Numbers 35:10 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Speak to the people of Israel and tell them, 'When you cross the Jordan River into the land of Canaan,'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is giving Moses instructions to pass along to the Israelites about what to do when they enter the Promised Land.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes near the end of the Israelites' 40-year journey in the wilderness, as they prepare to enter Canaan, the land God had promised to Abraham centuries earlier. Moses is receiving final instructions from God about how the people should organize their society once they settle in the new land. The Jordan River was the final geographical barrier between the wandering Israelites and their permanent home.

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But the darkness and suffering won't last forever like it did during those troubled times. At first, God brought light punishment to the lands of Zebulun and Naphtali, but later he brought much heavier suffering to the region by the sea, beyond the Jordan River, in Galilee where many nations lived.

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They brought the prisoners, the livestock, and all the valuable things they had taken to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the whole community of Israel at their camp on the plains of Moab, which was by the Jordan River near Jericho.

Numbers 33:51

Speak to the people of Israel and tell them: When you cross over the Jordan River into the land of Canaan,

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