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Get you up to the top of Pisgah, and lift up your eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and see with your eyes: for you shall not go over this Jordan.
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A Merciful Denial
Commentators like Matthew Henry highlight that God's answer to Moses was a mix of judgment and mercy. While denying Moses' specific prayer to enter Canaan, God graciously allowed him a full, panoramic view from Pisgah. This teaches that even when God says 'no' to our specific requests, He may still grant a different kind of blessing and give us the grace to be content with His will.
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Deuteronomy
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19th Century
Anglican
Northward, and southward. —Southward, literally, towards Teman. The negeb, or “south” of Palestine, is not named…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Get thee up into the top of Pisgah Which was the highest eminence of Mount Nebo, and so a very proper place to take …
Presbyterian
Moses encouraged Joshua, who was to succeed him. Thus, the aged and experienced in the service of God should do all they can to strengthen the hand…
