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Aren`t they beyond the Jordan, behind the way of the going down of the sun, in the land of the Canaanites who dwell in the Arabah, over against Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh?
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A Real Place, A Sure Promise
Commentators explain that Moses isn't asking a real question; he's making a powerful declaration. By listing specific, verifiable landmarks, he makes the Promised Land tangible and real. As John Calvin notes, this rhetorical question was meant to build Israel's confidence and encourage them to advance in faith, knowing God's promise was not for a mythical place but a real one they would soon possess.
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Deuteronomy
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19th Century
Anglican
Where the sun goes down. —A memorable passage, as attesting the true position of the speaker, east of Jordan, opposite Jericho. Th…
16th Century
Protestant
Are they not on the other side of Jordan. Although the interrogative form is common in Hebrew, yet in this place Moses affirms more veheme…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Are they not on the other side Jordan Opposite to that where Moses now was in the plains of Moab, even in Samaria; s…
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Presbyterian
Moses sums up all the arguments for obedience in two words: the blessing and the curse. He charged the people to choose which they would have. Mose…