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The Expositor’s Bible Commentary, Volume 2: Numbers–Ruth (Revised Edition) is unavailable, but you can change that!

Scholarly and accessible, this volume covers five biblical books and is a comprehensive and succinct commentary that guides users to the text’s core meaning. With enhanced ease-of-use features, specialized discussion of key words and concepts, and each commentator’s point-of-view on the text’s implications for life, it is a vital resource for every preacher, teacher, and student of the Bible.

1–2 Moses commands Israel to obey God’s law so that they will enjoy the Lord’s blessings and the surrounding pagan nations will recognize Israel’s wisdom and understanding. The first two words in the Hebrew text, “and now,” remind the reader that this exhortation does not come in a vacuum but is based on the historical remembrance of chs. 1–3. The exhortation “Hear, O Israel” (4:1; 5:1; 6:3–4; 9:1; 20:3; et al.) functions to call Israel to attention. The verb “to hear” (šmʿ; GK 9048) occurs
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