For you are about to cross the Jordan to enter and possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you. When you take possession of it and settle in it,
Parallel translations
- WEB For you are to pass over the Jordan to go in to possess the land which Yahweh your God gives you, and you shall possess it, and dwell therein.
- KJV For ye shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein.
- NKJV For you will cross over the Jordan and go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and you will possess it and dwell in it.
- NASB For you are about to cross the Jordan to go in to take possession of the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall possess it and live in it,
- NLT For you are about to cross the Jordan River to take over the land the Lord your God is giving you. When you take that land and are living in it,
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Quick answer
Israel is about to cross the Jordan to take possession of the land God gives. The promised inheritance was now within reach.
Overview
Moses reminds them that they stand on the verge of entering Canaan. The crossing of the Jordan would bring them into their God-given inheritance. This anticipated entry into rest foreshadows the rest believers enter through Christ, the fulfillment of God's promises.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Josh 1:11“Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you will cross the Jordan to go in and take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.’”
- Deut 9:1Hear, O Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens.
- Josh 3:13–17When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.”
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Moses promised a Prophet like himself to whom Israel must listen (18:15); Jesus is that Prophet, the one who keeps the covenant we broke and becomes the curse for us by hanging on a tree (Gal 3:13).
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