Deuteronomy 9:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Deuteronomy 9:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Deuteronomy 9:9 is a verse from the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made wi..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Deuteronomy 9:9 — KJV
“When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:”
— Deuteronomy 9:9 (KJV)
Deuteronomy 9:9 in Context — About the Book of Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy is Moses' farewell sermon on the edge of the Promised Land — a passionate retelling of the law for a new generation. Its heartbeat is love: love God with all your heart, soul, and strength. Jesus quoted Deuteronomy more than almost any other book.
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 9:9
“And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. commandments: Heb. words”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 9:9: tables, covenant, lord
“And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 9:9: lord, forty, days
“And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the LORD gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 9:9: tables, stone, even
“Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 9:9: into, then, eat
“And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 9:9: even, lord, made
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