Numbers 33:51 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are passed 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 over the Jordan River into the land of Canaan,

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is giving Moses instructions to tell the Israelites what to do when they finally enter the Promised Land.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes near the end of Israel's 40-year wilderness journey, as they are camped on the plains of Moab, just east of the Jordan River. Moses is recording God's final instructions before the Israelites enter Canaan, the land God had promised to Abraham centuries earlier. The Jordan River represented the final barrier between the wandering Israelites and their new 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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Moses my servant is dead; now get up and cross this Jordan River, you and all these people, into the land that I am giving to them—to the people of Israel.

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