Deuteronomy 30:9
So the LORD your God will make you abound in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land. Indeed, the LORD will again delight in your goodness, as He delighted in that of your fathers,
The LORD your God
This phrase emphasizes the personal relationship between God and His people. The Hebrew word for "LORD" is "YHWH," the sacred, covenantal name of God, signifying His eternal presence and faithfulness. "Your God" underscores the personal and communal bond, reminding the Israelites of their unique identity as God's chosen people. This relationship is foundational, as it is God who initiates and sustains the covenant.

will make you prosper abundantly
The Hebrew root for "prosper" is "tsalach," which conveys success, advancement, and thriving. This promise of prosperity is not merely material but encompasses spiritual and communal well-being. The adverb "abundantly" suggests an overflowing, generous provision from God, reflecting His desire to bless His people beyond measure.

in all the work of your hands
This phrase highlights the partnership between divine blessing and human effort. The "work of your hands" refers to the daily labor and endeavors of the Israelites. It is a reminder that while God provides the increase, human responsibility and diligence are essential. This partnership reflects the biblical principle that faith and works go hand in hand.

in the fruit of your womb
Here, "fruit of your womb" signifies fertility and the blessing of children. In ancient Israel, children were considered a sign of divine favor and a continuation of the covenantal promise. This phrase reassures the Israelites of God's blessing on their families and future generations, ensuring the perpetuation of His covenant.

the offspring of your livestock
Livestock was a primary source of wealth and sustenance in ancient agrarian societies. The "offspring" of livestock symbolizes economic stability and growth. God's blessing on their livestock would ensure food security and prosperity, reinforcing His provision for their physical needs.

and the produce of your land
The "produce of your land" refers to agricultural abundance. In the Promised Land, fertile soil and bountiful harvests were tangible signs of God's favor. This phrase underscores the connection between the Israelites' obedience and the land's productivity, as the land itself was a gift from God.

For the LORD will again delight in your prosperity
The word "delight" in Hebrew is "sus," which conveys joy and pleasure. God's delight in the prosperity of His people reflects His loving nature and desire for their well-being. This delight is contingent upon their faithfulness, as it mirrors the joy He had in their ancestors when they walked in obedience.

as He delighted in that of your fathers
This phrase connects the present generation with their forefathers, reminding them of the historical faithfulness of God. The patriarchs, such as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, experienced God's blessings due to their covenant relationship. This continuity assures the Israelites that God's promises are steadfast and enduring, encouraging them to remain faithful to the covenant.

Persons / Places / Events
1. The LORD (Yahweh)
The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who promises blessings and prosperity to His people when they return to Him.

2. Israelites
The chosen people of God, to whom Moses is speaking, reminding them of God's promises and the conditions for receiving His blessings.

3. Moses
The leader and prophet who delivers God's laws and promises to the Israelites, urging them to choose life and obedience.

4. The Promised Land
The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, symbolizing God's faithfulness and provision.

5. The Fathers (Patriarchs)
Refers to the ancestors of the Israelites, such as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, with whom God made His covenant and delighted in their prosperity.
Teaching Points
Obedience and Blessing
God's blessings are often contingent upon our obedience to His commands. Just as the Israelites were called to return to God and obey His laws, we too are called to live in obedience to experience His favor.

God's Delight in Our Prosperity
God takes pleasure in the prosperity of His people. This prosperity is not just material but encompasses spiritual and relational well-being. We should seek to align our desires with God's will, knowing He delights in our holistic prosperity.

Covenant Faithfulness
The promises of prosperity are rooted in God's covenant faithfulness. As believers, we are part of the new covenant through Christ, and we can trust in God's faithfulness to fulfill His promises to us.

The Role of Repentance
The context of Deuteronomy 30 emphasizes repentance and returning to God. When we stray, God invites us back with the promise of restoration and blessing, highlighting the importance of a repentant heart.

