King James Version
What Does Deuteronomy 9:27 Mean?
“Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin:”
Context
25
Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first; because the LORD had said he would destroy you.
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I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
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Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin:
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Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.
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Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(27) **Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.**—This is found exactly in Exodus 32:13*. *Very few of the words used by Moses in the *second forty days *are found in Exodus. (See Exodus 34:9.)
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
Deuteronomy 9:27 contributes to our understanding of God's character and His relationship with humanity. Consider how this verse connects to the broader themes of Scripture.
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