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Deuteronomy 8:10-20

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10 And you shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.
11 "Take care lest you forget the LORD your God by not keeping his commandments and his rules and his statutes, which I command you today,
12 1lest, when you have eaten and are full and have built good houses and live in them,
13 and when your herds and flocks multiply and your silver and gold is multiplied and all that you have is multiplied,
14 2then your heart be lifted up, and you 3forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery,
15 who 4led you through the great and terrifying wilderness, 5with its fiery serpents and scorpions 6and thirsty ground where there was no water, 7who brought you water out of the flinty rock,
16 who fed you in the wilderness with 8manna that your fathers did not know, that he might humble you and test you, 9to do you good in the end.
17 Beware 10lest you say in your heart, 'My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.'
18 You shall remember the LORD your God, for 11it is he who gives you power to get wealth, 12that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
19 And if you forget the LORD your God and go after other gods and serve them and worship them, 13I solemnly warn you today that you shall surely perish.
20 Like the nations that the LORD makes to perish before you, 14so shall you perish, because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God.
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Deuteronomy 8:10-20 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 8

In this chapter Moses repeats the exhortation to observe the commands of God, and urges the Israelites to it, from the consideration of the great and good things God had done for them in the wilderness, and even in those instances which were chastisements, and were of an humbling nature, De 8:1-6, and on the consideration of the blessings of the good land they were going to possess, De 8:7-9 for which blessings they are exhorted to be thankful, and are cautioned against pride of heart through them, and forgetfulness of God, and of his goodness to them while in the wilderness, and when brought into the land of Canaan, which they were to ascribe to his power and goodness, and not their own, De 8:10-18, and the chapter is concluded with a warning against idolatry, lest they perish through it as the nations before them, De 8:19,20.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 14

  • 1. Deuteronomy 6:11, 12; Deuteronomy 28:47; Deuteronomy 32:15; Proverbs 30:9; Hosea 13:6
  • 2. [1 Corinthians 4:7]
  • 3. Psalms 78:11; Psalms 106:21
  • 4. See Deuteronomy 1:19
  • 5. Numbers 21:6; Isaiah 30:6
  • 6. Hosea 13:5
  • 7. Exodus 17:6; Numbers 20:11; Psalms 78:15; Psalms 114:8; [Deuteronomy 32:13]
  • 8. ver. 3; Exodus 16:15
  • 9. [Jeremiah 24:5-7; Hebrews 12:11]
  • 10. [Deuteronomy 9:4]
  • 11. [Proverbs 10:22; Hosea 2:8]
  • 12. Deuteronomy 7:8, 12
  • 13. [Deuteronomy 4:26; Deuteronomy 30:18]
  • 14. [Daniel 9:11, 12]
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