And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.
Parallel translations
- WEB He brought them to the border of his sanctuary, to this mountain, which his right hand had taken.
- BSB He brought them to His holy land, to the mountain His right hand had acquired.
- NKJV And He brought them to His holy border, This mountain which His right hand had acquired.
- NASB ¶So He brought them to His holy land, To this hill country which His right hand had gained.
- NLT He brought them to the border of his holy land, to this land of hills he had won for them.
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Quick answer
God brought them to His holy land, the mountain His right hand had won. He led them to the place of His sanctuary.
Overview
God guided Israel to 'the border of his sanctuary,' the promised land secured by His own power. The 'mountain' likely anticipates Zion, the place of His dwelling. This earthly inheritance foreshadows the eternal rest and heavenly sanctuary into which Christ brings His people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Exod 15:17Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O LORD, which thy hands have established.
- Ps 44:3For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
- Dan 11:45And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
- Ps 68:16Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
- Dan 9:16–20O LORD, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.
- Eph 1:14Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
- Exod 15:13Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
- Isa 11:9They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
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