30 The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes,
30 The Lord your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
30 The Lord your God who goes before you will himself fight for you, just as he did for you in Egypt before your eyes,
30 God, your God, is leading the way; he's fighting for you. You saw with your own eyes what he did for you in Egypt;
30 The Lord your God, who goes before you, He will fight for you, according to all He did for you in Egypt before your eyes,
30 The Lord your God is going ahead of you. He will fight for you, just as you saw him do in Egypt.
22 Do not be afraid of them; the Lord your God himself will fight for you."
22 Ye shall not fear them: for the Lord your God he shall fight for you.
22 You shall not fear them, for it is the Lord your God who fights for you.'
22 Don't be afraid of them. God, your God, - he's fighting for you."
22 You must not fear them, for the Lord your God Himself fights for you.'
22 Do not be afraid of the nations there, for the Lord your God will fight for you.'
(Read Deuteronomy 3:21-29)
Moses encouraged Joshua, who was to succeed him. Thus the aged and experienced in the service of God, should do all they can to strengthen the hands of those who are young, and setting out in religion. Consider what God has done, what God has promised. If God be for us, who can be against us, so as to prevail? We reproach our Leader if we follow him trembling. Moses prayed, that, if it were God's will, he might go before Israel, over Jordan into Canaan. We should never allow any desires in our hearts, which we cannot in faith offer up to God by prayer. God's answer to this prayer had a mixture of mercy and judgment. God sees it good to deny many things we desire. He may accept our prayers, yet not grant us the very things we pray for. It God does not by his providence give us what we desire, yet if by his grace he makes us content without, it comes to much the same. Let it suffice thee to have God for thy Father, and heaven for thy portion, though thou hast not every thing thou wouldst have in the world. God promised Moses a sight of Canaan from the top of Pisgah. Though he should not have the possession of it, he should have the prospect of it. Even great believers, in this present state, see heaven but at a distance. God provided him a successor. It is a comfort to the friends of the church of Christ, to see God's work likely to be carried on by others, when they are silent in the dust. And if we have the earnest and prospect of heaven, let these suffice us; let us submit to the Lord's will, and speak no more to Him of matters which he sees good to refuse us.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 1:30
Commentary on Deuteronomy 1:19-46
(Read Deuteronomy 1:19-46)
Moses reminds the Israelites of their march from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea, through that great and terrible wilderness. He shows how near they were to a happy settlement in Canaan. It will aggravate the eternal ruin of hypocrites, that they were not far from the kingdom of God. As if it were not enough that they were sure of their God before them, they would send men before them. Never any looked into the Holy Land, but they must own it to be a good land. And was there any cause to distrust this God? An unbelieving heart was at the bottom of all this. All disobedience to God's laws, and distrust of his power and goodness, flow from disbelief of his word, as all true obedience springs from faith. It is profitable for us to divide our past lives into distinct periods; to give thanks to God for the mercies we have received in each, to confess and seek the forgiveness of all the sins we can remember; and thus to renew our acceptance of God's salvation, and our surrender of ourselves to his service. Our own plans seldom avail to good purpose; while courage in the exercise of faith, and in the path of duty, enables the believer to follow the Lord fully, to disregard all that opposes, to triumph over all opposition, and to take firm hold upon the promised blessings.