Deuteronomy 9:5-10

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:1-6

The call to attention (Deut. 9:1), Hear, O Israel, intimates that this was a new discourse, delivered at some distance of time after the former, probably the next sabbath day. I. Moses represents to the people the formidable strength of the enemies which they were now to encounter, Deut. 9:1. The nations they were to dispossess were mightier than themselves, not a rude and undisciplined rout, like the natives of America, that were easily made a prey of. But, should they besiege them, they... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:7-29

That they might have no pretence to think that God brought them to Canaan for their righteousness, Moses here shows them what a miracle of mercy it was that they had not long ere this been destroyed in the wilderness: ?Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the Lord thy God (Deut. 9:7); so far from purchasing his favour, thou hast many a time laid thyself open to his displeasure.? Their fathers? provocations are here charged upon them; for, if God had dealt with their fathers according... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:5

Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart ,.... Neither for their external righteousness before men, or their outward conformity to the law, nor for the inward sincerity of their hearts, and their upright intentions in doing good, in which they were defective: dost thou go to possess their land ; this is repeated, and enlarged on, and explained, that this notion might be entirely removed from them, and not entertained by them; similar to which is that of men, who... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:6

Understand therefore that the Lord thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness ,.... This is again repeated to impress it upon their minds, that it was not for any goodness of theirs, but as a gift of divine goodness to them, that they were put into the possession of the good land, which greatly exceeded any merits of theirs, and was entirely owing to the kindness of God to them, and not to any righteousness of theirs; and this he frequently inculcates, that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:7

Remember, and forget not how thou provokedst the Lord thy God to wrath in the wilderness ,.... Aben Ezra remarks that this was after they journeyed from Horeb; but before they came thither, even as soon as, they were in the wilderness, they provoked the Lord, as by their murmuring for water at Marah, when they had been but three days in the wilderness; and for bread in the wilderness of Sin, and for water again at Rephidim; all which were before they came to Horeb or Sinai, and which agrees... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:8

Also in Horeb ye provoked the Lord to wrath ,.... The word "also" shows that they had provoked him before, but this instance is given as a very notorious one; here they made the golden calf and worshipped it, while Moses was on the mount with God, receiving instructions from him for their good. Near to this place a rock had been smitten for them, from whence flowed water for the refreshment of them and their cattle; here the Lord appeared in the glory of his majesty to them, and from hence,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:9

When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone ,.... The tables of the law, the same law which forbid idolatry, and which they had lately heard from the mouth of God himself: even the tables of the covenant which the Lord made with you ; which they had agreed unto, and solemnly promised they would observe and do, Exodus 24:7 , then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights ; and this long stay was one reason of their falling into idolatry, not knowing what... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:10

And the Lord delivered unto me two tables of stone, written with the finger of God ,.... The letters were of his devising and forming, the writing was his, the engraving them on the stones was his own doing; and which was done to show its original, to stamp a divine authority on it, and to denote its duration; see Exodus 31:18 . and on them was written according to all the words which the Lord spake with you in the mount ; the ten commands, exactly in the same order, and in the same... read more

Adam Clarke

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 9:10

Tables of stone - See the notes on Exodus 31:18 , Exodus 32:15 ; (note), and Exodus 32:16 . read more

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