Daily Verse Deuteronomy 33:27 | Daily verse by Faithlife

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[Lori Jane]

33:27 The God of ancient time The Hebrew epithet used here, elohe qedem, is essentially the same as el olam (“everlasting God”). See Deut 32:40; compare Gen 21:33.

John D. Barry et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2012, 2016), Dt 33:27.

Notes for 33:27

45 tn Heb “and from under, arms of perpetuity.” The words “you” and “his” are supplied in the translation for clarification. Some have perceived this line to be problematic and have offered alternative translations that differ significantly from the present translation: “He spread out the primeval tent; he extended the ancient canopy” (NAB); “He subdues the ancient gods, shatters the forces of old” (NRSV). These are based on alternate meanings or conjectural emendations rather than textual variants in the MSS and versions.


Biblical Studies Press, The NET Bible First Edition Notes (Biblical Studies Press, 2006), Dt 33:27.

33:27–28 The God of history is the God of the present and of the ages to come, giving Israel security and prosperity. The term for dwelling place is often used of a wild animal’s den or lair (see Jb 37:8; 38:40; Ps 104:22; Sg 4:8; Am 3:4; Nah 2:12).

Eugene H. Merrill, “Deuteronomy,” in CSB Study Bible: Notes, ed. Edwin A. Blum and Trevin Wax (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017), 314.

33:26–29. Jeshurun (lit., “the upright one“; cf. v. 5; 32:15) was a name for Israel. The nation’s God is incomparable in power as the One who rides on the heavens and the clouds (33:26). No matter what adversity Israel would encounter, the LORD could be there instantly with power to deliver her. Because God is eternal and is a Refuge for His people, His everlasting arms, figuratively speaking, would protect Israel in times of calamity, and would destroy her enemy (v. 27). Having such a wonderful and powerful God the nation could be assured of conquering Canaan and then of living for a while in safety and prosperity (v. 28). If Israel would only serve her incomparable God she would be an incomparable people (O Israel! Who is like you.…?) in blessing (saved and shielded by God) and invincible before her enemies (v. 29).

Jack S. Deere, “Deuteronomy,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 322.

 

[Lori Jane]

Cross References:

Ps 90:1 | O Lord, you have been our help in all generations.
Ps 91:9 | For you, O Yahweh, are my refuge. You have made the Most High your dwelling place.
Ex 34:11 | “Keep for yourself what I myself have commanded you today. Look, I am about to drive from before you the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites.
Dt 7:2 | and Yahweh your God will give them over to you and you defeat them, you must utterly destroy them; you shall not make a covenant with them, and you shall not show mercy to them.
Jos 24:18 | And Yahweh drove out all the people before us, the Amorites who live in the land. We will serve Yahweh, for he is our God.”
Ge 21:33; 49:24; Ex 15:18; 34:11; Dt 7:1–2, 17–24; 9:3–5; Jos 24:18; Ps 9:9; 71:3; 84:1; 90:1–2; 91:2, 9; Is 40:28; 57:15