Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 9:1-6

Not Your Righteousness: The Stiff-Necked People and the Interceding Mediator

From the preemptive pride-correction before the conquest (vv. 1-6) through the golden calf as the paradigm case of Israel's stiff-neckedness (vv. 7-21) and Moses's intercessory response (vv. 18-20) to the catalogue of additional rebellions (vv. 22-24) and the full intercessory prayer (vv. 25-29) — the chapter moves from warning through evidence through the only ground on which Israel can stand: the interceding mediator.

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1Hear, O Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens.

2The people are strong and tall, the descendants of the Anakim. You know about them, and you have heard it said, “Who can stand up to the sons of Anak?”

3But understand that today the LORD your God goes across ahead of you as a consuming fire; He will destroy them and subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them swiftly, as the LORD has promised you.

4When the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say in your heart, “Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land.” Rather, the LORD is driving out these nations before you because of their wickedness.

5It is not because of your righteousness or uprightness of heart that you are going in to possess their land, but it is because of their wickedness that the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you, to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

6Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the LORD your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

Genesis 11:4Classic cross-references Joshua 1:11Classic cross-references Numbers 13:28Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 11:31Classic cross-references Daniel 4:11Classic cross-references

Original words

Hearשְׁמַ֣עH8085Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularO Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularTodayהַיּוֹם֙H3117Article | Noun - masculine singularyouאַתָּ֨הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularare about to crossעֹבֵ֤רH5674Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularthe Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןH3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerto go inלָבֹא֙H935Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructand dispossessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתH3423Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructnationsגּוֹיִ֔םH1471Noun - masculine pluralgreaterגְּדֹלִ֥יםH1419Adjective - masculine pluraland strongerוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםH6099Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine pluralthan youמִמֶּ֑ךָּH4480Preposition | second person masculine singularwith largeגְּדֹלֹ֥תH1419Adjective - feminine pluralcitiesעָרִ֛יםH5892Noun - feminine pluralfortifiedוּבְצֻרֹ֖תH1219Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine pluralto the heavensבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃H8064Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural

Verse 2

Cross-references

Numbers 13:33Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 17:46Classic cross-references Joshua 11:21Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 17:33Classic cross-references Numbers 13:22Classic cross-references

Original words

The peopleעַֽם־H5971Noun - masculine singularare strongגָּד֥וֹלH1419Adjective - masculine singularand tallוָרָ֖םH7311Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularthe descendantsבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructof the Anakimעֲנָקִ֑יםH6062Noun - proper - masculine pluralYouאַתָּ֤הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularknowיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙H3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularabout themאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeand youוְאַתָּ֣הH859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singularhave heard it saidשָׁמַ֔עְתָּH8085Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularWhoמִ֣יH4310Interrogativecan stand upיִתְיַצֵּ֔בH3320Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singulartoלִפְנֵ֖יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe sonsבְּנֵ֥יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Anakעֲנָֽק׃H6061Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 31:8Classic cross-references Hebrews 12:29Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 4:24Classic cross-references Romans 8:31Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 20:4Classic cross-references

Original words

But understandוְיָדַעְתָּ֣H3045Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularthatכִּי֩H3588Conjunctiontodayהַיּ֗וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singularthe LORDיְהוָ֨הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular-הֽוּא־H1931Pronoun - third person masculine singulargoes acrossהָעֹבֵ֤רH5674Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularahead of youלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙H6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singularas a consumingאֹֽכְלָ֔הH398Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular. . .ה֧וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularfireאֵ֣שׁH784Noun - common singularHe will destroy themיַשְׁמִידֵ֛םH8045Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural. . .וְה֥וּאH1931Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singularand subdue themיַכְנִיעֵ֖םH3665Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralbefore youלְפָנֶ֑יךָH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singularAnd you will drive them outוְהֽוֹרַשְׁתָּ֤םH3423Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine pluraland annihilate themוְהַֽאַבַדְתָּם֙H6Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralswiftlyמַהֵ֔רH4118Adverbasכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhas promisedדִּבֶּ֥רH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularyouלָֽךְ׃Preposition | second person masculine singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 8:17Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 18:12Classic cross-references Romans 11:6Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 1:9Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 18:9Classic cross-references

Original words

When the LORDיְהוָה֩H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֨יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular-אֹתָ֥ם׀H853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralhas driven them outבַּהֲדֹ֣ףH1920Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructbefore youמִלְּפָנֶיךָ֮H6440Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular. . .לֵאמֹר֒H559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructdo notאַל־H408Adverbsayתֹּאמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularin your heartבִּלְבָבְךָ֗H3824Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularBecause of my righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתִי֙H6666Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularthe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhas brought me inהֱבִיאַ֣נִיH935Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singularto possessלָרֶ֖שֶׁתH3423Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthisהַזֹּ֑אתH2063Article | Pronoun - feminine singularlandהָאָ֣רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularRather, the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularis driving outוּבְרִשְׁעַת֙H7564Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructtheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהH428Article | Pronoun - common pluralnationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םH1471Article | Noun - masculine pluralbefore youמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃H6440Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singularbecause of their wickednessמוֹרִישָׁ֥םH3423Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 5

Cross-references

Ephesians 2:4Classic cross-references Hebrews 11:8Classic cross-references Leviticus 20:23Classic cross-references Titus 3:5Classic cross-references Ezekiel 36:22Classic cross-references

Original words

It is notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particlebecause of your righteousnessבְצִדְקָתְךָ֗H6666Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularor uprightnessוּבְיֹ֙שֶׁר֙H3476Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof heartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔H3824Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularthat youאַתָּ֥הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularare going inבָ֖אH935Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularto possessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתH3423Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructאֶת־אֶת־H853Direct object markertheir landאַרְצָ֑םH776Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralbut [it is] becauseכִּ֞יH3588Conjunctionof their wickednessבְּרִשְׁעַ֣ת׀H7564Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructthat the LORDיְהוָ֤הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙H430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularis driving outמוֹרִישָׁ֣םH3423Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluraltheseהָאֵ֗לֶּהH428Article | Pronoun - common pluralnationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םH1471Article | Noun - masculine pluralbefore youמִפָּנֶ֔יךָH6440Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singulartoוּלְמַ֜עַןH4616Conjunctionkeepהָקִ֣יםH6965Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe promiseהַדָּבָ֗רH1697Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeHeיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsworeנִשְׁבַּ֤עH7650Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularto your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָH1Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularto Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םH85Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularIsaacלְיִצְחָ֖קH3327Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃H3290Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 10:16Classic cross-references Exodus 33:3Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 9:13Classic cross-references Acts 7:51Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 31:27Classic cross-references

Original words

Understand, thenוְיָדַעְתָּ֗H3045Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularthatכִּ֠יH3588Conjunctionit is notלֹ֤אH3808Adverb - Negative particlebecause of your righteousnessבְצִדְקָֽתְךָ֙H6666Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularthat the LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱ֠לֹהֶיךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularis givingנֹתֵ֨ןH5414Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularyouלְךָ֜Preposition | second person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthisהַזֹּ֖אתH2063Article | Pronoun - feminine singulargoodהַטּוֹבָ֛הH2896Article | Adjective - feminine singularlandהָאָ֧רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularto possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּH3423Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singularforכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionyouאָֽתָּה׃H859Pronoun - second person masculine singularare a stiff-neckedקְשֵׁה־H7186Adjective - masculine singular construct. . .עֹ֖רֶףH6203Noun - masculine singularpeopleעַם־H5971Noun - masculine singular

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