Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thy heart, dost thou go in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations Jehovah thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may establish the word which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
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Not for thy righteousness ... dost thou go. —The pronoun is emphatic. There is no reason why you of all others s…
John Calvin
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Not for your righteousness. First of all, he intended that the punishment inflicted upon these nations should awaken the Israelites to fea…
John Gill
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Not for your righteousness, or for the uprightness of your
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Neither for their ex…
Matthew Henry
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Moses represents the strength of the enemies they were now to encounter. This was intended to drive them to God and engage their hope in Him. He as…
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