Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 1:32
But in spite of all this, you did not trust the LORD your God,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, reviewing their recent wilderness journey immediately after the report of the spies. He confronts the same generation that witnessed God's deliverance and provision with their failure to respond in faith.
The words — The Hebrew phrase אֵֽינְ/כֶם מַאֲמִינִ֔ם (ei.ne-khem ma.'a.mi-nim) literally renders "not you were trusting." It directly governs בַּ/יהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵי/כֶם (ba./Yah-weh 'e.lo-hei-khem) to form the object "in the LORD your God."
The thread — This failure to trust divine provision recurs in Psalms 106:24 regarding the despised land, and is echoed in Hebrews 3:18 concerning those who disobeyed and could not enter God's rest. Jude 1:5 also recalls the Exodus deliverance to highlight subsequent judgment.
Why it lands — The verse demands a clear-eyed assessment of whether one acknowledges God's prior guidance before claiming dependence on Him. It requires readers to align their present trust with the historical evidence of His faithfulness.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Yet in this thing ye did not believe the Lord your God,
Cross-references
- Psalms 106:24 They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise.
- Jude 1:5 Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.
- Hebrews 3:18 And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?
- Psalms 78:22 because they did not believe God or rely on His salvation.
- Hebrews 3:12 See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.
- 2 Chronicles 20:20 Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”
- Isaiah 7:9 The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’”