You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance — the place, Lord, you made for your dwelling, the sanctuary, Lord, your hands established. The anticipation of the promised land culminates in a sanctuary — a place where God will dwell. The mountain of your inheritance is both the promised land generally and Mount Zion specifically, where Solomon will build the temple. Psalm 78:54 quotes this verse in its historical recitation: he brought them to the border of his holy land, to the hill country his right hand had taken. The hands that fought at the sea are the hands that establish the sanctuary. The trajectory of the entire Exodus — from slavery in Egypt to worship at God's dwelling — is compressed into this verse. Revelation 21:3 is its ultimate fulfillment: God's dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them.

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