“Know, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the Lord your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are (A)a [a]stubborn people. Remember, do not forget how you provoked the Lord your God to anger in the wilderness; (B)from the day that you left the land of Egypt until you arrived at this place, you have been rebellious against the Lord. Even (C)at Horeb you provoked the Lord to anger, and the Lord was so angry with you that He would have destroyed you.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 9:6 Lit stiff-necked

Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the Lord your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people.(A)

The Golden Calf

Remember this and never forget how you aroused the anger(B) of the Lord your God in the wilderness. From the day you left Egypt until you arrived here, you have been rebellious(C) against the Lord.(D) At Horeb you aroused the Lord’s wrath(E) so that he was angry enough to destroy you.(F)

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