Deuteronomy 9:24

24 "1You have been rebellious against the LORD from the day I knew you.

Deuteronomy 9:24 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 9:24

You have been rebellious against the Lord from the day that I
knew you.
] Either from the time he first had and took knowledge of them and visited them, before his departure from Egypt to the land of Midian; (see ( Exodus 2:11-14 ) compared with ( Acts 7:25 ) ); or from the time that he was sent to them to deliver them out of Egypt; see ( Exodus 5:20 Exodus 5:21 ) and especially from the time he brought them into the wilderness.

Deuteronomy 9:24 In-Context

22 "Again at Taberah and at Massah and at Kibroth-hattaavah you provoked the LORD to wrath.
23 "When the LORD sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, 'Go up and possess the land which I have given you,' then you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God; you neither believed Him nor listened to His voice.
24 "You have been rebellious against the LORD from the day I knew you.
25 "So I fell down before the LORD the forty days and nights, which I did because the LORD had said He would destroy you.
26 "I prayed to the LORD and said, 'O Lord GOD, do not destroy Your people, even Your inheritance, whom You have redeemed through Your greatness, whom You have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Deuteronomy 9:7; Deuteronomy 31:27
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