Work as Worship
The prosperity in "the work of your hands" suggests that our daily labor is an avenue for God's blessing. We should view our work as an act of worship, done unto the Lord, trusting Him to bless our efforts.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does the promise of prosperity in Deuteronomy 30:9 relate to the covenant God made with the patriarchs, and how can we apply this understanding to our lives today?

2. In what ways does the concept of obedience leading to blessing challenge or affirm your current understanding of God's relationship with His people?

3. How can we ensure that our pursuit of prosperity aligns with God's will and delights Him, as mentioned in Deuteronomy 30:9?

4. Reflect on a time when you experienced God's blessing in your work or family life. How did obedience and faith play a role in that experience?

5. How can the principles found in Deuteronomy 30:9 be applied to modern-day challenges, such as financial struggles or career decisions, in light of Matthew 6:33?
Connections to Other Scriptures
Genesis 12:1-3
God's promise to Abraham about making him a great nation and blessing him, which is foundational to the blessings mentioned in Deuteronomy 30:9.

Leviticus 26:3-13
Describes the blessings of obedience, including prosperity and peace, similar to the promises in Deuteronomy 30:9.

Psalm 1:1-3
Illustrates the prosperity of the righteous who delight in the law of the LORD, echoing the theme of obedience leading to blessing.

Jeremiah 29:11
God's plans for prosperity and hope for His people, reinforcing the idea of divine favor and future blessings.

Matthew 6:33
Jesus' teaching on seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, with the promise that all these things will be added, aligning with the principle of prioritizing God for blessings.
Divine Discipline Founded on Known PrincipleD. Davies Deuteronomy 30:1-10
Israel's RestorationJ. Orr Deuteronomy 30:1-10
The Restoration of the JewsR.M. Edgar Deuteronomy 30:1-10
People
Isaac, Jacob, Moses
Places
Jordan River, Moab
Topics
Abound, Abundant, Abundantly, Blessing, Body, Cattle, Crops, Delight, Delighted, Fathers, Fertile, Fruit, Ground, Hands, Joy, Livestock, Offspring, Over-abundant, Plenteous, Produce, Prosper, Prospering, Prosperous, Rejoice, Rejoiced, Turneth, Womb
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Deuteronomy 30:9

     1070   God, joy of
     1210   God, human descriptions
     4035   abundance
     5013   heart, divine
     5199   womb
     5844   emotions
     8257   fruitfulness, natural
     9130   future, the

Deuteronomy 30:1-10

     6734   repentance, importance

Deuteronomy 30:1-16

     5376   law, purpose of

Deuteronomy 30:8-9

     4430   crops

Deuteronomy 30:8-10

     2425   gospel, requirements

Deuteronomy 30:9-10

     5830   delight
     5874   happiness

Library
June 30. "Therefore, Choose" (Deut. xxx. 19).
"Therefore, choose" (Deut. xxx. 19). Men are choosing every day the spiritual or earthly. And as we choose we are taking our place unconsciously with the friends of Christ, or the world. It is not merely what ye say, it is what we prefer. When Solomon made his great choice at Gibeon, God said to him, "Because this was in thine heart to ask wisdom, therefore will I give it unto thee, and all else besides that thou didst not choose." It was not merely that he said it because it was right to say, and
Rev. A. B. Simpson—Days of Heaven Upon Earth

The Spirit of the Law
'For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. 12. It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? 13. Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? 14. But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. 15. See, I have
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

The Love of God Its Own Reward
DEUT. xxx. 19, 20. I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life that both thou and thy seed may live; that thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest cleave unto him, for he is thy life and the length of thy days, that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord God sware unto thy fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to give them. I spoke to you last Sunday on this text. But there is something
Charles Kingsley—The Good News of God

The Blessing and the Curse.
Preached on Whit-Sunday. DEUT. XXX. 19, 20. I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: that thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey His voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto Him: for He is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to
Charles Kingsley—Westminster Sermons

