Deuteronomy 9:7 NIV

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 9:7

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 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 9:4-7

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:7-17

Human memory a repository of guilt. The memory of man is a book of God; and, though the entries may be temporarily obscured, yet the light of eternity will make them all legible. The present tendency of sin is to weaken memory; its effect, to obliterate recollection. Our profoundest gratitude is due to the man that reminds us of our falls. I. REMEMBER SIN IN THE LIGHT OF ITS OBJECT , VIZ . OF GOD . Discourtesy to a king is a graver offence than discourtesy to an... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:7-25

Moses reminds them of many instances of their rebelliousness by which they had provoked the Lord, from the time of their escape out of Egypt until their arrival in the plains of Moab. Their rebellion began even before they had wholly escaped from their oppressors, before they had passed through the Bed Sea ( Exodus 14:11 ). Even at Horeb, where, amid the most affecting manifestations alike of the Divine majesty and the Divine grace, just after the Lord had spoken to them directly out of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:7-29

Humiliating memories. Following up the idea of their waywardness, Moses proceeds to recall instances of it. The remembrance of sin is salutary, if it induces humiliation; but detrimental, if it induces a repetition of the sin. When assured of its forgiveness, we should forget it, so far as the remembrance would provoke repetition. Moses here recalls sin, that it may be salutary in the remembrance. I. THEIR REBELLION HAD BEEN CONTINUAL . ( Deuteronomy 9:7 , Deuteronomy 9:24... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 9:7

Deuteronomy 9:7. Stiff-necked Rebellious and perverse, and so destitute of all pretence to righteousness. And thus our gaining possession of the heavenly Canaan must be ascribed to God’s power and grace, and not to our own might or merit. In him we must glory, and not in ourselves. 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

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

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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:4-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:6-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:7-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:7-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:7-29

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 9:7

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 9:1-29

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