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A Time for Preparation
Commentators explain that the year Israel spent at Mount Horeb was not a delay but a divine preparation. During this time, God gave them the Law, established the Tabernacle, and organized them into a nation ready for its mission. This shows that seasons of waiting in a believer's life are often periods of divine equipping for what lies ahead.
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Deuteronomy
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Albert Barnes
On Deuteronomy 1:6
18th Century
Theologian
The first and introductory address of Moses to the people begins here. It extends to (Deuteronomy 4:40); and is divided from the second…
Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 1:6
19th Century
Bishop
The Lord our God spake unto us in Horeb. —The “Lord our God,” “Jehovah our Elohim,” is the watchword of the whole book.
John Calvin
On Deuteronomy 1:6
16th Century
Theologian
The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb. In this Second Narration, Moses expressly declares that God not only gave them a visible sign by li…
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John Gill
On Deuteronomy 1:6
17th Century
Pastor
The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb
The same with Sinai, as Aben Ezra observes; while the Israelites lay encamped …
Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 1:1–8
17th Century
Minister
Moses spoke to the people all that the Lord had given him in commandment. Horeb was only eleven days distant from Kadesh-barnea. This was to remind…