‏ Deuteronomy 7:7-8

The Lord.

Ps 115:1; Ro 9:11-15,18,21; 11:6; 1Jo 3:1; 4:10

ye were.

10:22; Isa 51:2; Mt 7:14; Lu 12:32; Ro 9:27-29

because.

4:37; 9:4,5; 10:15; 1Sa 12:22; 2Sa 22:20; Ps 44:3; Isa 43:4; Jer 31:3

Zep 3:17; Mt 11:26; Eph 2:4,5; 2Th 2:13,14; Tit 3:3-7; 1Jo 4:19

oath.

Ge 22:16-18; Ex 32:13; Ps 105:8-10,42; Lu 1:55,72,73; Heb 6:13-17

Lord brought.

4:20,34; Ex 12:41,42; 13:3,14; 20:2

‏ Deuteronomy 9:5-7

Not for.Though the Canaanites were expelled for their wickedness, it does not follow, that the Israelites were established in their room on account of any distinguished virtue, or because they deserved it. On many occasions, it may be seen in the history of the world, that God punishes the wicked by the instrumentality of other men, who are as wicked as themselves. Not the Israelites' righteousness, but the wickedness of the inhabitants, and the promise of God to their fathers, was the cause of their obtaining Canaan.

Tit 3:5

that he may.

Ge 12:7; 13:15; 15:7; 17:8; 26:4; 28:13; Ex 32:13; Eze 20:14

Mic 7:20; Lu 1:54,55; Ac 3:25; 13:32,33; Ro 11:28; 15:8

Understand.

3,4; Eze 20:44

giveth thee.Moses repeats this a third time, that, if it were possible, he might root out of the Israelites the opinion of their own deserts, before God rooted out the Canaanites from their country.

a stiff-necked.

13; 10:16; 31:27; Ex 32:9; 33:3; 34:9; 2Ch 30:8; 36:13; Ps 78:8

Isa 48:3,4; Eze 2:4; Zec 7:11,12; Ac 7:51; Ro 5:20,21

Remember.In order to destroy the opinion which the Israelites had of their own righteousness, it was necessary to call to mind some of their most notorious provocations and rebellions, which Moses exhorts them to preserve in their mind, as a means to keep them humble.

8:2; Eze 16:61-63; 20:43; 36:31; 1Co 15:9; Eph 2:11; 1Ti 1:13-15

from the day.

31:27; 32:5,6; Ex 14:11; 16:2; 17:2; Nu 11:4; 14:1-10; 16:1-35

Nu 20:2-5; 21:5; 25:2; Ne 9:16-18; Ps 78:8-72; 95:8-11

‏ Psalms 106:8

he saved.

143:11; Nu 14:13-16; De 32:26,27; Jos 7:9; Jer 14:7,21

Eze 20:9,14,22,44; Da 9:17-19

that he.

111:6; Ex 9:16; 15:6; Ro 9:17

‏ Psalms 115:1-2

1 Because God is truly glorious,

4 and idols are vanity,

9 he exhorts to confidence in God.

12 God is to be blessed for his blessings.

A.M. 3108. B.C. 896. (Title.)This seems to be an [epinikion,] or triumphal song, in which the victory is wholly ascribed to Jehovah; and to none can it be referred with more propriety than to that of Jehoshaphat over the confederated forces of his enemies, 2 Ch 20.

unto us.

74:22; 79:9,10; Jos 7:9; Isa 48:11; Eze 20:14; 36:32; Da 9:19

Eph 1:6; Re 4:10,11

for thy mercy.

61:7; 89:1,2; Mic 7:20; Joh 1:17; Ro 15:8,9

42:3,10; 79:10; Ex 32:12; Nu 14:15,16; De 32:26,27; 2Ki 19:10-19

Joe 2:17

‏ Ezekiel 36:32

for your.

22; De 9:5; Da 9:18,19; 2Ti 1:9; Tit 3:3-6

be ashamed.

16:63; Ezr 9:6; Ro 6:21; 1Pe 4:2,3
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