The Triumph of Grace in Deuteronomy: Faithless Israel, Faithful Yahweh in Deuteronomy (Biblia.com)

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Does the Old Testament have an optimistic outlook for the people of God, ancient Israel, or is it pessimistic? The strands of optimism and pessimism seem to be juxtaposed throughout. In this study of Deuteronomy, a lynchpin book within the Old Testament, the so-called tensions between optimism and pessimism are slow to cohere theologically. Despite the faithlessness of Israel, Yahweh's...

retelling of the spies incident (1:19–46), the retelling of the golden calf incident (9:1–10:11), and the future prediction of failure and exile in 29:15–27.6 Each of these is significant within Deuteronomy, though the negative assessment of Israel is often overlooked. Israel’s expected failure is, however, only one side of the coin. We are also concerned with the resolution of failure in each of these three incidents. None of them is purely negative. Each expresses hope beyond failure. Significantly,

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