before the conquest by Joshua?
What is said of Dan (22)? His original settlement was in the south, but these quarters being limited, he suddenly leaped, made an irruption, and established a colony in the north.
Which tribe seemed to have no occasion for murmuring with their assignment (23)? And which was a close second (24, 25)? Is there anything to indicate that Asher's soil may have been particularly adapted to the olive? Were there any minerals in his rocky coast?
Do not omit the map in the back of your Bible, entitled, "Canaan in Its Division among the Tribes," which will aid you in fastening the details on your minds.
2. Moses' Death, c. 34.
This chapter seems to have been written after the death of Moses, and has been regarded as a kind of introduction to Joshua.
Travelers say that no miraculous powers were necessary to be communicated to Moses to discern what is here recorded (1-3), and that any one could see the same from that elevation, the climate being very "subtle and free from vapor."
What distinction had Moses in his death above all other men (6)? While the concealment of Moses' tomb seems wise to prevent its becoming the resort of superstitious pilgrims, yet that there was a deeper reason for it seems clear from Jude 9. What that was we may not at present know, and yet there are hints about it which will be considered later on.
What eulogium does inspiration pronounce upon Moses (10-12)?
【신32:1 MHCC】Moses begins with a solemn appeal to heaven and earth, concerning the truth and importance of what he was about to say. His doctrine is the gospel, the speech of God, the doctrine of Christ; the doctrine of grace and mercy through him, and of life and salvation by him.
【신32:2 JFB】2, 3. My doctrine shall drop, &c.—The language may justly be taken as uttered in the form of a wish or prayer, and the comparison of wholesome instruction to the pure, gentle, and insinuating influence of rain or dew, is frequently made by the sacred writers (사5:6; 55:10, 11).
【신32:3 MHCC】“He is a Rock.” This is the first time God is called so in Scripture. The expression denotes that the Divine power, faithfulness, and love, as revealed in Christ and the gospel, form a foundation which cannot be changed or moved, on which we may build our hopes of happiness. And under his protection we may find refuge from all our enemies, and in all our troubles; as the rocks in those countries sheltered from the burning rays of the sun, and from tempests, or were fortresses from the enemy. “His work is perfect:” that of redemption and salvation, in which there is a display of all the Divine perfection, complete in all its parts. All God's dealings with his creatures are regulated by wisdom which cannot err, and perfect justice. He is indeed just and right; he takes care that none shall lose by him. A high charge is exhibited against Israel. Even God's children have their spots, while in this imperfect state; for if we say we have no sin, no spot, we deceive ourselves. But the sin of Israel was not habitual, notorious, unrepented sin; which is a certain mark of the children of Satan. They were fools to forsake their mercies for lying vanities. All wilful sinners, especially sinners in Israel, are unwise and ungrateful.
【신32:4 JFB】4. He is the Rock—a word expressive of power and stability. The application of it in this passage is to declare that God had been true to His covenant with their fathers and them. Nothing that He had promised had failed; so that if their national experience had been painfully checkered by severe and protracted trials, notwithstanding the brightest promises, that result was traceable to their own undutiful and perverse conduct; not to any vacillation or unfaithfulness on the part of God (약1:17), whose procedure was marked by justice and judgment, whether they had been exalted to prosperity or plunged into the depths of affliction.
【신32:5 JFB】5. They have corrupted themselves—that is, the Israelites by their frequent lapses and their inveterate attachment to idolatry.
their spot is not the spot of his children—This is an allusion to the marks which idolaters inscribe on their foreheads or their arms with paint or other substances, in various colors and forms—straight, oval, or circular, according to the favorite idol of their worship.
【신32:6 JFB】6. is not he thy father that hath bought thee—or emancipated thee from Egyptian bondage.
and made thee—advanced the nation to unprecedented and peculiar privileges.
【신32:7 MHCC】Moses gives particular instances of God's kindness and concern for them. The eagle's care for her young is a beautiful emblem of Christ's love, who came between Divine justice and our guilty souls, and bare our sins in his own body on the tree. And by the preached gospel, and the influences of the Holy Spirit, He stirs up and prevails upon sinners to leave Satan's bondage. In ver. #(13, 14), are emblems of the conquest believers have over their spiritual enemies, sin, Satan, and the world, in and through Christ. Also of their safety and triumph in him; of their happy frames of soul, when they are above the world, and the things of it. This will be the blessed case of spiritual Israel in every sense in the latter day.
【신32:8 JFB】8, 9. When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance—In the division of the earth, which Noah is believed to have made by divine direction (창10:5; 신2:5-9; 행17:26, 27), Palestine was reserved by the wisdom and goodness of Heaven for the possession of His peculiar people and the display of the most stupendous wonders. The theater was small, but admirably suited for the convenient observation of the human race—at the junction of the two great continents of Asia and Africa, and almost within sight of Europe. From this spot as from a common center the report of God's wonderful works, the glad tidings of salvation through the obedience and sufferings of His own eternal Son, might be rapidly and easily wafted to every part of the globe.
he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel—Another rendering, which has received the sanction of eminent scholars, has been proposed as follows: "When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when He separated the sons of Adam and set the bounds of every people, the children of Israel were few in numbers, when the Lord chose that people and made Jacob His inheritance" (compare 신30:5; 창34:30; 시105:9-12).
【신32:10 JFB】10. found him in a desert land—took him into a covenant relation at Sinai, or rather "sustained," "provided for him" in a desert land.
a waste howling wilderness—a common Oriental expression for a desert infested by wild beasts.
【신32:11 JFB】11. As an eagle … fluttereth over her young—This beautiful and expressive metaphor is founded on the extraordinary care and attachment which the female eagle cherishes for her young. When her newly fledged progeny are sufficiently advanced to soar in their native element, she, in their first attempts at flying, supports them on the tip of her wing, encouraging, directing, and aiding their feeble efforts to longer and sublimer flights. So did God take the most tender and powerful care of His chosen people; He carried them out of Egypt and led them through all the horrors of the wilderness to the promised inheritance.