The Jewish World in the Days of Christ - the Jewish Dispersion in the East.
Among the outward means by which the religion of Israel was preserved, one of the most important was the centralisation and localisation of its worship in Jerusalem. If to some the ordinances of the Old Testament may in this respect seem narrow and exclusive, it is at least doubtful, whether without such a provision Monothsiem itself could have continued as a creed or a worship. In view of the state of the ancient world, and of the tendencies of Israel during the earlier stages of their history,
Alfred Edersheim—The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah

Distinction Between Exterior and Interior Actions --Those of the Soul in this Condition are Interior, but Habitual, Continued, Direct, Profound, Simple, and Imperceptible --Being a Continual
The actions of men are either exterior or interior. The exterior are those which appear outwardly, and have a sensible object, possessing neither good nor evil qualities, excepting as they receive them from the interior principle in which they originate. It is not of these that I intend to speak, but only of interior actions, which are those actions of the soul by which it applies itself inwardly to some object, or turns away from some other. When, being applied to God, I desire to commit an
Jeanne Marie Bouvières—A Short Method Of Prayer And Spiritual Torrents

The Prophet Amos.
GENERAL PRELIMINARY REMARKS. It will not be necessary to extend our preliminary remarks on the prophet Amos, since on the main point--viz., the circumstances under which he appeared as a prophet--the introduction to the prophecies of Hosea may be regarded as having been written for those of Amos also. For, according to the inscription, they belong to the same period at which Hosea's prophetic ministry began, viz., the latter part of the reign of Jeroboam II., and after Uzziah had ascended the
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament

According to which principle or hypothesis all the objections against the universality of Christ's death are easily solved
PROPOSITION VI. According to which principle or hypothesis all the objections against the universality of Christ's death are easily solved; neither is it needful to recur to the ministry of angels, and those other miraculous means which they say God useth to manifest the doctrine and history of Christ's passion unto such, who, living in parts of the world where the outward preaching of the gospel is unknown, have well improved the first and common grace. For as hence it well follows that some of
Robert Barclay—Theses Theologicae and An Apology for the True Christian Divinity

Entering the Covenant: with all the Heart
"And they entered into the covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart, and all their soul."--2 CHRON. xv. 12 (see xxxiv. 31, and 2 Kings xxiii. 3). "The Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul."--DEUT. xxx. 6. "And I will give them an heart to know Me, that I am the Lord; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God: for they shall turn to Me with their whole heart."--JER. xxiv. 7 (see xxix. 13).
Andrew Murray—The Two Covenants

Sanctification.
I. I will remind you of some points that have been settled in this course of study. 1. The true intent and meaning of the law of God has been, as I trust, ascertained in the lectures on moral government. Let this point if need be, be examined by reference to those lectures. 2. We have also seen, in those lectures, what is not, and what is implied in entire obedience to the moral law. 3. In those lectures, and also in the lectures on justification and repentance, it has been shown that nothing is
Charles Grandison Finney—Systematic Theology

"He is the Rock, his Work is Perfect, for all his Ways are Judgment, a God of Truth, and Without Iniquity, Just and Right is He.
Deut. xxxii. 4, 5.--"He is the Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are judgment, a God of truth, and without iniquity, just and right is he. They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children," &c. There are none can behold their own vileness as it is, but in the sight of God's glorious holiness. Sin is darkness, and neither sees itself, nor any thing else, therefore must his light shine to discover this darkness. If we abide within ourselves, and men like ourselves,
Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning

The Disciple, -- Master, what are Heaven and Hell...
The Disciple,--Master, what are heaven and hell, and where are they? The Master,--1. Heaven and hell are the two opposite states in the spiritual realm. They have their origin in the heart of man and it is in this world that their foundations are laid. Since man cannot see his own spirit, so neither can he see these two states of the soul. But he has experience of them within him, just as he feels pain from a blow and perceives sweetness from eating sweetmeats. The wound caused by the blow may increase
Sadhu Sundar Singh—At The Master's Feet

