Deuteronomy 32:8
Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 32
“When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.”Deuteronomy 32:8
What Does Deuteronomy 32:8 Mean?
Deuteronomy 32:8 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 32, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Election.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 32:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Acts 17:26“And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;”Psalms 115:16“The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.”Psalms 74:17“Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.”Exodus 19:5“Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:”Genesis 11:8“So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.”Acts 7:48“Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,”Genesis 10:25“And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.”Numbers 23:9“For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.”Daniel 4:17“This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.”Genesis 15:18“In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:”Numbers 33:53“And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.”1 Chronicles 16:18“Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;”Jeremiah 27:5“I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.”Micah 2:5“Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.”Habakkuk 3:6“He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.”Malachi 1:2“I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,”Genesis 10:15“And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth,”Genesis 17:8“And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.”Genesis 48:4“And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.”Psalms 21:7“For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.”
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