Deuteronômio 9:1-7 NVT

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 9:5

For the wickedness of these nations - So then it was not by any sovereign act of God that these people were cast out, but for their wickedness; they had transgressed the law of their Creator; they had resisted his Spirit, and could no longer be tolerated. The Israelites were to possess their land, not because they deserved it, but first, because they were less wicked than the others; and secondly, because God thus chose to begin the great work of his salvation among men. Thus then the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 9:1

Verse 1 1.Thou art to pass over Jordan this day. The whole of this passage contains an eulogy on the gratuitous liberality of God, whereby He had bound the people to Himself unto the obedience of the Law. But this (as we have already seen) ought to have been a most pressing stimulus to incite the people, and altogether to ravish them to the worship and love of God, to whom they were under so great obligation. The design of Moses, then, was to shew that the Israelites, for no merit of their own,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 9:3

Verse 3 3.Understand therefore this day. He concludes from what has preceded that the Israelites would be too perverse, unless they acknowledge that their enemies were overcome by the hand of God; and, still more to heighten the miracle, he uses a similitude, comparing God to a fire, which consumes so many nations in an unwonted and incredible manner. It is as if he had said, that it could not be effected by human or ordinary means that so many and such warlike peoples could thus quickly... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 9:4

Verse 4 4.Speak not thou in thine heart. He now more plainly warns the people not to exalt themselves in proud and foolish boasting. If they had not been naturally so depraved and malignant, it would have been sufficient to point out God’s grace in a single word; but he could not induce them to gratitude except by correcting and destroying their pride. He therefore takes away this stumblingblock, in order that God’s generosity might be conspicuous among them. “To speak in the heart” is... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 9:5

Verse 5 5.Not for thy righteousness. First of all, he would have the punishment inflicted upon these nations awaken the Israelites to fear, and thus that they should attribute nothing to themselves; because it was God’s design not to reward their merits, but to shew the severity of His judgment. Secondly, he confirms this by two arguments; viz., because God thus had performed what He promised Abraham; (which promise, as has been already seen, was founded on mere grace;) and, again, because the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 9:7

Verse 7 7.Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst In order to reprove the ingratitude of the people, Moses here briefly refers to some of their offenses; but he principally insists on the history of their revolt, in which their extreme and most detestable impiety betrayed itself. He therefore narrates this crime in almost the identical words which he had previously used in Exodus. He begins by urging them often to reflect upon their sins, lest they should ever be forgotten; and this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:1

This day ; at this time, very soon. Nations , etc. (cf. Deuteronomy 7:1 ). Cities (cf. Deuteronomy 1:28 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:1-3

(See Homily on Deuteronomy 4:23 , Deuteronomy 4:24 .) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:1-6

EXPOSITION DISSUASIVES FROM SELF - RIGHTEOUSNESS . Israel might acknowledge that it was of God's free gift that they possessed the land of Canaan, and yet might flatter themselves by thinking it was because of their righteousness and goodness that the gift was bestowed. To guard against this, Moses tells them that not because of their righteousness would God go before them and drive out the mighty peoples that then occupied the land, but because of the wickedness of these... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 9:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 9:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 9:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 9:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 9:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 9:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:1-6

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