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Page 129. The LORD came from Sinai, etc. Compare the similar openings to Deborah's Song (Judges, chapter v. 4), and the Ode of Habakkuk. The sense of these opening lines is difficult; but the general idea seems to be an expansion of the ' voice out of the fire' which has been prominent in the first and second orations. This fire is symbolic of the law, which would consume its transgressors. — He loveth the tribes; all their holy ones are in thy hand. Compare note in the Job volume of this series, page 147. It appears as if here the provinces entrusted to the holy ones were tribes, rather than nations.

Editorial Conclusion. A brief account of the passing away of Moses, and the mourning for him.

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