Deuteronomy 33
33
Moses Blesses the Tribes of Israel
1These are the blessings that Moses, the man of God, pronounced on the people of Israel before he died.
2The LORD came from Mount Sinai;
he rose like the sun over Edom
and shone on his people from Mount Paran.
10,000 angels were with him,
a flaming fire at his right hand.#33.2 Probable text 10,000… right hand; Hebrew unclear.
3The LORD loves his people#33.3 One ancient translation his people; Hebrew the peoples.
and protects those who belong to him.
So we bow at#33.3 Probable text bow at; Hebrew unclear. his feet
and obey his commands.
4We obey the Law that Moses gave us,
our nation's most treasured possession.
5The LORD became king of his people Israel
when their tribes and leaders were gathered together.
6Moses said about the tribe of Reuben:
“May Reuben never die out,
Although their people are few.”
7About the tribe of Judah he said:
“LORD, listen to their cry for help;
Unite them again with the other tribes.
Fight for them, LORD,
And help them against their enemies.”#33.7 Probable text Fight for… enemies; Hebrew The tribe of Judah will fight for itself, and the LORD will help it against its enemies.
8 #
Ex 17.7; 28.30; Num 20.13 About the tribe of Levi he said:
“You, LORD, reveal your will by the Urim and Thummim#33.8 Urim and Thummim: Two objects used by the priest to determine God's will; it is not known precisely how they were used.
Through your faithful servants, the Levites;
You put them to the test at Massah
And proved them true at the waters of Meribah.
9They showed greater loyalty to you
Than to parents, brothers, or children.
They obeyed your commands
And were faithful to your covenant.
10They will teach your people to obey your Law;
They will offer sacrifices on your altar.
11Lord, help their tribe to grow strong;
Be pleased with what they do.
Crush all their enemies;
Let them never rise again.”
12About the tribe of Benjamin he said:
“This is the tribe the LORD loves and protects;
He guards them all the day long,
And he dwells in their midst.”#33.12 And he… midst; or They live under his protection.
13About the tribe of Joseph he said:
“May the LORD bless their land with rain
And with water from under the earth.
14May their land be blessed with sun-ripened fruit,
Rich with the best fruits of each season.
15May their ancient hills be covered with choice fruit.
16May their land be filled with all that is good,
Blessed by the goodness of the LORD,
Who spoke from the burning bush.
May these blessings come to the tribe of Joseph,
Because he was the leader among his brothers.
17Joseph has the strength of a bull,
The horns of a wild ox.
His horns are Manasseh's thousands
And Ephraim's 10,000s.
With them he gores the nations
And pushes them to the ends of the earth.”
18About the tribes of Zebulun and Issachar he said:
“May Zebulun be prosperous in their trade on the sea,
And may Issachar's wealth increase at home.
19They invite foreigners to their mountain
And offer the right sacrifices there.
They get their wealth from the sea
And from the sand along the shore.”
20About the tribe of Gad he said:
“Praise God, who made their territory large.
Gad waits like a lion
To tear off an arm or a scalp.
21They took the best of the land for themselves;
A leader's share was assigned to them.
They obeyed the LORD's commands and laws
When the leaders of Israel were gathered together.”#33.21 One ancient translation When the leaders… together; Hebrew unclear.
22About the tribe of Dan he said:
“Dan is a young lion;
He leaps out from Bashan.”
23About the tribe of Naphtali he said:
“Naphtali is richly blessed by the LORD's good favour;
Their land reaches to the south from Lake Galilee.”
24About the tribe of Asher he said:
“Asher is blessed more than the other tribes.
May he be the favourite of his brothers,
And may his land be rich with olive trees.
25May his towns be protected with iron gates,
And may he always live secure.”
26People of Israel, no god is like your God,
riding in splendour across the sky,
riding through the clouds to come to your aid.
27God has always been your defence;
his eternal arms are your support.
He drove out your enemies as you advanced,
and told you to destroy them all.
28So Jacob's descendants live in peace,
secure in a land full of corn and wine,
where dew from the sky waters the ground.
29Israel, how happy you are!
There is no one like you,
a nation saved by the LORD.
The LORD himself is your shield and your sword,
to defend you and give you victory.
Your enemies will come begging for mercy,
and you will trample them down.
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Deuteronomy 33
33
Moses’ Final Blessing on Israel
1Now this is #Gen. 49:28the blessing with which Moses #Ps. 90the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. 2And he said:
#Ex. 19:18, 20; Ps. 68:8, 17; Hab. 3:3“The Lord came from Sinai,
And dawned on them from #Deut. 2:1, 4Seir;
He shone forth from #Num. 10:12Mount Paran,
And He came with #Dan. 7:10; Acts 7:53; Rev. 5:11ten thousands of saints;
From His right hand
Came a fiery law for them.
3Yes, #Ps. 47:4; Hos. 11:1He loves the people;
#1 Sam. 2:9All His saints are in Your hand;
They #(Luke 10:39)sit down at Your feet;
Everyone #Prov. 2:1receives Your words.
