John Calvin Commentary Deuteronomy 1:6

"Jehovah our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mountain:" — Deuteronomy 1:6 (ASV)

The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb. In this Second Narration, Moses expressly declares that God not only gave them a visible sign by lifting the cloud, but He also verbally commanded the people to leave Mount Sinai and to begin the rest of their journey. God says, then, that enough time had been spent in one place;¹ for an entire year had passed there before they left it. Although an eleven-day journey lay before them until they would arrive at Kadesh-barnea, He nevertheless stimulates the people, who were naturally very indolent, so that nothing would delay them. He does this by setting before them how easily it could be accomplished, telling them that they merely had to lift up their feet and advance to attain the promised rest.

¹ “Et non sans cause;” and not without reason. — Fr.