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Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their seed after them.
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God's Promise, Our Action
Commentators explain that God had already secured the land for Israel; He had 'set the land before' them. Their task was not to earn it, but simply to 'go in and possess' it. This illustrates a key principle: God's sovereign promises often require a corresponding step of human faith and obedience to be experienced.
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Deuteronomy
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19th Century
Anglican
To give to them. —Note that the land is promised to Abraham, and to Isaac, and to Jacob, not only to their seed. The prom…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Behold, I have set the land before you Described it to them, and set its bounds, as well as had given them a grant o…
Presbyterian
Moses spoke to the people all that the Lord had given him in commandment. Horeb was only eleven days distant from Kadesh-barnea. This was to remind…
