Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deuteronomy 1:39 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Deuteronomy 1:39 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 1 verse 39 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.”
Deuteronomy 1:39 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 1:39
The children, originally cited as potential captives (Numbers 14:3), become the covenant heirs who 'shall go in thither.' Their innocence—'had no knowledge between good and evil'—doesn't imply sinlessness but rather lack of covenant accountability at Kadesh-barnea. God's promise to give them the land demonstrates that His purposes span generations. The Reformed doctrine of covenant succession appears: God's promises extend to believers' children, who receive the inheritance their parents forfeited through unbelief. This prefigures the New Covenant principle that God saves households (Acts 16:3...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 1:39
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“and choose the good.”
“to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey: wouldn't it be better for us to return into Egypt?”
“that you said should be a prey”
“neither having done anything good or bad”
“that great city”
“doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind”