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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

Deuteronomy 9

Deuteronomy 9:1

DEUTERONOMY CHAPTER 9 Israel's march over Jordan to possess Canaan, DEUTERONOMY 9:1. But must not ascribe it to their own righteousness, DEUTERONOMY 9:4. A rehearsal of their manifold provocations at Horeb, DEUTERONOMY 9:8, at Taberah, DEUTERONOMY 9:22, and at Kadesh-barnea, DEUTERONOMY 9:23. THIS D... [ Continue Reading ]

Deuteronomy 9:5

Neither for thy upright heart, nor holy life, which are the two things which God above all things regards, 1 CHRONICLES 29:17 PSALMS 15:1,2; and consequently he excludes all merit. And surely they who did not deserve this earthly Canaan, could not merit the kingdom of glory. That he may perform the... [ Continue Reading ]

Deuteronomy 9:6

Rebellious and perverse, and so destitute of all pretence of righteousness; such were the people, but there were divers particular persons amongst them truly righteous and holy, and yet even their righteousness is denied to be the procuring cause of this land.... [ Continue Reading ]

Deuteronomy 9:8

When your miraculous deliverance out of Egypt was fresh in memory; when God had but newly manifested himself to you in so stupendous and dreadful a manner, and had taken you into covenant with himself; when God was actually conferring further mercies upon you.... [ Continue Reading ]

Deuteronomy 9:10

Immediately and miraculously, which was done not only to procure the greater reverence to the law, but also to signify that it was the work of God alone to write this law upon the tables of men's hearts. See JEREMIAH 31:33 2 CORINTHIANS 3:3,7. IN THE DAY OF THE ASSEMBLY, i.e. when the people were ga... [ Continue Reading ]

Deuteronomy 9:17

Not by an unbridled passion, but in zeal for God's honour, and by the direction of God's Spirit, to signify to the people, that the covenant between God and them contained in those tables was broken and made void, and they were now quite cast out of God's favour, and could expect nothing from him bu... [ Continue Reading ]

Deuteronomy 9:20

THE LORD WAS VERY ANGRY WITH AARON, though he was only accessory, as being persuaded, and in a manner compelled, to comply with your desire.... [ Continue Reading ]

Deuteronomy 9:21

YOUR SIN, i.e. the object and matter of your sin, as sin is taken ISAIAH 31:7. I CAST THE DUST THEREOF INTO THE BROOK, that there might be no monument or remembrance of it left.... [ Continue Reading ]

Deuteronomy 9:25

FORTY DAYS AND FORTY NIGHTS; the same mentioned before, DEUTERONOMY 9:18, as appears, 1. By comparing this with Exodus, where this history is more fully related, and where this is said to be done twice only. 2. By the occasion and matter of Moses's prayer here following, which is the same with the... [ Continue Reading ]

Deuteronomy 9:26

THROUGH THY GREATNESS, i.e. through the greatness of thy power, which appeared most eminently in that work, as is noted, DEUTERONOMY 9:29.... [ Continue Reading ]

Deuteronomy 9:29

THY PEOPLE, whom thou hast chosen to thyself out of all mankind, and publicly owned them for thine, and hast purchased and redeemed them from the Egyptians.... [ Continue Reading ]

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