"Command the people of Israel, and say to them, When you enter the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, the land of Canaan as defined by its borders),"
Key Message
God's promise is specific and is realized in history and geography. God fulfills his promises not in vague terms but within actual land and actual history.
▸Chapter 34 describes in detail the boundaries of the promised land.
Chapter 34 describes in detail the boundaries of the promised land. The borders are set: to the south to the border of Edom (the wilderness of Zin), to the north to Lebo-hamath, to the east the Jordan River, and to the west the Mediterranean Sea. The specificity of these boundaries shows that God's promise is not vague but is realized concretely in history and geography.