Chapter 9:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Numbers Joshua
Deuteronomy 9
Concise Complete
The Israelites not to think their success came by
their own worthiness. (1-6) Moses reminds the Israelites of their rebellions.
(7-29)
Verses 1-6
Moses represents the strength of the enemies they were now to encounter. This
was to drive them to God, and engage their hope in him. He assures them of
victory, by the presence of God with them. He cautions them not to have the
least thought of their own righteousness, as if that procured this favour at
God's hand. In Christ we have both righteousness and strength; in Him we must
glory, not in ourselves, nor in any sufficiency of our own. It is for the
wickedness of these nations that God drives them out. All whom God rejects, are
rejected for their own wickedness; but none whom he accepts are accepted for
their own righteousness. Thus boasting is for ever done away: see Eph 2:9,11,12.
Verses 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 wilderness. It is good for us often to
remember against ourselves, with sorrow and shame, our former sins; that we may
see how much we are indebted to free grace, and may humbly own that we never
merited any thing but wrath and the curse at God's hand. For so strong is our
propensity to pride, that it will creep in under one pretence or another. We are
ready to fancy that our righteousness has got for us the special favour of the
Lord, though in reality our wickedness is more plain than our weakness. But when
the secret history of every man's life shall be brought forth at the day of
judgment, all the world will be proved guilty before God. At present, One pleads
for us before the mercy-seat, who not only fasted, but died upon the cross for
our sins; through whom we may approach, though self-condemned sinners, and
beseech for undeserved mercy and for eternal life, as the gift of God in Him.
Let us refer all the victory, all the glory, and all the praise, to Him who
alone bringeth salvation.
Chapter 9:
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