Deuteronomy 32:9 Meaning
For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
Context Explained
7Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.
8When 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.
9For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
10He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.
11As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Romans 8:17
Both verses affirm that believers are heirs of God, showing continuity in God's plan.
Galatians 3:29
This verse explains how believers are considered Abraham's offspring and heirs according to the promise.
Ephesians 1:11
This verse discusses the inheritance believers receive through Christ.
Source: Deuteronomy 32:9