The blessing of the tribes. ‘The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran’. Reuben: ‘let Reuben live, and not die’. Judah. Bring him unto his people. Levi. Thy Urim and Thummim with thy holy one; teach Jacob thy judgments. Benjamin. The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him. Joseph. Blessed of the LORD be his land for the precious things of heaven, the earth, the sun, the moon, the ancient mountains, the fulness thereof, and the good will of him that dwelt in the bush. Zebulun and Issachar. Gad. Dan. Naphtali. Asher. ‘There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help … the eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms’.

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.

Context

Law · Moses — Deuteronomy overview

A. 1–5 The LORD came from Sinai with ten thousands
B. 6–17 Reuben, Judah, Levi, Benjamin, and Joseph
C. 18–25 Zebulun, Gad, Dan, Naphtali, and Asher
D. 26–29 Underneath are the everlasting arms

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Genesis 495 verses
- Genesis 49:8Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
- Genesis 49:13Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.
- Genesis 49:20Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.
- Genesis 49:21Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.
- Genesis 49:22Joseph is a fruitful vine—a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.
- Read Genesis 49 →
Habakkuk 33 verses
- Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
- Habakkuk 3:6He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting.
- Habakkuk 3:8Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?
- Read Habakkuk 3 →
Psalms 912 verses
- Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Psalms 91:4He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
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Proverbs 32 verses
- Proverbs 3:3Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
- Proverbs 3:20By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
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Numbers 232 verses
- Numbers 23:9For I see them from atop the rocky cliffs, and I watch them from the hills. Behold, a people dwelling apart, not reckoning themselves among the nations.
- Numbers 23:22God brought them out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox.
- Read Numbers 23 →
Ezekiel 431 verse
- Ezekiel 43:27At the end of these days, from the eighth day on, the priests are to present your burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar. Then I will accept you, declares the Lord GOD.’”
- Read Ezekiel 43 →
Joshua 141 verse
- Joshua 14:6Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.
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Revelation 51 verse
- Revelation 5:11Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels and living creatures and elders encircling the throne, and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.
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Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.