What did God set the national boundaries according to in Deuteronomy 32:8?
Deuteronomy 32:8 declares that when the Most High divided the nations their inheritance and separated the sons of Adam, He set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. The sovereign God determined national borders in relation to Israel.
Les explains that Deuteronomy 32:8 is written by Moses, but God Himself, the sovereign, almighty God, is speaking. The Most High divided to the nations their inheritance—all the nations of the world—designating where their borders would be, how large their population would be, and how they would be blessed. When He separated the sons of Adam, He set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. Les notes that some may accuse him of making too much of the nation of Israel, but he asks how you can.
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.
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Which nations are meant when Deuteronomy 32:8 says God divided to the nations their inheritance?
The 'nations' to whom the Most High divided their inheritance, and the 'people' whose bounds He set, means all the nations of the world.