Deu 9:7 | KingComments | STEP | The history of the golden calf should remind them that they were not chosen because of their righteousness. They must remember how the LORD was for them during the journey ( ). He didn't make it difficult for them, but He was busy with them to finally do them good. In Deuteronomy 8 the failure of the people is not remembered. At the same time, as is said here, they must remember that they provoked the LORD to wrath ( ). They have shown, in different forms time after time, what is in them, even after forty years of wilderness experiences.

‏ Deuteronomy 9:7

Israel Provoked the LORD to Wrath

The history of the golden calf should remind them that they were not chosen because of their righteousness. They must remember how the LORD was for them during the journey (Deu 8:2). He didn't make it difficult for them, but He was busy with them to finally do them good. In Deuteronomy 8 the failure of the people is not remembered. At the same time, as is said here, they must remember that they provoked the LORD to wrath (Deu 9:9). They have shown, in different forms time after time, what is in them, even after forty years of wilderness experiences.