Deuteronomio 8:1-20

Deuteronomy 8. Israel’ s duty to be faithful and obedient to Yahweh enforced by a recital of His loving treatment of them in the wilderness ( Deuteronomy 8:1-Esther :). Unless they are faithful they will perish as the Canaanites did ( Deuteronomy 8:18-Proverbs :).

Deuteronomy 8:2 . prove: Deuteronomy 6:16 * (“ tempt,” same Heb. verb).

Deuteronomy 8:3 . manna: Exodus 16:14-Habakkuk :, Numbers 11:7-1 Samuel : *. The lesson of the manna is, that Yahweh can sustain human life by whatever means He wills or commands Jesus quotes but spiritualises the words ( Matthew 4:4).

Deuteronomy 8:4 . The miracle of the food was matched by another of the clothing— they wore not out during all the forty years (see Deuteronomy 10:18, Genesis 28:20). Rashi on this passage says that, as the children grew older, their clothes grew also, just as the shells of snails do.— swell: render “ blister.”

Deuteronomy 8:5 . chasteneth: Deuteronomy 4:36 * (“ instruct” ).

Deuteronomy 8:7 . brooks of water: better, “ water wadies,” i.e. such wadies as never become dry.— depths: i.e. the waters under the earth (see Deuteronomy 4:18 *.

Deuteronomy 8:9 . iron: render “ basalt” ( Deuteronomy 3:11 *).— brass: render “ copper.” Brass was then unknown.— With Deuteronomy 8:11-Job : cf. the similar warning in Deuteronomy 6:12.

Deuteronomy 8:11 . judgements, etc.: Deuteronomy 4:45 *.

Deuteronomy 8:15 . fiery ( i.e. “ stinging” ) serpents: Numbers 21:6 *, cf. Jeremiah 8:17.— The scorpion (mentioned in Dt. only) belongs to the spider family, its sting causing extreme pain and sometimes even death. The proper name “ Akrabbim” ( Joshua 15:3) means scorpions.

Deuteronomy 8:18 . as at this day: Deuteronomy 2:22 *.