Deuteronomy 1:10

10 The Lord your God has so multiplied you that today you are as numerous as the stars of the sky.^[a]

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.

Deuteronomy 1:10 In-Context

8 See, I have set the land before you. Enter and take possession of the land the Lord swore to give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and their descendants after them.'

9 "I said to you at that time: I can't bear [the responsibility for] you on my own.

10 The Lord your God has so multiplied you that today you are as numerous as the stars of the sky.

11 May the Lord, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times more, and bless you as He promised you.

12 But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes by myself?

Footnotes

• [a]. Gn 22:17; 26:4; Ex 32:13