Deuteronomy 1:21

21 Look, here it is! Go up and take it. The Lord, the God of your ancestors, told you to do this, so don't be afraid and don't worry."

Deuteronomy 1:21 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 1:21

Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee
The land of Canaan, on the borders of which they then were; (See Gill on Deuteronomy 1:8),

go up;
the mountain, by that way of it which was the way the spies went, and up to which some of the Israelites presumed to go when forbidden, they not complying with the call of God:

and possess it, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath said unto thee;
as in ( Deuteronomy 1:8 ) ,

fear not, neither be discouraged;
though the people of the land were numerous and strong, and their cities large and walled.

Deuteronomy 1:21 In-Context

19 Then, as the Lord our God commanded us, we left Mount Sinai and went toward the mountain country of the Amorite people. We went through that large and terrible desert you saw, and then we came to Kadesh Barnea.

20 I said to you, "You have now come to the mountain country of the Amorites, to the land the Lord our God will give us.

21 Look, here it is! Go up and take it. The Lord, the God of your ancestors, told you to do this, so don't be afraid and don't worry."

22 Then all of you came to me and said, "Let's send men before us to spy out the land. They can come back and tell us about the way we should go and the cities we will find."

23 I thought that was a good idea, so I chose twelve of your men, one for each tribe.