Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Deuteronomy 9:4-6
DISCOURSE: 198AGAINST SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS AND SELF-CONCEITDeuteronomy 9:4-6. Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the Lord thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the Lord hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord doth drive them out from before thee. Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord thy God... read more
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:1-29
CRITICAL NOTES.—Moses dissuadeth them from self-righteousness by recital of past sins and rebellion.Deuteronomy 9:1. This day, this time. Once before they had been at the borders of Canaan; but did not enter. Fenced Oriental cities surrounded with high walls; cf. Deuteronomy 1:28.Deuteronomy 9:2. Anak, cf. Numbers 13:22-33; Joshua 11:21.Deuteronomy 9:3. He, emphatic, consuming, cf. Deuteronomy 4:24; Hebrews 12:29. Swift and complete destruction.Deuteronomy 9:4. My right. The land given not on... read more