Deuteronomy 9:1

"Deuteronomy."

Key Reflection

Deuteronomy 9:1 begins a new section in the book where Moses recounts the events of Israel's journey and their experiences with God to the second generation, who had grown up since crossing the Red Sea. For this audience, these words would evoke vivid memories of divine intervention, such as the giving of the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, which follows immediately after this verse in Deuteronomy 10:1.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The lesson of this chapter is exactly that ofEphesians 2:8, “By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.” In referring to their various rebellions, Moses here, as elsewhere, has regard not so much for the order of time as to that of subject. (CompareDeuteronomy 1:9-15note.) Such reasons as convenience and fitness to his argument sufficiently explain the variations observable when the statements of this chapter are minutely compared with those of Exo. 32–34.

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