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Yahweh said to him, This is the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, I will give it to your seed: I have caused you to see it with your eyes, but you shall not go over there.

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God's Unfailing Promise

Commentators emphasize that this moment powerfully demonstrates God's faithfulness. By showing Moses the land, God confirms that the oath He swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob was being fulfilled for their descendants. It is a declaration that God keeps His promises across generations.

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Deuteronomy

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Deuteronomy 34:4

18th Century

Theologian

I have caused you to see it - The sight thus granted to Moses, like that of all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time ([Ref…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Deuteronomy 34:4

19th Century

Bishop

This is the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, I will give it to your seed: I have caused you to see it.

John Gill

John Gill

On Deuteronomy 34:4

17th Century

Pastor

And the Lord said unto him
The Word of the Lord, as the Jerusalem Targum, having shown him all the land of Canaan:

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Deuteronomy 34:1–4

17th Century

Minister

Moses seemed unwilling to leave his work; but once that was finished, he showed no unwillingness to die. God had declared that he would not enter C…