And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.
Look, you have grown up to take your fathers' place, but you're just more sinful people who will make the LORD's fierce anger toward Israel even worse.
Moses is warning the new generation that they're following in their parents' footsteps of rebellion and will only make God's anger toward Israel burn hotter.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Numbers, the tribes of Reuben and Gad approached Moses to request land east of the Jordan River for their livestock, fearing it might discourage the rest of Israel from conquering the Promised Land as God commanded. Moses rebuked them by comparing their actions to the sins of their ancestors, who had repeatedly rebelled against God during the wilderness journey, such as the episode with the spies that led to forty years of wandering. This verse underscores the ongoing pattern of Israel's unfaithfulness and the risk of provoking God's anger further as they neared the fulfillment of His promises.
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