Deuteronomy 9:5 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Not for thy righteousness ... dost thou go. —The pronoun is emphatic. There is no reason why you of all others s…

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

Not for your righteousness. First of all, he intended that the punishment inflicted upon these nations should awaken the Israelites to fea…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

Not for your righteousness, or for the uprightness of your
heart
Neither for their ex…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

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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