4#Deut. 4:2; John 1:17; 7:19Moses commanded a law for us,
#Ps. 119:111A heritage of the congregation of Jacob.
5And He was #Ex. 15:18King in #Deut. 32:15Jeshurun,
When the leaders of the people were gathered,
All the tribes of Israel together.
6“Let #Gen. 49:3, 4Reuben live, and not die,
Nor let his men be few.”
7And this he said of #Gen. 49:8–12Judah:
“Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah,
And bring him to his people;
#Gen. 49:8Let his hands be sufficient for him,
And may You be #Ps. 146:5a help against his enemies.”
8And of #Gen. 49:5Levi he said:
#Ex. 28:30; Lev. 8:8“Let Your Thummim and Your Urim be with Your holy one,
#Num. 20:2–13; Deut. 6:2, 3, 16; Ps. 81:7Whom You tested at Massah,
And with whom You contended at the waters of Meribah,
9#(Num. 25:5–8; Matt. 10:37; 19:29)Who says of his father and mother,
‘I have not #(Gen. 29:32)seen them’;
#Ex. 32:26–28Nor did he acknowledge his brothers,
Or know his own children;
For #Mal. 2:5, 6they have observed Your word
And kept Your covenant.
10#Lev. 10:11; Deut. 31:9–13; Mal. 2:7They shall teach Jacob Your judgments,
And Israel Your law.
They shall put incense before You,
#Lev. 1:9; Ps. 51:19And a whole burnt sacrifice on Your altar.
11Bless his substance, Lord,
And #2 Sam. 24:23; Ezek. 20:40accept the work of his hands;
Strike the loins of those who rise against him,
And of those who hate him, that they rise not again.”
12Of Benjamin he said:
“The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him,
Who shelters him all the day long;
And he shall dwell between His shoulders.”
13And of Joseph he said:
#Gen. 49:22–26“Blessed of the Lord is his land,
With the precious things of heaven, with the #Gen. 27:28dew,
And the deep lying beneath,
14With the precious fruits of the sun,
With the precious produce of the months,
15With the best things of #Gen. 49:26the ancient mountains,
With the precious things #Hab. 3:6of the everlasting hills,
16With the precious things of the earth and its fullness,
And the favor of #Ex. 3:2–4; Acts 7:30–35Him who dwelt in the bush.
Let the blessing come #Gen. 49:26‘on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.’
17His glory is like a #1 Chr. 5:1firstborn bull,
And his horns like the #Num. 23:22horns of the wild ox;
Together with them
#1 Kin. 22:11; Ps. 44:5He shall push the peoples
To the ends of the earth;
#Gen. 48:19They are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
And they are the thousands of Manasseh.”
18And of Zebulun he said:
#Gen. 49:13–15“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
And Issachar in your tents!
19They shall #Ex. 15:17; Ps. 2:6; Is. 2:3call the peoples to the mountain;
There #Ps. 4:5; 51:19they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness;
For they shall partake of the abundance of the seas
And of treasures hidden in the sand.”
20And of Gad he said:
“Blessed is he who #1 Chr. 12:8enlarges Gad;
He dwells as a lion,
And tears the arm and the crown of his head.
21#Num. 32:16, 17He provided the first part for himself,
Because a lawgiver’s portion was reserved there.
#Josh. 4:12He came with the heads of the people;
He administered the justice of the Lord,
And His judgments with Israel.”
22And of Dan he said:
“Dan is a lion’s whelp;
#Gen. 49:16, 17; Josh. 19:47He shall leap from Bashan.”
23And of Naphtali he said:
“O Naphtali, #Gen. 49:21satisfied with favor,
And full of the blessing of the Lord,
#Josh. 19:32Possess the west and the south.”
24And of Asher he said:
#Gen. 49:20“Asher is most blessed of sons;
Let him be favored by his brothers,
And let him #Job 29:6dip his foot in oil.
25Your sandals shall be #Deut. 8:9iron and bronze;
As your days, so shall your strength be.
26“There is #Ex. 15:11; Deut. 4:35; Ps. 86:8; Jer. 10:6no one like the God of #Deut. 32:15Jeshurun,
#Deut. 10:14; Ps. 68:3, 33, 34; 104:3Who rides the heavens to help you,
And in His excellency on the clouds.
27The eternal God is your #(Ps. 90:1; 91:2, 9)refuge,
And underneath are the everlasting arms;
#Deut. 9:3–5He will thrust out the enemy from before you,
And will say, ‘Destroy!’
28Then #Deut. 33:12; Jer. 23:6; 33:16Israel shall dwell in safety,
#Deut. 8:7, 8The fountain of Jacob #Num. 23:9alone,
In a land of grain and new wine;
His #Gen. 27:28heavens shall also drop dew.
29#Ps. 144:15Happy are you, O Israel!
#Deut. 4:32–34; 2 Sam. 7:23Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord,
#Gen. 15:1; Ps. 115:9The shield of your help
And the sword of your majesty!
Your enemies #Ps. 18:44; 66:3shall submit to you,
And #Num. 33:52you shall tread down their high places.”
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