Deuteronomy 4:37 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Because he loved thy fathers. — The reasons for God’s choice of Israel are frequently stated in this book; and they are always stated in such a way as to enforce the doctrine of God’s sovereignty, and to show the Israelites that their own merit was in no way the ground of God’s choice.

Deuteronomy 4:37

37 And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;