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Please let me go over and see the good land that is beyond the Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.
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A Desire for God's Glory
Commentators explain that Moses's prayer was not for mere sightseeing. He longed to witness the further manifestation of God's greatness and glory in the conquest of Canaan, just as he had seen it in earlier victories. His plea reveals a character passionate about seeing God's work completed.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
That goodly mountain - that is, that mountainous district. The flat districts of the East are generally scorched, lacking water, and therefo…
19th Century
Anglican
And I implored the Lord at that time. —Two things Moses is recorded to have asked for himself in the story of th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I pray thee, let me go over and see the good land that is beyond Jordan The land of C…
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