Bible Strands
Numbers 14:17
So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses prays to the LORD following Israel’s rebellion and the spies’ report, directly responding to the accusation that God failed to bring the people into the promised land.
The words — The Hebrew יִגְדַּל־ (yigdal-) means “may it be great,” paired with כֹּחַ (koach) for “power,” forming the plea for God’s might to be visibly magnified.
The thread — The theme of divine power and authority appears in Micah 3:8, Matthew 9:6, and Matthew 9:8, where power, justice, and the authority to forgive are attributed to God and His appointed messengers.
Why it lands — The text demands that the reader measure circumstances against God’s declared character rather than human failure, submitting to what He has stated rather than what is seen.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,
Cross-references
- Micah 3:8 As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.
- Matthew 9:6 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
- Matthew 9:8 When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.