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Deuteronomy 1:10

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10 The LORD your God has multiplied you, and behold, 1you are today as numerous as the stars of heaven.
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Deuteronomy 1:10 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 1:10

The Lord your God hath multiplied you
Which was the reason why he could not bear them, or the government of them was too heavy for him, because they were so numerous, and the cases brought before him to decide were so many:

and, behold, you are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude;
whereby it appeared that the promise to Abraham was fulfilled, ( Genesis 15:5 ) , they were now 600,000 men fit for war, besides women and children, and those under age, which must make the number of them very large.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Deuteronomy 1:10 In-Context

8 See, I have set the land before you. Go in and take possession of the land that the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their offspring after them.'
9 "At that time I said to you, 'I am not able to bear you by myself.
10 The LORD your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are today as numerous as the stars of heaven.
11 May the LORD, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you, as he has promised you!
12 How can I bear by myself the weight and burden of you and your strife?

Cross References 1

  • 1. [Deuteronomy 10:22; Deuteronomy 28:62]; See Genesis 15:5
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