Deu 1:31 | TNotes | STEP | 1:31 God’s tender care as a father reflected his covenant relationship with Israel (Exod 4:22 ; Hos 11:1-4 ; cp. Matt 6:26-33 ; John 14:21 ; Acts 13:18 ; Rom 8:15-17 ; 1 Pet 1:2-3 ; 1 Jn 3:1 ). Israel was God’s child by descent from Abraham and because God had chosen and adopted Israel from among all the nations (Deut 14:2 ; Exod 19:4-6 ). The imagery is similar to that found in secular covenant texts in which a great king regarded a vassal with whom he had made a treaty as his son.

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bExod 4:22►

cHos 11:1-4►

dMatt 6:26-33►

eJohn 14:21►

fActs 13:18►

gRom 8:15-17►

h1 Pet 1:2-3►

i1 Jn 3:1►

jDeut 14:2►

kExod 19:4-6►

‏ Deuteronomy 1:31

1:31 ^a God’s tender care as a father reflected his covenant relationship with Israel (Exod 4:22 ^b; Hos 11:1-4 ^c; cp. Matt 6:26-33 ^d; John 14:21 ^e; Acts 13:18 ^f; Rom 8:15-17 ^g; 1 Pet 1:2-3 ^h; 1 Jn 3:1 ⁱ). Israel was God’s child by descent from Abraham and because God had chosen and adopted Israel from among all the nations (Deut 14:2 ^j; Exod 19:4-6 ^k). The imagery is similar to that found in secular covenant texts in which a great king regarded a vassal with whom he had made a treaty as his son.