Commentaries:
No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Deuteronomy 31:20.
Deuteronomy 31:19-21
Excerpted from: Growing Into LibertyWhen the book of Deuteronomy was written, the forty years were just about up. Israel was ready to go into the land and God could clearly see what they were already purposing in their heart. They were simply going to continue the behavior, a behavior that was motivated by what was in their heart, by the attitudes that were there. Even though this was the second generation, they were not free from the mental shackles even after all the experiences that they had—direct experiences and demonstrations of His providence.
Everyday they got up and the manna was out there. Whenever they needed water, it came out of rocks. Whenever they needed protection He gave it to them. Yet even though their clothes did not wear out, their shoes did not wear out, the cloud was up there and the pillar of fire was there, they still did not believe Him. Their heart was shackled to thinking, which under the circumstance they could not change.
Now we understand that God was not trying to convert these people. He was putting them through lessons for our behalf so that we can read these things and understand. We can begin to see that the level of faith that God is talking about is not a function of mere knowledge of God—mere knowledge of God's existence. There is more to it than that.
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