Deuteronomy 32:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Deuteronomy 32:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Deuteronomy 32:8 is a verse from the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Deuteronomy 32:8 — KJV
“When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.”
— Deuteronomy 32:8 (KJV)
Deuteronomy 32:8 in Context — About the Book of Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy is Moses' farewell sermon on the edge of the Promised Land — a passionate retelling of the law for a new generation. Its heartbeat is love: love God with all your heart, soul, and strength. Jesus quoted Deuteronomy more than almost any other book.
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 32:8
“Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 32:8: nations, separated, people
“Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God. in...: or, instead of that”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 32:8: sons, people, number
“Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 32:8: nations, sons, set
“And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 32:8: people, according, children
“And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 32:8: according, number, children
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