Deu 32:30 | TNotes | STEP | 32:30 How could one person chase a thousand: When God gives his people over to destruction, they are vulnerable against all odds. • their Rock: Here the metaphor is used ironically. The very one upon whom Israel should stand as the source of their strength will desert them because of their own wickedness and unfaithfulness (see 32:4 ).

‏ Deuteronomy 32:30

32:30 ^a How could one person chase a thousand: When God gives his people over to destruction, they are vulnerable against all odds.

• their Rock: Here the metaphor is used ironically. The very one upon whom Israel should stand as the source of their strength will desert them because of their own wickedness and unfaithfulness (see 32:4 ^b).