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Deuteronomy 33

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Introduction

1  The majesty of God.
6  The blessings of the twelve tribes.
26  The excellency of Israel.
Verse 1

And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
the blessing
Genesis 27:4,27-29, 49:1,28, Luke 24:50,51, John 14:27, 16:33
the man
Joshua 14:6, Judges 13:6, 1 Samuel 2:27, 9:6,7, 1 Kings 13:1,6, Psalms 90:1; *title; 1 Timothy 6:11, 2 Timothy 3:17, 2 Peter 1:21
Verse 2

And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
came from Sinai
Exodus 19:18-20, Judges 5:4,5, Habakkuk 3:3
ten thousands
Psalms 68:7,17, Daniel 7:9, Acts 7:53, Galatians 3:19, 2 Thessalonians 1:7, Hebrews 2:2, Jude 1:14, Revelation 5:11
a fiery law
Heb. a fire of law.
5:22, 2 Corinthians 3:7,9, Galatians 3:10, Hebrews 12:20
Verse 3

Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.
he loved
7:7,8, Exodus 19:5,6, Psalms 47:4, 147:19,20, Jeremiah 31:3, Hosea 11:1, Malachi 1:2, Romans 9:11-13, Ephesians 2:4,5, 1 John 4:19
all his saints
7:6, 1 Samuel 2:9, Psalms 31:15, 50:5, Jeremiah 32:40, John 10:28,29, 17:11-15, Romans 8:35-39, Colossians 3:3,4, 1 Peter 1:5
they sat
Luke 2:46, 8:35, 10:39, Acts 22:3
shall receive
Proverbs 2:1, 1 Thessalonians 1:6
Verse 4

Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.
Moses
John 1:17, 7:19
the inheritance
9:26-29, Psalms 119:72,111
Verse 5

And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
king
Genesis 36:31, Exodus 18:16,19, Numbers 16:13-15, Judges 8:22, 9:2, 17:6
Jeshurun
32:15
Verse 6

Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.
Genesis 49:3,4,8, Numbers 32:31,32, Joshua 22:1-9
Verse 7

And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.
and bring
Genesis 49:8-12, Judges 1:1-7, Psalms 78:68,70, Micah 5:2, Malachi 3:1, Hebrews 7:14
let his hands
2 Samuel 3:1, 5:1,19,24, 1 Chronicles 12:22, 2 Chronicles 17:12-19, Isaiah 9:17, Revelation 19:13-16
and be thou
2 Samuel 7:9-12, Psalms 11:1-7, 20:2, 21:1,8, 110:1,2, 146:5, Luke 19:27, 1 Corinthians 15:25, Revelation 20:10-15
Verse 8

And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
Let thy
Exodus 28:30,36, Leviticus 8:8, Numbers 27:21, 1 Samuel 28:6, Ezra 2:63, Nehemiah 7:65
with thy
Leviticus 21:7, Numbers 16:5, 2 Chronicles 23:6, Ezra 8:28, Psalms 16:10, 106:16, Hebrews 7:26, Revelation 3:7
prove at
8:2,3,16, Exodus 17:7, Numbers 20:13, Psalms 81:7
Verse 9

Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
Who said
Exodus 32:25-29, Leviticus 10:6, 21:11, Matthew 10:37, 12:48, 22:16, Luke 14:26, 2 Corinthians 5:16, Galatians 1:10, 1 Thessalonians 2:4, 1 Timothy 5:21
I have not
Genesis 29:32, 1 Chronicles 17:17, Job 37:24
for they
Jeremiah 18:18, Malachi 2:5-7
Verse 10

They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
They shall teach
or, Let them teach, etc.
17:9-11, 24:8, Leviticus 10:11, 2 Chronicles 17:8-10, 30:22, Nehemiah 8:1-9,13-15,18, Ezekiel 44:23,24, Hosea 4:6, Malachi 2:6-8, Matthew 23:2,3, John 21:15,16
they shall put incense
or, let them put incense.
Exodus 30:7,8, Numbers 16:40,46, 1 Samuel 2:28, 2 Chronicles 26:18, Luke 1:9,10, Hebrews 7:25, Hebrews 9:24, Revelation 8:3-5
before thee
Heb. at thy nose. whole.
Leviticus 1:9,13,17, 9:12,13, Psalms 51:19, Ezekiel 43:27
Verse 11

Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.
his substance
18:1-5, Numbers 18:8-20, 35:2-8
accept
2 Samuel 24:23, Psalms 20:3, Ezekiel 20:40,41, 43:27, Malachi 1:8-10
smite
Isaiah 29:21, Jeremiah 15:10, Amos 5:10, Matthew 10:14,15, Luke 10:10-12,16, 1 Thessalonians 4:8
Verse 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.
The beloved
27-29, Joshua 18:11-28, Judges 1:21, 1 Kings 12:21, 2 Chronicles 11:1, 15:2, 2 Chronicles 17:17-19, Psalms 132:14, Isaiah 37:22,35
cover him
Psalms 91:4, Isaiah 51:16, Matthew 23:37
Verse 13

And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
Joseph
Genesis 48:5,9,15-20, 49:22-26
the dew
32:2, Genesis 27:28,29, Job 29:19, Psalms 110:3, Proverbs 3:20, 19:12, Isaiah 18:4, Hosea 14:5, Micah 5:7, Zechariah 8:12
Verse 14

