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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 8:9

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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8:9 Iron was not widely used in this period of the Bronze Age because the process of smelting and working it was known to only a few cultures (see 1 Sam 13:19-21). The time would come when Israel would exploit this vastly superior metal (see Josh 17:16-18; 1 Kgs 6:7; 2 Kgs 6:5; 1 Chr 22:3).
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