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. Deuteronomy 8:2; Ezekiel 16:61-63, Ezekiel 20:43, Ezekiel 36:31; 1 Corinthians 15:9; Ephesians 2:11; 1 Timothy 1:13-15
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Deuteronomy 9:7
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