It took me about 12 minutes to read this passage. God was very generous to the people of Israel as he brought them out of Egypt and then through the wilderness. At the end of chapter 26 (vss 18-19) God repeated how much he loved Israel. He viewed them as a precious treasure, and as a people worthy of receiving his commands and law. He had made them holy by setting them apart from all other nations, and drawing them near to him. He pointed out that Israel was a nation the was famous, they were honored, and that all nations spoke well of them. God was working out in that nation the promises that he had made to Abraham (Genesis 12:1-4). They were special because of the faith of their fathers, and because of the faith of their leaders. As Moses was preparing to pass his leadership on to a younger generation he could have been concerned. But we know that Joshua, Eleazar, and Caleb led the people in faith. That faith allowed God to give them the victories over the nations who occupied the land God had promised to Abraham.
Stuart
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