Moses Warns Isra’el
9:1 to 10:11
The warnings against false assumptions continue. Moses has already demolished any idea that Isra’el was superior because of her election (to see link click Cb – God Has Chosen Isra’el) and also any economic arrogance arising from her future prosperity (see Cg – Do Not Forget ADONAI). In this section Moshe targets what is perhaps the most destructive and constant distortion of all – moral self-righteousness. The thrust here, though directed at Isra’el, goes to the heart of the universal phenomenon in the behavior of all human beings, governments, and nations. In its prophetic power to challenge a complacent people, it matches the uncompromising rhetoric of Amos. Its unwelcomed accusations stand alongside the parables of Yeshua and the speech of Stephen (see the commentary on Acts Ax – The Stoning of Stephen). In its relevance to modern claims and counterclaims to “right” in international conflicts, it still speaks today.250
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