Deuteronomy 8:1-20

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Summary

• A land of plenty, full of natural resources. DON'T FORGET WHO THEY CAME FROM!

• Examples of God's provisions both in the wilderness and in the promised land.

Scripture

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Scripture Passage	Comments and Links
Deu 8:1 You shall observe to do all the commandment which I command you this day, that you may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers. Deu 8:2 You shall remember all the way which Yahweh your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, to prove you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments, or not.	Obey God's commands. The Need for Obedience Remember that in the wilderness, God tested you, to prove what was in your hearts. God Testing People
Deu 8:3 He humbled you, and allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna, which you didn't know, neither did your fathers know; that he might make you know that man does not live by bread only, but by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of Yahweh does man live. Deu 8:4 Your clothing didn't grow old on you, neither did your foot swell, these forty years. Deu 8:5 You shall consider in your heart that as a man chastens his son, so Yahweh your God chastens you.	He provided for you, to teach you about your dependency on him. The most important lesson you can learn is your need for his Word! God Takes Care of Israel
Deu 8:6 You shall keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. Deu 8:7 For Yahweh your God brings you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of springs, and underground water flowing into valleys and hills; Deu 8:8 a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig trees and pomegranates; a land of olive trees and honey; Deu 8:9 a land in which you shall eat bread without scarceness, you shall not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you may dig copper. Deu 8:10 You shall eat and be full, and you shall bless Yahweh your God for the good land which he has given you.	Obey God's commands. He is bringing you into a land of plenty. Land of Canaan
Deu 8:11 Beware lest you forget Yahweh your God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command you this day: Deu 8:12 lest, when you have eaten and are full, and have built goodly houses, and lived therein; Deu 8:13 and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold is multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; Deu 8:14 then your heart be lifted up, and you forget Yahweh your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;	When you have had your fill, don't forget that it was God who led you out of the Egypt... Abandoning the True God
Deu 8:15 who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, in which were fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where there was no water; who brought you forth water out of the rock of flint; Deu 8:16 who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers didn't know; that he might humble you, and that he might prove you, to do you good at your latter end:	... and provided for you in the wilderness. The wilderness venomous snakes and scorpions no water Desolate Land Serpent / Snake God provided water out of a rock bread from heaven Miraculous Events Manna Water Sources The Need for Humility
Deu 8:17 and lest you say in your heart, My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.	Don't start to think that it was you who accomplished all this! Land Given by God
Deu 8:18 But you shall remember Yahweh your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he swore to your fathers, as at this day. Deu 8:19 It shall be, if you shall forget Yahweh your God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish. Deu 8:20 As the nations that Yahweh makes to perish before you, so you shall perish; because you wouldn't listen to the voice of Yahweh your God.	Remember God who gives you the ability to do all this. If you forget and go after other gods, you will perish – just like the nations before you. Abrahamic Covenant Blessings (and Their Nature) First Commandment Destruction of Wicked Nations

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