Deuteronomy 9:5-10 KJV

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 9:1-6

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

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 9:4-5

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

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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

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The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:6

Stiffnecked , hard of neck ; stubborn, obstinate, rebellious. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:6-12

A six-weeks' religion; or, emotional religiousness not vital godliness. The homiletic treatment of the incidents referred to in De 9:1—10:5, will require a careful comparison of these chapters with the fuller account in Exodus 32-34. The special object, however, which Moses has here in view, is to show how entirely God's mercy to Israel was a self-moved one, and that it was not due to any virtue on the part of the people, So far from that, they had been wayward from the first. Even in... read more

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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:4-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:4-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:4-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:6-12

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