Deut 9:1-5: Israelites are getting ready to cross the Jordan, and God says they will be victorious against the people there. But not because of their righteousness but because of the wickedness of the Canaanites. Don't know why this was written back then, but it's like what's going on in the world today. Blame everyone else for the problems of the world except yourself. We're all in this together.
Psalm 99: A Psalm of praise to God. God established equity, justice and righteousness in Israel. He was a forgiving God, but an avenger of their wrongdoings.
Acts 3:11-16: Peter and John have just healed a crippled man. Peter says, we didn't do it, but faith in the power of God through Jesus. The same Jesus you people rejected before Pilate even though he was going to release him. Here's another case like the above Deuteronomy passage of blaming the wrong party. Pilate had sole responsibility for crucifying people. This seems to be a case of revisionist history to mollify the Romans, because at the time this was written, it was the time of the Jewish rebellion.
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