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Deuteronomy 1:30

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 1:30 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Jehovah your God who goeth before you, he will fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Jehovah your God who goeth before you, he will fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes,
Deuteronomy 1:30 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 1

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
27and ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because Jehovah 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.
28Whither are we going up? our brethren have made our heart to melt, saying, The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.
29Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
30Jehovah your God who goeth before you, he will fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes,
31and in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that Jehovah thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came unto this place.
32Yet in this thing ye did not believe Jehovah your God,
33who went before you in the way, to seek you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to show you by what way ye should go, and in the cloud by day.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“The Lord your God, which goeth before you, etc.] In a pillar of cloud by day, and in a pillar of fire by night: he shall fight for you; wherefore, though their enemies were greater and taller than they, yet their God was higher than the highest; and cities walled up to heaven would signify nothing to him, whose throne is in the heavens: according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes: which is observed to encourage their faith in God; for he that wrought such wonders in Egypt for them, which their eyes, at least some of them, and their fathers, however, had seen, what is it he cannot do?”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“1:30 He will fight for you: This phrase refers to the defeat of the Canaanite nations. The Lord would initiate the battle, lead it, fight it, and bring it to a successful conclusion. The only other use of this phrase refers to God’s activity in the Exodus (Exod 14:14).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“he shall: Deu 20:1-4; Exo 14:14, Exo 14:25; Jos 10:42; Sa1 17:45, Sa1 17:46; Ch2 14:11, Ch2 14:12, Ch2 32:8; Neh 4:20; Psa 46:11; Isa 8:9, Isa 8:10; Rom 8:31, Rom 8:37 according: Exod. 7:1-25, 15:1-27; Psa 78:11-13, Psa 78:43-51, Psa 105:27-36 Deuteronomy 1:31”
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