Deuteronomy 8:3-4

3 "He humbled you and let you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you understand that ¹man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the LORD.

4 "²Your clothing did not wear out on you, nor did your foot swell these forty years.

Deuteronomy 8:3-4 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.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 4:4; Luke 4:4
• 2. Deuteronomy 29:5; Nehemiah 9:21

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "know"