Deuteronomy 1:10

10 the LORD your God has multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

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 Behold, I have given the land in your presence; go in and possess the land which the LORD swore unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that he would give unto them and to their seed after them.

9 And I spoke unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone;

10 the LORD your God has multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

11 Let the LORD God of your fathers add upon you a thousand times so many more as ye are and bless you, as he has promised!

12 How can I myself alone bear your troubles and your burdens and your strife?