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Deuteronomy 09 General Notes
Special concepts in this chapter
Yahweh's victory
This chapter assures the Israelites that it is Yahweh who will empower them to conquer the Promised Land. The Israelites will not be strong enough on their own to conquer these other nations. This victory will be Yahweh's. The people did not earn this victory, but it is Yahweh's punishment of these sinful nations. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/promisedland and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin)
Israel's sin
Yahweh is about to punish the Canaanites for their sin. He also reminds Israel of their sin. This serves as a warning to the people of Israel. If they sin again, Yahweh will punish them too.