Deuteronomy - 34:12



12 and in all the mighty hand, and in all the great terror, which Moses worked in the sight of all Israel.

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Explanation and meaning of Deuteronomy 34:12.

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And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel.
and in all the mighty hand, and in all the great terror, which Moses wrought in the sight of all Israel.
And all the mighty hand, and great miracles, which Moses did before all Israel.
and according to all that mighty hand; and according to all the great terribleness that Moses had wrought in the sight of all Israel.
And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses showed in the sight of all Israel.
and in reference to all the strong hand, and to all the great fear which Moses did before the eyes of all Israel.
And in all the acts of power and fear which Moses did before the eyes of all Israel.
nor one with such a powerful hand and such great miracles as Moses did in the sight of all Israel.
Et ia omni manu forti, et in omni terrore magno, quae fecit Moses in oculis totius Israelis.

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And in all that mighty (g) hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel.
(g) Meaning, the power of God working by Moses in the wilderness.

And in all that mighty hand,.... In all done by his hand, which he stretched out over the sea and divided, to make a passage through it for the Israelites, and with his rod in it smote the rocks, and waters gushed out for them:
and in all that great terror which Moses showed in the sight of all Israel; meaning either the terror the Egyptians were struck with by him, in the sight of all Israel, when he publicly and before them wrought the wonders he did in the land of Ham, which often threw them into a panic, especially the thunders and lightning, the three days darkness, and the slaying of their firstborn; see Psalm 78:49; or the terror the Israelites were in at the giving and receiving of the law, Exodus 19:16.

Moses was greater than any other of the prophets of the Old Testament. By Moses God gave the law, and moulded and formed the Jewish church. By the other prophets he only sent particular reproofs, directions and predictions. But as far as the other prophets came short of him, our Lord Jesus went beyond him. Moses was faithful as a servant, but Christ as a son: his miracles more illustrious, his communion with the father more intimate: for he is in his bosom from eternity. Moses lies buried: but Christ is sitting at the right - hand of God, and of the increase of his government there shall be no end.

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