8:3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by {c} bread only, but by every [word] that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.(c) Man does not live by meat only, but by the power of God, who gives it strength to nourish us. read more
8:4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot {d} swell, these forty years.(d) As those that go barefoot. read more
8:5 Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, [so] the LORD thy God {e} chasteneth thee.(e) So that his affliction are signs of his fatherly love toward us. read more
8:9 A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any [thing] in it; a land {f} whose stones [are] iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.(f) Where there are mines of metal. read more
8:10 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt {g} bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.(g) To receive God’s benefits and not be thankful, is to despise God in them. read more
REMEMBER! DO NOT FORGET! (vs.1-20) Israel was left no opportunity to say they did not understand what God was telling them. He repeated it in many different ways and insisted on it in no uncertain terms. Verse 1 emphasizes again that Israel must observe every commandment God gave, that they might live and multiply in possession of their land. They must remember how the Lord God had led them all through their forty years of trial in the wilderness. That history was designed by God to humble... read more
WARNING AND EXHORTATIONS OBEDIENCE (Deuteronomy 7:0 ) What were the names of the seven nations of Canaan to be cast out for their iniquity (Deuteronomy 7:1 )? Who would cast them out, and in what manner is the supernatural character of the act emphasized? Nevertheless, what illustrates the divine use of means (Deuteronomy 7:2 )? What command is laid on the Israelites in the premises (Deuteronomy 7:2-3 )? And why (Deuteronomy 7:4 )? To what extent should their zeal be exhibited, and why... read more
The Plan of Life Deuteronomy 8:0 This chapter may be considered as laying down the sacred and stimulating doctrine that our life is planned and ordered for us as to its divine side and moral obligation. We are not called upon to consider the great questions of moral duty or righteousness or good conduct in any of its vital springs, with a view to conceiving some plan of our own as to the realisation of perfect character. The idea of this chapter is that all moral duties have been defined and... read more
CONTENTS The subject of Moses' Sermon is continued through this chapter. The man of GOD makes use of some of the most persuasive arguments to enforce an observance of the holy precepts he had given to Israel. Deuteronomy 8:1 Nothing can be more important to consider, both in a legal and in a gospel sense, than what Moses here mentions; that all GOD'S commands are alike to be regarded, and not with a partial attention. The apostle hath settled the vast consequence of this in a single verse, when... read more
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Geneva Study Bible - Deuteronomy 8:2
8:2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, [and] to {b} prove thee, to know what [was] in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.(b) Which is declared in afflictions, either by patience, or by grudging against God’s visitation. read more