29 Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! They shall have strength to do it. 11 Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again. 3 Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words. The blessing of Judah may refer to the whole tribe in general, or to David as a type of Christ. 11 Bless, Lord, his substance, and accept the work of his hands; smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again. Yea, he loved the people; all his saints [are] in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; [every one] … Never were people so well seated and sheltered. 13 And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath. 24 And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. Nothing could hurt those whom God helped, nor was it possible the people should perish who were saved by the Lord. (26-29)1-5 To all his precepts, warnings, and prophecies, Moses added a solemn blessing. 7 And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies. 1 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. 23 And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south. and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places. Moses largely blesses the tribe of Levi. Whatever our place and business are, it is our wisdom and duty to apply thereto; and it is happiness to be well pleased therewith. Those are happy indeed, who have the favour of God; and those shall have it, who reckon that in having it they have enough, and desire no more.24,25 All shall be sanctified to true believers; if their way be rough, their feet shall be shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. Every true Israelite looks with faith to the better country, the heavenly Canaan, which is filled with better things than corn and wine. 3 Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words. Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall … 4 Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob. 18 And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents. 21 And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel. What is here said of the church of Israel is to be applied to the spiritual church. Those in whose hearts is the excellency of holiness, are defended by the whole armour of God, #Eph 6|. (6-23) Strength to believers. 20 And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head. 8 And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah; 9 Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant. We should not only invite others to the service of God, but abound in it. The providence of God appoints men's habitations, and wisely disposes men to different employments for the public good. 22 And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan. 21 And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the Lord, and his judgments with Israel. 12 And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders. 19 They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand. 8 And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah; 9 Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant. 33 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. This prayer is a prophecy, that God will keep up a ministry in his church to the end of time. 16 And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren. 2 And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them. The tribe of Benjamin had their inheritance close to mount Zion. The glorious majesty of God. 24 And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. By its interpretive, repetitious, reminiscent and somewhat irregular style it shows that it is a series of more or less extemporaneous addresses, sometimes describing events in nonchronological order (see, e.g., 10:3 ). All who keep close to God, shall be kept safe by him. Never were people so well provided for. If received, it is melting, warming, purifying, and burns up the dross of corruption; if rejected, it hardens, sears, pains, and destroys. 14 And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon.