Deuteronomy 1:21

21 See, the LORD your God has placed the land before you. Go up and take possession of it as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has told you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”

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 And just as the LORD our God had commanded us, we set out from Horeb and went toward the hill country of the Amorites, through all the vast and terrifying wilderness you have seen. When we reached Kadesh-barnea,

20 I said: “You have reached the hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God is giving us.

21 See, the LORD your God has placed the land before you. Go up and take possession of it as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has told you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”

22 Then all of you approached me and said, “Let us send men ahead of us to search out the land and bring us word of what route to follow and which cities to enter.”

23 The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.