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God Finds the Lost
Commentators highlight that the verse says God "found" Israel, not the other way around. This echoes New Testament parables like the lost sheep and the lost son. It paints a picture of God actively seeking and rescuing His people from a helpless, hopeless state—a "desert land." This serves as a powerful emblem for personal salvation, where God initiates the rescue of those lost in sin.
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Deuteronomy
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Albert Barnes
On Deuteronomy 32:1–42
18th Century
Theologian
Song of Moses
If (Deuteronomy 32:1–3) is regarded as the introduction, and (Deuteronomy 32:43) as the conclus…
Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 32:10
19th Century
Bishop
The whole of this verse is in the pictorial present in the Hebrew—
He finds him in a desert land,
In a waste howling wilderness;
Charles Spurgeon
On Deuteronomy 32:9–10
19th Century
Preacher
For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance. He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; …
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John Calvin
On Deuteronomy 32:10
16th Century
Theologian
He found him in a desert land. If Moses's intention had been to record all the instances of God’s paternal kindness toward the people, he …
John Gill
On Deuteronomy 32:10
17th Century
Pastor
He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling
wilderness
In ([Reference Deu…
Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 32:7–14
17th Century
Minister
Moses gives particular instances of God's kindness and concern for them. The eagle's care for her young is a beautiful emblem of Christ's love, who…