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An Unbreakable Divine Oath
Commentators explain that the phrase "as truly as I live" is a divine oath, the most solemn form of promise. God is not swearing that His glory will fill the earth; rather, He is swearing by the certainty of His own life and His future global glory. This means the judgment He is about to pronounce on the rebellious generation is as certain and unshakeable as God Himself.
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Albert Barnes
On Numbers 14:21–23
18th Century
Theologian
Render: But as truly as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord; (Numbers 14:22) all those…
John Calvin
On Numbers 14:21
16th Century
Theologian
But as truly as I live, all the earth. It is indeed plain that God here swears by His life and glory. The meaning is ambiguous only in thi…
John Gill
On Numbers 14:21
17th Century
Pastor
But [as truly as] I live
Which is the form of an oath, as the Targum; the Lord swears by his life, or by himself, be…
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Matthew Henry
On Numbers 14:20–35
17th Century
Minister
The Lord granted Moses' prayer insofar as He did not immediately destroy the congregation. But disbelief in the promise forbids the benefit. Those …