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Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Chapter 8And all the commandments which I command thee this day you shall observe to do, that you may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land. And thou shalt remember all the way the LORD thy God led thee for these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not ( Deuteronomy 8:1-2 ).Now, who was the proving for? "All the way through these forty years of wilderness God led thee to humble thee... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Deuteronomy 8:4 . Thy raiment waxed not old. By a miracle the Lord preserved the clothes of the Israelites from wearing and decay, or by means of trade and war with the supplies they brought from Egypt, and by their own manufactures in the deserts; for they were never seen in nakedness and rags. The beautiful cloth of the tabernacle was all manufactured in the vicinity of mount Sinai; consequently, they could do much towards manufacturing their own raiment. Deuteronomy 8:9 . Dig brass. ... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Deuteronomy 8:3-6

Deuteronomy 8:3-6He humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna.The pilgrims’ grateful recollectionsI. Let us pass in review the favours of the lord, taking what He did for Israel as being typical of what He has done for us.1. The first blessing mentioned is that of humbling: “And He humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger.” Not very highly esteemed among men will this favour be; and at first, perhaps, it may be regarded by ourselves as being rather a judgment, one of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Deuteronomy 8:7-9

Deuteronomy 8:7-9The Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land.The land of promiseWe will first take the central picture which is presented to us, and we shall then notice the neighbouring thoughts held up to us. “The Lord bringeth thee into a good land.” These words were uttered, as you know, to a number of people who had never seen anything but the wilderness. They had not an actual knowledge, but they had only heard by description, by their fathers’ memory lingering upon what they had once... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Deuteronomy 8:10

Deuteronomy 8:10When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God.Prosperity a testThese words occur in Moses’ farewell charge to the Israelites. Moses had long stood to his people in the relation of father as well as general, and, like a father, has at the end a good many last words to speak. This whole Book of Deuteronomy is made up of last words; his last will and testament to the Hebrew people. He wanted to clinch the instruction that had been given them already. His... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Deuteronomy 8:11-17

Deuteronomy 8:11-17Beware that thou forget not the Lord.National wealthHere we have Moses’ answer to the first great question in politics--What makes a nation prosperous? To that wise men have already answered, as Moses answered, “Good government; government according to the laws of God.” But the multitude, who are not wise men, give a different answer. They say, “What makes a nation prosperous is its wealth. If Britain be only rich, then she must be safe and right.”I. Moses does not deny that... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:6

Deu 8:6 Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. Ver. 6. Therefore thou shalt keep. ] As good children are the better for beating, and do gather under the wing of a frowning father. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:7

Deu 8:7 For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; Ver. 7. That spring out of valleys. ] Quantum miraculi sit in admiranda illa fontium perennitate, nemo, credo, Philosophorum satis explicare hactenus potuit. The perennity of springs is a just wonder, and not far from a miracle. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:8

Deu 8:8 A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; Ver. 8. A land of wheat and barley. ] Sumen totius orbis. Strabo basely slandereth this fat and fertile country as dry and barren; but Rabshakeh 2Ki 18:32 and Tacitus tell us otherwise. The testimony here given of it is above all exception. read more

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