Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say,.... The land of Egypt, the inhabitants of it;because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them; the land of Canaan, the inhabitants of it being so mighty, and their cities so strongly fortified.
Bible Commentary
Deuteronomy 9:28
Deuteronomy 9:28
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
Recommended reading
More for Deuteronomy 9:28
Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.
Other commentaries
Deuteronomy 9 — OverviewDeuteronomy 9 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe design of Moses in this chapter is to convince the people of Israel
of their utter unworthiness to receive from God those great favours
that were now to be conferred upon them, writing this, as it were, in…Deuteronomy 9 — OverviewDeuteronomy 9 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeDeuteronomy 9:1, Moses dissuades them from the opinion of their own righteousness, by rehearsing their several rebellions.Deuteronomy 9 — OverviewDeuteronomy 9 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter the Israelites are assured of the ejection of the Canaanites, though so great and mighty, to make room for them, De 9:1, and they are cautioned not to attribute this to their own righteousness, but to…Deuteronomy 9:7-29Deuteronomy 9:7-29 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThat they might have no pretence to think that God brought them to
Canaan for their righteousness, Moses here shows them what a miracle of
mercy it was that they had not long ere this been destroyed in the…Deuteronomy 9:28Deuteronomy 9:28 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgethe land: Genesis 41:57; Exodus 6:6-8; 1 Samuel 14:25
Because: Deuteronomy 32:26-27; Exodus 32:12; Numbers 14:15-16; Joshua 7:7-9; Psalms 115:1-2; Isaiah 43:25; Isaiah 48:9-11; Jeremiah 14:7-9; Ezekiel 20:8-9, Ezekiel…