Deuteronomy 1:10

10 'The LORD your God has ¹multiplied you, and behold, you are this day like the stars of heaven in number.

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 placed the land before you; go in and possess the land which the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to them and their descendants after them.'

9 "I spoke to you at that time, saying, 'I am not able to bear the burden of you alone.

10 'The LORD your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are this day like the stars of heaven in number.

11 'May the LORD , the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand-fold more than you are and bless you, just as He has promised you!

12 'How can I alone bear the load and burden of you and your strife?

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 15:5; Genesis 22:17; Exodus 32:13; Deuteronomy 7:7; Deuteronomy 10:22; Deuteronomy 26:5; Deuteronomy 28:62