In Horeb — 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 farther mercies upon you.
ALSO IN HOREB - Rather, “even in Horeb.” The time and circumstances made the apostasy at Horeb particularly inexcusable....
5. WARNING AGAINST SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS AND THEIR PREVIOUS FAILURES Chapter S 9:1-10:11 _ 1. The warning (Deuteronomy 9:1)_ 2. The failures of the past (Deuteronomy 9:7) 3. The intercession of Moses...
DEUTERONOMY 9:7_ b-_ DEUTERONOMY 10:11 (or DEUTERONOMY 10:9). Narrative of the legislation on Mount Horeb; for the purpose apparently of illustrating...
DESTROYED. Hebrew. _shamad,_ exterminate, or cut off....
EVEN (or particularly) _in Horeb_ The most notorious rebellion of all. Here begins the recital of the sin of the golden calf as in Exodus 32-34, JE. _provoked_, etc.] Deuteronomy 9:7. _was angry_ S...
b. HOW TO PREVENT THE THREAT (Deuteronomy 9:1 to Deuteronomy 11:21) (1) BY A REALISTIC SELF-EVALUATION (Deuteronomy 9:1 to Deut
_ALSO IN HOREB YE PROVOKED THE LORD TO WRATH, SO THAT THE LORD WAS ANGRY WITH YOU TO HAVE DESTROYED YOU._ Also in Horeb - rather, 'even in Horeb,' where it might have been expected they would have ac...
ALSO IN HOREB] Even at Horeb, in view of those awe-inspiring tokens of the divine majesty, and at the very time when the Law was being promulgated, the people corrupted themselves: see Exodus 32 and n...
PRACTICAL EXHORTATIONS (CONTINUED) The rebellions and provocations of the wilderness are recalled, to show the people that it is not of their own merit that they are to inherit the promises, nor by t...
DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD DEUTERONOMY _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 9 V1 ‘Listen to this, *Israelites. Now you will go across the River Jordan. You will go into th...
ALSO. — _Even in Horeb._ In the very sight of the mountain of the Law, the Law was flagrantly violated....
וּ בְ חֹרֵ֥ב הִקְצַפְתֶּ֖ם אֶת ־יְהוָ֑ה וַ
ISRAEL'S ELECTION, AND MOTIVES FOR FAITHFULNESS Deuteronomy 9:1; Deuteronomy 10:1; Deuteronomy 11:1 THE remaining Chapter s of this special introduction to the statement of the actual laws beginni
OFFENDING THE RIGHTEOUS GOD Deuteronomy 9:1 Who can read this chapter without emotion and admiration for its sublime eloquence! It is one of the most striking and moving Chapter s in this book! Mose...
It is interesting to note that as the final announcement of their approaching entrance to the land was made the difficulties which the people had faced at Kadesh\-barnea were recognized as still confr...
_Would, if He had not been appeased by earnest supplication, as [in] ver. 20._...
Here the man of GOD particulariseth the instances of Israel's rebellion. Horeb, of all places, should have called forth obedience. For there the LORD confirmed the authority of his holy law, by the aw...
In examining Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers, we have found what may be called an abstract typical system. That is, we see in them a number of institutions laid down by Jehovah, the pattern of which wa...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 8, 9, 10, AND 11. In chapter 8, in the most instructive and touching language as to the care God had taken of them, while keeping them in dependence, and His...
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 worship...
Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you. Ver. 8. _The Lord was angry._] God is said to be angry when he doeth as an angry man useth to d...
_Also in Horeb ye provoked the Lord_ Rather, _even in Horeb;_ for there is an emphasis in this. Even when your miraculous deliverance out of Egypt was fresh in your memories; when God had but newly ma...
1 Moses disswadeth them from the opinion of their owne righteousnesse, by rehearsing their seuerall rebellions. 1 HEARE, O Israel, thou art to passe ouer Iordan this day, to goe in, to possesse natio...
Also in Horeb ye provoked the Lord to wrath, in the matter of the golden calf, SO THAT THE LORD WAS ANGRY WITH YOU TO HAVE DESTROYED YOU, Exodus 32:4....
Instances of Rebellious Behavior. In support of the term "stiff-necked people," which he had just applied to the children of Israel, Moses now adduces a few incidents from the wilderness journey....
WARNINGS BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS REBELLIONS (vs.1-29) In spite of Israel's many failures in the wilderness. God would keep His Word to bring them to the land of promise. Israel is told to go in and dispo...
7-29 That the Israelites might have no pretence to think that God brought them to Canaan for their righteousness, Moses shows what a miracle of mercy it was, that they had not been destroyed in the w...
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...
"Hear, O Israel; thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven; a people great and tall, the children of th...
Deuteronomy 9:8 Horeb H2722 provoked H7107 LORD H3068 wrath H7107 (H8689) LORD H3068 angry H599 (H8691) destroyed
THE EVIDENCE IS NOW GIVEN THAT THEY ARE A STIFFNECKED PEOPLE (DEUTERONOMY 9:7). Taking up from Deuteronomy 9:6 he now establishes that they are a stiffnecked people. It may be argued that the sins whi...
CONTENTS: Israel reminded of their unworthiness to possess the land in themselves. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob. CONCLUSION: Our gaining of the heavenly Canaan must be attribu...
Deuteronomy 9:1. _This day;_ at this time, or in the course of a month. Day is often used in scripture for the whole of a man's life, for a season, and for a short time. Deuteronomy 9:19. _I was afrai...
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 9:1__ Continuing the theme of Israel’s “heart” problem, this section gives examples of Israel’s stubbornness. ⇐...
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 9:7 The golden calf incident is retold at length to demonstrate Israel’s stubbornness. ⇐...
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 9:8 EVEN AT HOREB, where they heard God’s voice directly, Israel misbehaved (compare Exodus 32:1)....
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 n...
EXPOSITION DISSUASIVES FROM SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS. DEUTERONOMY 9:1 Israel might acknowledge that it was of God's free gift that they possessed the land of Canaan, and yet might flatter themselves by th...
As we have told you the word Deuteronomy means the second law. It is really a rehearsal, sort of a capsulation by Moses of the law that was given. Deuteronomy itself, though it covers the forty years...
Exodus 32:16; Psalms 106:19...