Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
Go up to the top of Mount Pisgah, and look in every direction—west, north, south, and east—and see the land with your own eyes. But you will not cross over the Jordan River.
God is allowing Moses to see the Promised Land from a mountaintop, but telling him he won't be able to enter it himself.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs near the end of Moses' life after he had led the Israelites through 40 years in the wilderness. Because Moses had disobeyed God earlier by striking the rock instead of speaking to it, God told him he could see the Promised Land but would not enter it. Mount Pisgah (also called Mount Nebo) provided a panoramic view of the land God had promised to Abraham's descendants.
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