The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:
At Horeb God told Israel that they had dwelt long enough in the mount and must set out toward the land promised to their ancestors. The command ended the long encampment at the mountain and began the journey to take possession of the promised land by conquest. The verse belongs to the instruction Moses repeated to Israel before they entered the land.
It is part of the history Moses was instructed to rehearse, including failures and victories, so Israel could learn from experience and carry out each new move according to the principles God had given during the forty years of wandering. The chapter explains why the adult army that left Egypt was not brought into the promised land: they did not wholly follow God, and their disobedience led to exclusion and prolonged wandering. The Lord's promises are upon condition of obedience.
The verse is part of the words of the Lord in Deuteronomy 1, 7, and 8, to be read together as a whole and heeded. It is written for admonition for those living at the ends of the world. It calls for learning and appreciating the word of the Lord and completely submitting to and obeying His voice instead of holding to human judgment and ideas or following only to the point that agrees with human judgment. The standard is perfection of character, viewing everything in the light of Christ's example, and only those who do so are fit to be connected with God's institutions.
At Horeb God told Israel that they had dwelt long enough in the mount and must set out toward the land promised to their ancestors. The command ended the long encampment at the mountain and began the journey to take possession of the promised land by conquest. The verse belongs to the instruction Moses repeated to Israel before they entered the land.
It is part of the history Moses was instructed to rehearse, including failures and victories, so Israel could learn from experience and carry out each new move according to the principles God had given during the forty years of wandering. The chapter explains why the adult army that left Egypt was not brought into the promised land: they did not wholly follow God, and their disobedience led to exclusion and prolonged wandering. The Lord's promises are upon condition of obedience.
The verse is part of the words of the Lord in Deuteronomy 1, 7, and 8, to be read together as a whole and heeded. It is written for admonition for those living at the ends of the world. It calls for learning and appreciating the word of the Lord and completely submitting to and obeying His voice instead of holding to human judgment and ideas or following only to the point that agrees with human judgment. The standard is perfection of character, viewing everything in the light of Christ's example, and only those who do so are fit to be connected with God's institutions.