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Remember your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; don`t look to the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin,
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Appeal to Covenant, Not Conduct
Moses bases his plea not on the people's behavior but on God's covenant promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Commentators explain this is a powerful model for prayer, appealing to God's faithfulness and character rather than our own merit. Moses essentially asks God to act in accordance with His own promises.
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Deuteronomy
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19th Century
Anglican
Remember your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. —This is found exactly in Exodus 32:13. Very few of the words used by …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Remember your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob The covenant he has made with them, the promises he has made to th…
Presbyterian
So that the Israelites might have no pretense to think that God brought them to Canaan for their righteousness, Moses shows what a miracle of mercy…
