Deuteronomy 4:20-22 - The Lord took you and brought you out

4:20

Moses then reminds the people who they are. We were not created in order to worship idols. Israel was taken out of Egypt by the Lord. And they were rescued in order to be “the people of His inheritance”. Likewise, we were saved for a purpose.

4:21,22

Moses then goes back to his being banned from entering the Promised Land. “The Lord was angry with me because of you”. Again, Moses seems to blame the people. Now they were indeed a disobedient lot and no fun to lead. However, this does not excuse Moses. We must acknowledge the Lord as holy whatever the opposition might be. So Moses would not enter the Promised Land, instead he would die in the place where they were now. Even so, the people of Israel are to enter the land and take possession of it.