申命記 9:3-5 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:1-6

Against self-righteous conceit. Sanguine expectation of success in war is a potential force of immeasurable value. If the expectation be ill-founded, it is worse than none. It will not stand as substitute for other equipment, but it serves as a final edge upon the well-tempered blade. Like the figure " naught ," which increases the sign of value only when added to other figures, so sanguine anticipation of triumph is only forceful when based on solid qualities. I. OBSERVE THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:1-6

The policy of reprobation. Moses here indicates very clearly what lay at the foundation of the invasion. It is to be carried on successfully as a judgment upon Canaanitish sin. It is no merit in the victors, but the demerit of the vanquished, which determines the Divine dealings. In one word, it is a policy of reprobation . And here let us observe— I. THAT REPROBATION IS THE OPPOSITE OF APPROBATION . Great confusion of thought exists upon this subject through losing... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:3

Understand therefore this day ; rather, And thou knowest today or now. The expression corresponds to Deuteronomy 9:1 , "Thou art to pass … and thou knowest." In the victory they had obtained over Sihon and Og, they had already had experience of the Lord's going before them, and leading them on in triumph. The repetition of the He in this verse is very emphatic. Consuming fire (cf. Deuteronomy 4:24 ). Quickly , or suddenly . There is no contradiction here of what is said in ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:4-5

Speak not thou in thine heart (cf. Deuteronomy 8:17 ). The distinction between righteousness and uprightness (straightness) of heart, is that the former ( צֶדֶך ) has reference to rectitude of conduct, the latter ( ישֶׁר ) to rectitude of motive and purpose. "By naming justice [righteousness], he excludeth all merit of works, and by righteousness [uprightness] of heart, all inward affections and purposes. which men might plead, notwithstanding that they fail in action. Yet these... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:4-5

(See Homilies on Deuteronomy 3:11 ; Deuteronomy 7:1-11 .) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:4-7

Self-righteousness. Strange capacity of human nature for self-delusion! It was an extraordinary error to fall into, when the Jew began to fancy that by his own power and might he had conquered Palestine ( Deuteronomy 8:17 ). Yet more extraordinary was the delusion that he had been brought into the land on account of righteousness. The two errors sprang from the same root. The worldly mind, which spurns at the acknowledgment of God's bestowal of what it has, has its counterpart in the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 9:3

So shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly - This is not inconsistent with Deuteronomy 7:22, in which instant annihilation is not to be expected for the reasons assigned. Here Moses urges the people to trust in God’s covenanted aid; since He would then make no delay in so destroying the nations attacked by them as to put them into enjoyment of the promises, and in doing so as fast as was for the well-being of Israel itself. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 9:3

Deuteronomy 9:3. As a consuming fire Before whom thine enemies shall be as easily consumed as stubble before the flames. So shalt thou drive them out quickly Not the whole seven nations, whom he said (Deuteronomy 7:22,) God would drive out by little and little, but so many as to make a settlement for them in Canaan. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 9:5

Deuteronomy 9:5. Not for thy righteousness Neither for thy upright heart nor holy life, the two things which God, above all others, regards. Here, therefore, all merit in them is excluded: and they are given to know that, although the Canaanites were expelled for their national wickedness, they were not settled in their room for their righteousness. And surely they, who did not deserve this earthly Canaan, could not merit the kingdom of glory. To perform the word To show my faithfulness... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:1-29

Warning against stubbornness (9:1-10:11)Moses warned the Israelites not to boast about their coming victories. The conquest of Canaan was by God’s power, not theirs. It was because of the wickedness of the Canaanites, not because of any goodness in the Israelites (9:1-5).Israel, in fact, was a stubborn people, who deserved none of God’s good gifts. Moses reminded them of their rebellion at Sinai, how they promised to obey God’s law, but broke it before it was even written down (6-21; see notes... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:4-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:4-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:4-7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 9:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 9:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 9:5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:1-29

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