Números 27:12

12 Josué elegido para dirigir a Israel
Cierto día el Señor
le dijo a Moisés:
—Sube a una de las montañas al oriente del río,
y contempla la tierra que le he dado al pueblo de Israel.

Números 27:12 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 27:12

And the Lord said unto Moses
After the covenant made with Israel in the plains of Moab, and the song delivered to them, ( Deuteronomy 29:1 ) ( Deuteronomy 32:1-49 )

get thee up to this Mount Abarim;
which was a range of mountains, so called from the passages by them over Jordan into the land of Canaan; one part of which was Nebo, and the top of that Pisgah, from whence Moses had the view of the good land here directed to; see ( Numbers 33:47 ) ( Deuteronomy 32:49 ) ( 34:1 ) .

and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel;
for though he was now one hundred and twenty years old, his eyes were not dim, he could see at a great distance; and the height of this hill gave him an advantage of taking a prospect of the land, a great way into it; and very probably his sight might be greatly strengthened and increased at this time by the Lord, for the purpose; this may be an emblem of that sight by faith, which believers have at times of the heavenly Canaan, and sometimes are favoured with an enlarged one of it before their death.

Números 27:12 In-Context

10 Si no tiene hermanos, entrega su herencia a los hermanos de su padre.

11 Y si su padre no tiene ningún hermano, entonces entrega su herencia al pariente más cercano dentro de su clan. Este es un requisito legal para el pueblo de Israel, tal como el Señor
le ordenó a Moisés».

12 Josué elegido para dirigir a Israel
Cierto día el Señor
le dijo a Moisés:
—Sube a una de las montañas al oriente del río,
y contempla la tierra que le he dado al pueblo de Israel.

13 Después de verla, al igual que tu hermano Aarón, morirás;

14 pues los dos se rebelaron contra mis instrucciones en el desierto de Zin. Cuando los israelitas se rebelaron, ustedes no les demostraron mi santidad junto a las aguas.
(Estas son las aguas de Meriba en Cades
en el desierto de Zin).