John Gill's Exposition on Deuteronomy 9:1

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Hear, O Israel, etc.] A pause being made after the delivery of the preceding discourse; or perhaps what follows might be delivered at another time, at some little distance; and which being of moment and importance to the glory of God, and that Israel might have a true notion of their duty, they are called upon to listen with attention to what was now about to be said: thou art to pass over Jordan this day; not precisely that very day, but in a short time after this; for it was on the first day of the eleventh month that Moses began the repetition of the laws he was now going on with, (<050103>Deuteronomy 1:3), and it was not until the tenth day of the first month of the next year that the people passed over Jordan, (<060419>Joshua 4:19) which was about two months after this: to go in and possess nations greater and mightier than thyself; the seven nations named (<050701>Deuteronomy 7:1) where the same characters are given of them: cities great and fenced up to heaven; as they were said to be by the spies, (<050128>Deuteronomy 1:28), and were no doubt both large and strongly fortified, and not to be easily taken by the Israelites, had not the Lord been with them, (<050903>Deuteronomy 9:3).

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