Deuteronomy 7:9

9 "Know therefore that the LORD your God, ¹He is God, ²the faithful God, ³who keeps His covenant and His lovingkindness to a thousandth generation with those who ⁴love Him and keep His commandments;

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Deuteronomy 7:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 9 Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God
The only true and living God, and not the idols of the Gentiles, who are false and lifeless ones, and therefore not the proper objects of adoration:

the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy;
as appeared by fulfilling the promise made to their fathers, in bringing them out of Egypt, and now them to the borders of the land of Canaan given them for an inheritance:

with them that love him, and keep his commandments, to a thousand
generations;
see ( Exodus 20:6 ) which are not the causes or conditions of his covenant and mercy, nor of his keeping them, but descriptive of the persons that enjoy the benefit thereof.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Deuteronomy 7:9 In-Context

7 "The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples,

8 but because the LORD loved you and kept the oath which He swore to your forefathers, the LORD brought you out by a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

9 "Know therefore that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps His covenant and His lovingkindness to a thousandth generation with those who love Him and keep His commandments;

10 but repays those who hate Him to their faces, to destroy them; He will not delay with him who hates Him, He will repay him to his face.

11 "Therefore, you shall keep the commandment and the statutes and the judgments which I am commanding you today, to do them.

Cross References 4

1. Deuteronomy 4:35, 39
2. Isaiah 49:7; 1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Thessalonians 5:24; 2 Timothy 2:13
3. Exodus 20:6; Daniel 9:4
4. Deuteronomy 5:10

Footnotes 2

[a]. Lit "the"
[b]. Lit "the"