Deuteronomy 32:28
"were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy, lest their adversaries should judge wrongly, lest they should say, ‘Our hand is exalted; the LORD has not done all this.’”"
Key Reflection
This verse highlights Moses' concern that if the Israelites were defeated, their adversaries might mistakenly conclude that the Lord was not truly powerful or involved in their affairs, leading to a misattribution of victory away from God and onto human effort. Moses fears the potential for divine justice to be undermined by such an interpretation.
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