Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 9:14
Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.
14. let me alone] desist from me; Exo 32:10 let me rest, give me peace.
destroy ] See on Deu 1:27.
blot out their name, etc.] Deu 29:20, Deu 25:19: cp. synonym in Deu 7:24 q.v. Not in Exo 32:10.
a nation mightier and greater ] Expansion of great nation, Exo 32:10. This whole v. is illustrative of the expansive style of D. Bertholet sees the immediate continuation of the v. in Deu 10:10 and points out how excellently Deu 9:15 follows on Deu 9:12. This would account for the omission of Moses’ first intercession while still on the Mount, Exo 32:11-14.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Let me alone; stop not the course of my fury by thy intercession.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Let me alone, that I may destroy them,…. Do not say one word to me on their behalf, or entreat me to spare them, and not destroy them:
and blot out their name from under heaven; that no such nation may be heard of, or known by the name of Israel:
and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they; of his family, whereby the Lord’s promise to Abraham would not have been made void, but equally firm and sure, since this mightier and greater nation would have been of his seed; [See comments on Ex 32:10].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Deu 9:14 Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.
Ver. 14. Let me alone. ] See Trapp on “ Exo 32:10 “
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Let Me alone. Compare Psa 46:10, where it is rendered “Be still”.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Let me: Exo 32:10-13, Isa 62:6, Isa 62:7, Jer 14:11, Jer 15:1, Luk 11:7-10, Luk 18:1-8, Act 7:51
blot: Deu 29:20, Exo 32:32, Exo 32:33, Psa 9:5, Psa 109:13, Pro 10:7, Rev 3:5
and I will: Num 14:11, Num 14:12
Reciprocal: Gen 19:22 – for Gen 32:26 – Let me go Deu 7:24 – their name Deu 25:6 – that his name Deu 25:19 – thou shalt 2Ki 14:27 – blot out Ezr 9:14 – wouldest not thou Psa 106:23 – he said
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deu 9:14. Let me alone Stop me not by thy intercession: desist from all prayer and pleading in their behalf.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
9:14 {i} Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.
(i) Demonstrating that the prayers of the faithful are a bar to restrain God’s anger so that he does not consume all.