The Everlasting Covenant of the Spirit
"They shall be My people, and l will be their God. And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from Me."--JER. xxxii. 38, 40. "A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in My statutes, and ye
Andrew Murray—The Two Covenants

Covenanting Confers Obligation.
As it has been shown that all duty, and that alone, ought to be vowed to God in covenant, it is manifest that what is lawfully engaged to in swearing by the name of God is enjoined in the moral law, and, because of the authority of that law, ought to be performed as a duty. But it is now to be proved that what is promised to God by vow or oath, ought to be performed also because of the act of Covenanting. The performance of that exercise is commanded, and the same law which enjoins that the duties
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting

"Now the End of the Commandment is Charity Out of a Pure Heart, and a Good Conscience, and Faith Unfeigned. "
[It is extremely probable that this was one of the probationary discourses which the author delivered before the Presbytery of Glasgow, previous to his ordination. The following is an extract from the Record of that Presbytery: "Dec. 5, 1649. The qlk daye Mr. Hew Binnen made his popular sermon 1 Tim. i. ver. 5 'The end of ye commandment is charity.'--Ordaines Mr. Hew Binnen to handle his controversie this day fifteen dayes, De satisfactione Christi."--Ed.] 1 Tim. ii. 5.--"Now the end of the commandment
Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning

a survey of the third and closing discourse of the prophet
We shall now, in conclusion, give a survey of the third and closing discourse of the prophet. After an introduction in vi. 1, 2, where the mountains serve only to give greater solemnity to the scene (in the fundamental passages Deut. xxxii. 1, and in Is. 1, 2, "heaven and earth" are mentioned for the same purposes, inasmuch as they are the most venerable parts of creation; "contend with the mountains" by taking them in and applying to [Pg 522] them as hearers), the prophet reminds the people of
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament

Josiah, a Pattern for the Ignorant.
"Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before Me; I also have heard thee, saith the Lord. Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place."--2 Kings
John Henry Newman—Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VIII

The Blessings of Noah Upon Shem and Japheth. (Gen. Ix. 18-27. )
Ver. 20. "And Noah began and became an husbandman, and planted vineyards."--This does not imply that Noah was the first who began to till the ground, and, more especially, to cultivate the vine; for Cain, too, was a tiller of the ground, Gen. iv. 2. The sense rather is, that Noah, after the flood, again took up this calling. Moreover, the remark has not an independent import; it serves only to prepare the way for the communication of the subsequent account of Noah's drunkenness. By this remark,
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament

The Right Understanding of the Law
Thou shalt have no other Gods before me.' Exod 20: 3. Before I come to the commandments, I shall answer questions, and lay down rules respecting the moral law. What is the difference between the moral laud and the gospel? (1) The law requires that we worship God as our Creator; the gospel, that we worship him in and through Christ. God in Christ is propitious; out of him we may see God's power, justice, and holiness: in him we see his mercy displayed. (2) The moral law requires obedience, but gives
Thomas Watson—The Ten Commandments

Commerce
The remarkable change which we have noticed in the views of Jewish authorities, from contempt to almost affectation of manual labour, could certainly not have been arbitrary. But as we fail to discover here any religious motive, we can only account for it on the score of altered political and social circumstances. So long as the people were, at least nominally, independent, and in possession of their own land, constant engagement in a trade would probably mark an inferior social stage, and imply
Alfred Edersheim—Sketches of Jewish Social Life

Deuteronomy
Owing to the comparatively loose nature of the connection between consecutive passages in the legislative section, it is difficult to present an adequate summary of the book of Deuteronomy. In the first section, i.-iv. 40, Moses, after reviewing the recent history of the people, and showing how it reveals Jehovah's love for Israel, earnestly urges upon them the duty of keeping His laws, reminding them of His spirituality and absoluteness. Then follows the appointment, iv. 41-43--here irrelevant (cf.
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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