Deuteronomy 8
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Deuteronomy 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 bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live. |
The temptation of Christ cannot be understood apart from the law. The temptations offered by Satan required a declaration of independence from God and His law and the choice of the creature’s will as ultimate law. The answer of Christ to each temptation was a quotation from the law. The direction for history had to be derived not from man’s will but from God’s law.
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Deuteronomy 8:5:
"Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee." |
When we undergo God's discipline, it is a sign of our legitimacy.
Discipline is what happens when our loving Father steps in to lift us away from our own destructive and unfruitful pursuits. All of us are fallen. We sin from time to time. Gods discipline starts because of a major sin problem-and unconfronted behavior or attitude that is blighting your life. It ends when the problem ends. |
Deuteronomy 8:6:
Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
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Deuteronomy 8:10:
When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you. |
Why eat and thank for the land? The food is the fruit of the place God has brought you to. So. remember, if you have a harvest to thank the Lord for giving or placing you in the field.
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Deuteronomy 8:15:
who led you through the great and terrifying wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water, who brought you water out of the flinty rock, |
He brought you water out of hard rock He brought you life out of a hard rock. The rock would seem the most improbable place for water to come out of. Yet, the Lord brought it from it.
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Deuteronomy 8:18:
But remember the Lord your God is the one who makes you wealthy. He’s confirming the promise which He swore to your ancestors. It is still in effect today |
But this wealth is simply not for the sake of our being rich, for this verse continues “that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers….”
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