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Of the Rock that became your father, you are unmindful, Have forgotten God who gave you birth.
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Forgetting God Is a Choice
Commentators like John Calvin emphasize that Israel's unmindfulness was not a simple lapse of memory but a willful act. They deliberately suppressed the knowledge of God, who had clearly proven Himself to be their foundation and support. This highlights that turning from God is an active choice of ingratitude, not a passive mistake.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Song of Moses
If (Deuteronomy 32:1–3) is regarded as the introduction, and (Deuteronomy 32:43) as the conclus…
19th Century
Anglican
Of the Rock that begat thee. — “The Rock hath begotten thee forgetful, and thou hast forgotten God that travailed with thee
Baptist
Of the Rock that begat you, you are unmindful, and have forgotten God that formed you.
Israel was nothing apart from God – a little…
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16th Century
Protestant
Of the Rock 268that begat thee. He again underscores the people's guilt by referring to their ingratitude, since they …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Of the rock [that] begat you you are unmindful The same with the rock of salvation, (Deuteronomy 32:15);…
Here are two instances of the wickedness of Israel, each an apostasy from God. These people were called Jeshurun—interpreted by some as —an upright…
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