What does Deuteronomy 32:8 mean when it says God set the bounds of the people according to the number of Israel's children?
Deuteronomy 32:8 means God, when dividing the nations and separating the sons of Adam, set the boundaries of all other peoples according to the number of the children of Israel. Israel is therefore at the very core of human experience, God's covenant people, and everything else falls into place beginning with Israel.
Les explains that this verse shows God has not forgotten the Gentiles, even though He has been dealing only with the nation of Israel. When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance and separated the sons of Adam, He set the bounds of all the other nations according to the number of the children of Israel. That places Israel at the core of the whole human experience as God's covenant people; everything else falls in place as it begins with Israel. Even today, that little postage-stamp-sized nation is in the news, and the whole world is concerned about Israel making peace for their neighbors.
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.