Deuteronomy 9:4

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Deuteronomy 9:4

When the Lord your God drives them out before you, do not say to yourself, ‘The Lord brought me in to take possession of this land because of my righteousness.’ Instead, the Lord will drive out these nations before you because of their wickedness.

Deuteronomy 8:17

You may say to yourself, ‘My power and my own ability have gained this wealth for me,’

Deuteronomy 12:31

You must not do the same to the Lord your God, because they practice every detestable thing, which the Lord hates, for their gods. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.

Genesis 15:16

In the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.”

Leviticus 18:24-30

“Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves by all these things.

Deuteronomy 7:7-8

“The Lord was devoted to you and chose you, not because you were more numerous than all peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.

Deuteronomy 9:5

You are not going to take possession of their land because of your righteousness or your integrity. Instead, the Lord your God will drive out these nations before you because of their wickedness, in order to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Deuteronomy 18:9-14

“When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable customs of those nations.

Ezekiel 36:22

“Therefore, say to the house of Israel: This is what the Lord God says: It is not for your sake that I will act, house of Israel, but for My holy name, which you profaned among the nations where you went.

Ezekiel 36:32

It is not for your sake that I will act”—the declaration of the Lord God—“let this be known to you. Be ashamed and humiliated because of your ways, house of Israel!

Romans 11:6

Now if by grace, then it is not by works; otherwise grace ceases to be grace.

Romans 11:20

True enough; they were broken off by unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.

1 Corinthians 4:4

For I am not conscious of anything against myself, but I am not justified by this. The One who evaluates me is the Lord.

1 Corinthians 4:7

For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you didn’t receive? If, in fact, you did receive it, why do you boast as if you hadn’t received it?

Ephesians 2:4-5

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love that He had for us,

2 Timothy 1:9

He has saved us and called us
with a holy calling,
not according to our works,
but according to His own purpose and grace,
which was given to us in Christ Jesus
before time began.

Titus 3:3-5

For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.

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Summary

Deuteronomy 9:4

Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.

Speak not

For the wickedness

General references

Deuteronomy 18:12

Bible References

Speak not

“The Lord was devoted to you and chose you, not because you were more numerous than all peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.

You may say to yourself, ‘My power and my own ability have gained this wealth for me,’

Now if by grace, then it is not by works; otherwise grace ceases to be grace.

For I am not conscious of anything against myself, but I am not justified by this. The One who evaluates me is the Lord.

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love that He had for us,

He has saved us and called us
with a holy calling,
not according to our works,
but according to His own purpose and grace,
which was given to us in Christ Jesus
before time began.

For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.

For the wickedness

You must not do the same to the Lord your God, because they practice every detestable thing, which the Lord hates, for their gods. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.

Everyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord, and the Lord your God is driving out the nations before you because of these detestable things.

In the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.”

“Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves by all these things.

General references

Everyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord, and the Lord your God is driving out the nations before you because of these detestable things.