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Sorrow vs. True Repentance
Commentators explain that Israel's weeping was not genuine repentance but sorrow over the consequences of their sin. They wept because they were defeated and faced judgment, not because their hearts had truly turned back to God in faith. This highlights the crucial difference between regret over punishment and a sincere change of heart.
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Deuteronomy
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Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 1:45
19th Century
Bishop
And ye returned and wept before the Lord. —This fact is not related in Numbers 14:0. It shows the personal knowledge of t…
John Calvin
On Deuteronomy 1:45
16th Century
Theologian
And you returned and wept before the Lord. He appeals here to the testimony of their own conscience, for they never would have been brough…
John Gill
On Deuteronomy 1:45
17th Century
Pastor
And you returned and wept before the Lord
Those that remained when the Amorites left pursuing them, returned to the …
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Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 1:19–46
17th Century
Minister
Moses reminds the Israelites of their march from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea, through that great and terrible wilderness. He shows how near they were to…