The Church Fathers on this verse

Numbers 27:12Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

The Lord also said to Moses: Go up into this mountain Abarim, and view from thence the land which I will give to the children of Israel.

Douay-Rheims

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה עֲלֵ֛ה אֶל־הַ֥ר הָעֲבָרִ֖ים הַזֶּ֑ה וּרְאֵה֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Gregory the Great

6th centuryChurch Father

As he was preparing to cross into the promised land, he was summoned to the mountain and reminded of the transgression he had committed thirty-eight years earlier—questioning the feasibility of obtaining water. He discovered that, because of this, he would not be allowed to enter the promised land. In light of this, we ought to contemplate the importance of reverencing the judgment of Almighty God, who had performed numerous miracles through this servant and had retained the memory of his sin for such a lengthy period.

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