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    Deuteronomy · 46 verses

    Deuteronomy 1

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    An eleven-day journey ends in a very long stay, and the people reverse themselves at precisely the wrong moment: first refusing to enter, then arming themselves to fight after being told not to.

    The journey and the chargevv. 1–8

    Moses speaks to Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan, with the landscape arriving in a brisk little procession: Arabah, Suph, Paran, Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab. The date is the fortieth year, and the speech follows victories over Sihon and Og. At Horeb, the LORD had said that the mountain had held them long enough; the land was before them, and the order was wonderfully direct: go in and possess it.

    A nation too large for one judgevv. 9–18

    Moses recalls that Israel had become as numerous as the stars, which is a splendid compliment but a poor staffing arrangement. He could not carry every trouble, burden, and dispute alone, so respected and understanding men were appointed over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. The judges were told to hear small and great alike, show no partiality, and bring difficult cases to Moses.

    The report and the refusalvv. 19–33

    Israel leaves Horeb and reaches Kadesh-barnea, where Moses says the hill country is ready to be taken. The people propose sending scouts, Moses selects twelve, and they return from the Valley of Eshcol carrying fruit and praising the land. Then the expedition's good report is received with the sort of enthusiasm usually reserved for bad news: Israel refuses to go up, grumbles that the LORD means to annihilate them, and fears cities whose walls reach the heavens. Moses reminds them of Egypt, the wilderness, the fire by night, and the cloud by day; still, they do not trust the LORD.

    The wrong way upvv. 34–46

    The LORD hears the grumbling and swears that the evil generation will not see the good land, with Caleb as the exception. Joshua will enter; the children, who had been imagined as captives, will enter too. Moses is told not to enter, though the chapter does not say what he did or how Israel's conduct brought that anger upon him. At once Israel declares repentance, puts on weapons, and decides that going up will be easy. The LORD says not to go, because He will not be with them; Israel goes anyway, is chased like a swarm of bees from Seir to Hormah, weeps, and finally remains at Kadesh for “a long time—a very long time,” whose length is left entirely unstated.

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    1. Deut 1:1These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—in the Arabah opposite Suph—between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.

    2. Deut 1:2It is an eleven-day journey from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea by way of Mount Seir.

    3. Deut 1:3In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses proclaimed to the Israelites all that the LORD had commanded him concerning them.

    4. Deut 1:4This was after he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and then at Edrei had defeated Og king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth.

    5. Deut 1:5On the east side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying:

    6. Deut 1:6The LORD our God said to us at Horeb: “You have stayed at this mountain long enough.

    7. Deut 1:7Resume your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the foothills, in the Negev, and along the seacoast to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great River Euphrates.

    8. Deut 1:8See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.”

    9. Deut 1:9At that time I said to you, “I cannot carry the burden for you alone.

    10. Deut 1:10The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.

    11. Deut 1:11May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised.

    12. Deut 1:12But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes all by myself?

    13. Deut 1:13Choose for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.”

    14. Deut 1:14And you answered me and said, “What you propose to do is good.”

    15. Deut 1:15So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.

    16. Deut 1:16At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.

    17. Deut 1:17Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”

    18. Deut 1:18And at that time I commanded you all the things you were to do.

    19. Deut 1:19And 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. Deut 1:20I said: “You have reached the hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God is giving us.

    21. Deut 1:21See, 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. Deut 1:22Then 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. Deut 1:23The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

    24. Deut 1:24They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied out the land.

    25. Deut 1:25They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us word: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.”

    26. Deut 1:26But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.

    27. Deut 1:27You grumbled in your tents and said, “Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be annihilated.

    28. Deut 1:28Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’”

    29. Deut 1:29So I said to you: “Do not be terrified or afraid of them!

    30. Deut 1:30The LORD your God, who goes before you, will fight for you, just as you saw Him do for you in Egypt

    31. Deut 1:31and in the wilderness, where the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way by which you traveled until you reached this place.”

    32. Deut 1:32But in spite of all this, you did not trust the LORD your God,

    33. Deut 1:33who went before you on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to travel.

    34. Deut 1:34When the LORD heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath, saying,

    35. Deut 1:35“Not one of the men of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your fathers,

    36. Deut 1:36except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.”

    37. Deut 1:37The LORD was also angry with me on your account, and He said, “Not even you shall enter the land.

    38. Deut 1:38Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel to inherit the land.

    39. Deut 1:39And the little ones you said would become captives—your children who on that day did not know good from evil—will enter the land that I will give them, and they will possess it.

    40. Deut 1:40But you are to turn back and head for the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea.”

    41. Deut 1:41“We have sinned against the LORD,” you replied. “We will go up and fight, as the LORD our God has commanded us.” Then each of you put on his weapons of war, thinking it easy to go up into the hill country.

    42. Deut 1:42But the LORD said to me, “Tell them not to go up and fight, for I am not with you to keep you from defeat by your enemies.”

    43. Deut 1:43So I spoke to you, but you would not listen. You rebelled against the command of the LORD and presumptuously went up into the hill country.

    44. Deut 1:44Then the Amorites who lived in the hills came out against you and chased you like a swarm of bees. They routed you from Seir all the way to Hormah.

    45. Deut 1:45And you returned and wept before the LORD, but He would not listen to your voice or give ear to you.

    46. Deut 1:46For this reason you stayed in Kadesh for a long time—a very long time.

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    • 11Psalms 115:14May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.
    • 11Genesis 22:17I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
    • 30Exodus 14:14The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
    • 31Isaiah 46:3–4“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
    • 6Exodus 3:1Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
    • 11Numbers 6:27So they shall put My name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
    • 30Nehemiah 4:20Wherever you hear the sound of the horn, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!”
    • 31Acts 13:18He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness.
    • 13Exodus 18:21Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
    • 17Deuteronomy 16:19Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
    • 31Hosea 11:3–4It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms, but they never realized that it was I who healed them.
    • 31Deuteronomy 32:10–12He found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, He instructed him, He guarded him as the apple of His eye.
    • 31Isaiah 63:9In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
    • 39Isaiah 7:15–16By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.
    • 7Deuteronomy 11:24Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.
    • 8Genesis 15:18On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—

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