The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.
The verse belongs to the history of Israel that Moses was instructed to repeat, including failures and victories, so the people would remember God's leading during their forty years in the wilderness. It declares that the Lord had greatly multiplied Israel until they were that day as the stars of heaven for multitude. That increase in numbers fulfilled God's promise. Because of that growth, Moses could not carry the burden of governing alone and needed to share the work of judging and governing with appointed leaders.
Those leaders were to be wise, understanding, respected, and trusted people who would share the responsibility and govern and judge fairly. The people agreed to the appointment of those trusted leaders to share the responsibility. They later acted against their agreement by rebelling, murmuring, and complaining, while Moses sought to train them for their good.
The first chapter where the verse stands explains why the Lord refused to bring the adults of the army that left Egypt into the promised land. That history proves that the Lord's promises are upon condition of obedience. The chapter must be read carefully to see the reason for that refusal.
The verse belongs to the history of Israel that Moses was instructed to repeat, including failures and victories, so the people would remember God's leading during their forty years in the wilderness.
It declares that the Lord had greatly multiplied Israel until they were that day as the stars of heaven for multitude.
That increase in numbers fulfilled God's promise.
Because of that growth, Moses could not carry the burden of governing alone and needed to share the work of judging and governing with appointed leaders.
Those leaders were to be wise, understanding, respected, and trusted people who would share the responsibility and govern and judge fairly.
The people agreed to the appointment of those trusted leaders to share the responsibility.
They later acted against their agreement by rebelling, murmuring, and complaining, while Moses sought to train them for their good.
The first chapter where the verse stands explains why the Lord refused to bring the adults of the army that left Egypt into the promised land.
That history proves that the Lord's promises are upon condition of obedience.
The chapter must be read carefully to see the reason for that refusal.