And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,
the precious
28:8, Leviticus 26:4, 2 Samuel 23:4, Psalms 65:9-13, 74:16, 84:11, Malachi 4:2, Matthew 5:45, Acts 14:17, 1 Timothy 6:17
put forth
Heb. thrust forth. moon. Heb. moons.
Psalms 8:3, 104:19, Revelation 22:2
Verse 15

And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,
Genesis 49:26, Habakkuk 3:6, James 5:7
Verse 16

And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.
the earth
Psalms 24:1, 50:12, 89:11, Jeremiah 8:16; *marg:; 1 Corinthians 10:26,28
the good
Exodus 3:2-4, Mark 12:26, Luke 2:14, Acts 7:30-33,35, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
and upon the top
Genesis 37:28,36, 39:2,3, 43:32, 45:9-11, 49:26
separated
Hebrews 7:26
Verse 17

His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
the firstling
1 Chronicles 5:1
his horns
Numbers 23:22, 24:8, Job 39:9,10, Psalms 22:21, 29:6, 92:10, Isaiah 34:7
unicorns
Heb. an unicorn. he shall push.
1 Kings 22:11, 2 Chronicles 18:10, Psalms 44:5
the ten thousands
Genesis 48:19, Numbers 26:34,37, Hosea 5:3, 6:4, 7:1
Verse 18

And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.
Genesis 49:13-15, Joshua 19:11, Judges 5:14
Verse 19

They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.
call the people
Isaiah 2:3, Jeremiah 50:4,5, Micah 4:2
they shall
Psalms 4:5, 50:13-15, 51:16,17, 107:22, Hebrews 13:15,16, 1 Peter 2:5
suck of
32:13, Isaiah 60:5,16, 66:11,12
Verse 20

And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
Blessed
Genesis 9:26,27, Joshua 13:8,10,24-28, 1 Chronicles 4:10, 12:8,37,38, Psalms 18:19,36
he dwelleth
1 Chronicles 5:18-21, 12:8-14
teareth
Micah 5:8
Verse 21

And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.
the first part
Numbers 32:1-6,16,17-42
a portion
Numbers 32:33, Joshua 1:14, 22:4
seated
Heb. cieled. he came.
Numbers 32:16,21, Joshua 4:12,13, Judges 5:2,11
Verse 22

And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.
Genesis 49:16,17, Joshua 19:47, Judges 13:2,24,25, 14:6,19, 15:8,15, 16:30, Judges 18:27, 1 Chronicles 12:35
Verse 23

And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.
O
Genesis 49:21, Psalms 36:8, 90:14, Isaiah 9:1,2, Jeremiah 31:14, Matthew 4:13,16, 11:28
possess
Joshua 19:32-39
Verse 24

And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
Asher be blessed
Genesis 49:20, Psalms 115:15, 128:3,6
let him be
Proverbs 3:3,4, Exodus 12:10, Acts 7:10, Romans 14:18, 15:31
let him dip
Job 29:6
Verse 25

Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
Thy shoes, etc
or, Under thy shoes shall be iron.
8:9, Luke 15:22, Ephesians 6:15
and as thy
2 Chronicles 16:9, Psalms 138:3, Isaiah 40:29, 41:10, 1 Corinthians 10:13, 2 Corinthians 12:9,10, Ephesians 6:10, Philippians 4:13, Colossians 1:11
Verse 26

There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
none
Exodus 15:11, Psalms 86:8, Isaiah 40:18,25, 43:11-13, 66:8, Jeremiah 10:6
Jeshurun
32:15
rideth
Psalms 18:10, 68:4,33,34, 104:3, Isaiah 19:1, Habakkuk 3:8
Verse 27

The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
eternal
1 Samuel 15:29, Psalms 90:1,2, 102:24, Isaiah 9:6, 25:4, 57:15, Jeremiah 10:10, Micah 5:2, 1 Timothy 1:17, Hebrews 9:14
refuge
Psalms 18:2, 27:5, 36:7, 46:1,7,11, 48:3, 91:1,2,9,15, Proverbs 18:10, Isaiah 32:2, Luke 13:34, Philippians 3:9
underneath
Genesis 49:24, Proverbs 10:25, Song of Solomon 2:6, Isaiah 26:4, 1 Peter 1:5, Jude 1:24
thrust
9:3-5, John 10:28,29, Romans 8:2, 16:20, Revelation 20:2,3,10
Verse 28

Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
Israel
Exodus 33:16, Numbers 23:9, Jeremiah 23:6, 33:16, Ezekiel 34:25, Revelation 21:27, 22:14,15
the fountain
8:7,8, Psalms 68:26, Proverbs 5:15-18, Isaiah 48:1
his
13, 11:11, 32:2, Genesis 27:28
Verse 29

Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Happy
4:7,8, Numbers 23:20-24, 24:5, 2 Samuel 7:23, Psalms 33:12, 144:15
saved
Isaiah 12:2, 45:17, 1 Timothy 4:10
the shield
Genesis 15:1, Psalms 84:11, 115:9-11
the sword
Judges 7:20, Psalms 7:12, 45:3, Isaiah 27:1, 34:5,6, Jeremiah 12:12, 47:6, Revelation 1:16, Revelation 19:21
found liars
or, subdued.
2 Samuel 22:45, Psalms 18:44, 66:3, 81:15; *margins
thou shalt
32:13, Joshua 10:24,25, Habakkuk 3:19

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