【신32:13 JFB】13, 14. He made him ride on the high places, &c.—All these expressions seem to have peculiar reference to their home in the trans-jordanic territory, that being the extent of Palestine that they had seen at the time when Moses is represented as uttering these words. "The high places" and "the fields" are specially applicable to the tablelands of Gilead as are the allusions to the herds and flocks, the honey of the wild bees which hive in the crevices of the rocks, the oil from the olive as it grew singly or in small clumps on the tops of hills where scarcely anything else would grow, the finest wheat (시81:16; 147:14), and the prolific vintage.
【신32:15 JFB】15. But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked—This is a poetical name for Israel. The metaphor here used is derived from a pampered animal, which, instead of being tame and gentle, becomes mischievous and vicious, in consequence of good living and kind treatment. So did the Israelites conduct themselves by their various acts of rebellion, murmuring, and idolatrous apostasy.
【신32:15 MHCC】Here are two instances of the wickedness of Israel, each was apostacy from God. These people were called Jeshurun, “an upright people,” so some; “a seeing people,” so others: but they soon lost the reputation both of their knowledge and of their righteousness. They indulged their appetites, as if they had nothing to do but to make provision for the flesh to fulfil the lusts of it. Those who make a god of themselves, and a god of their bellies, in pride and wantonness, and cannot bear to be told of it, thereby forsake God, and show they esteem him lightly. There is but one way of a sinner's acceptance and sanctification, however different modes of irreligion, or false religion, may show that favourable regard for other ways, which is often miscalled candid. How mad are idolaters, who forsake the Rock of salvation, to run themselves upon the rock of perdition!
【신32:17 JFB】17. They sacrificed unto devils—(See on 레17:7).
【신32:19 MHCC】The revolt of Israel was described in the foregoing verses, and here follow the resolves of Divine justice as to them. We deceive ourselves, if we think that God will be mocked by a faithless people. Sin makes us hateful in the sight of the holy God. See what mischief sin does, and reckon those to be fools that mock at it.
【신32:21 JFB】21. those which are not a people—that is, not favored with such great and peculiar privileges as the Israelites (or, rather poor, despised heathens). The language points to the future calling of the Gentiles.
【신32:23 JFB】23. I will spend mine arrows upon them—War, famine, pestilence (시77:17) are called in Scripture the arrows of the Almighty.
【신32:26 MHCC】The idolatry and rebellions of Israel deserved, and the justice of God seemed to demand, that they should be rooted out. But He spared Israel, and continues them still to be living witnesses of the truth of the Bible, and to silence unbelievers. They are preserved for wise and holy purposes and the prophecies give us some idea what those purposes are. The Lord will never disgrace the throne of his glory. It is great wisdom, and will help much to the return of sinners to God, seriously to consider their latter end, or the future state. It is here meant particularly of what God foretold by Moses, about this people in the latter days; but it may be applied generally. Oh that men would consider the happiness they will lose, and the misery they will certainly plunge into, if they go on in their trespasses! What will be in the end thereof? 렘5:31. For the Lord will in due time bring down the enemies of the church, in displeasure against their wickedness. When sinners deem themselves most secure, they suddenly fall into destruction. And God's time to appear for the deliverance of his people, is when things are at the worst with them. But those who trust to any rock but God, will find it fail them when they most need it. The rejection of the Messiah by the Jewish nation, is the continuance of their ancient idolatry, apostacy, and rebellion. They shall be brought to humble themselves before the Lord, to repent of their sins, and to trust in their long-rejected Mediator for salvation. Then he will deliver them, and make their prosperity great.
【신32:29 JFB】29. Oh, … that they would consider their latter end—The terrible judgments, which, in the event of their continued and incorrigible disobedience, would impart so awful a character to the close of their national history.
【신32:32 JFB】32. vine of Sodom … grapes of gall—This fruit, which the Arabs call "Lot's Sea Orange," is of a bright yellow color and grows in clusters of three or four. When mellow, it is tempting in appearance, but on being struck, explodes like a puffball, consisting of skin and fiber only.
【신32:39 MHCC】This conclusion of the song speaks, 1. Glory to God. No escape can be made from his power. 2. It speaks terror to his enemies. Terror indeed to those who hate him. The wrath of God is here revealed from heaven against them. 3. It speaks comfort to his own people. The song concludes with words of joy. Whatever judgments are brought upon sinners, it shall go well with the people of God.
【신32:44 JFB】44-47. Moses … spake all the words of this song in the ears, &c.—It has been beautifully styled "the Song of the Dying Swan" [Lowth]. It was designed to be a national anthem, which it should be the duty and care of magistrates to make well known by frequent repetition, to animate the people to right sentiments towards a steadfast adherence to His service.
【신32:44 MHCC】Here is the solemn delivery of this song to Israel, with a charge to mind all the good words Moses had said unto them. It is not a trifle, but a matter of life and death: mind it, and you are made for ever; neglect it, and you are for ever undone. Oh that men were fully persuaded that religion is their life, even the life of their souls!
【신32:48 JFB】48-51. Get thee up … and die … Because ye trespassed … at Meribah—(See on 민20:13).
【신32:48 MHCC】Now Moses had done his work, why should he desire to live a day longer? God reminds him of the sin of which he had been guilty, for which he was kept from entering Canaan. It is good for the best of men to die repenting the infirmities of which they are conscious. But those may die with comfort and ease, whenever God calls for them, notwithstanding the sins they remember against themselves, who have a believing prospect, and a well-grounded hope of eternal life beyond death.
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