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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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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Deuteronomy 3:27

19th Century

Bishop

Northward, and southward. —Southward, literally, towards Teman. The negeb, or “south” of Palestine, is not named…

John Gill

John Gill

On Deuteronomy 3:27

17th Century

Pastor

Get thee up into the top of Pisgah
Which was the highest eminence of Mount Nebo, and so a very proper place to take …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Deuteronomy 3:21–29

17th Century

Minister

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…