King James Version
What Does Deuteronomy 1:27 Mean?
“And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.”
Context
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And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.
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Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:
27
And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
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Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there. discouraged: Heb. melted
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Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(27) **Because the Lord hated us.**—A most astounding commentary on the events of the exodus up to that date. It is a stronger expression than any recorded, even in Numbers 14:3.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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