Deuteronomy 1:37

37 “And the LORD was also angry with me because of you. He said to me, ‘Moses, not even you will enter the Promised Land!

Deuteronomy 1:37 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 1:37

Also the Lord was angry with me for your sakes
Not at the same time, though, as some think, at the same place, near thirty eight years afterwards, they provoking him to speak unadvisedly with his lips; see ( Numbers 20:10-12 ) ( Psalms 106:32 Psalms 106:33 ) ,

saying, thou shalt not go in thither:
into the land of Canaan; and though he greatly importuned it, he could not prevail; see ( Deuteronomy 3:25-27 ) .

Deuteronomy 1:37 In-Context

35 ‘Not one of you from this wicked generation will live to see the good land I swore to give your ancestors,

36 except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see this land because he has followed the LORD completely. I will give to him and his descendants some of the very land he explored during his scouting mission.’

37 “And the LORD was also angry with me because of you. He said to me, ‘Moses, not even you will enter the Promised Land!

38 Instead, your assistant, Joshua son of Nun, will lead the people into the land. Encourage him, for he will lead Israel as they take possession of it.

39 I will give the land to your little ones—your innocent children. You were afraid they would be captured, but they will be the ones who occupy it.