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Or has God tried to go and take him a nation from the midst of [another] nation, by trials, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, according to all that Yahweh your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

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A One-of-a-Kind Rescue

Commentators stress that Moses asks a rhetorical question to which the answer is a resounding 'no.' No other deity has ever personally intervened to carve out a nation for himself from within another powerful empire. This act of deliverance is presented as a singular, unparalleled event in human history, proving God's unique power and special relationship with Israel.

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Deuteronomy

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Deuteronomy 4:29–40

18th Century

Theologian

Unwilling, as it might seem, to close his discourse with words of terror, Moses makes a last appeal to them in these verses in a different tone.

John Gill

John Gill

On Deuteronomy 4:34

17th Century

Pastor

Or has God assayed to go and take him a nation from the
midst of another nation
As he…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Deuteronomy 4:24–40

17th Century

Minister

Moses urged the greatness, glory, and goodness of God. If we considered what a God he is with whom we have to do, we would surely be conscientious …

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