Deuteronomy 8
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 8 of 34
1 You shall take heed to do every commandment which I am commanding you today, so that you may live and may multiply and may go in and possess the land which Jehovah has sworn to your fathers.
2 And you shall remember all the way which Jehovah your God has caused you to go these forty years in the wilderness, in order to humble you, to try you, to know that which is in your heart, whether you will keep His commands or not.
3 And He has humbled you, and caused you to hunger, and caused you to eat the manna, which you had not known, and your fathers had not known, in order to cause you to know that man shall not live by bread alone, but man shall live by every word coming out of the mouth of Jehovah.
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Chapter Summary
An exhortation to obedience in regard of God's dealing with them.
Key Hebrew Words
בָֽלְתָה֙
become old and worn out
H1086 · TWOT 246
עֵ֚קֶב
consequence
H6118 · TWOT 1676e
אֲחֵרִ֔ים
another
H312 · TWOT 68a
מִצְרַ֖יִם
Egypt
H4714 · TWOT 1235
לֶ֔חֶם
bread
H3899 · TWOT 1105a
People & Context
Remember the 40-Year Wilderness
Moses commands the people to remember the 40-year wilderness journey, designed as testing and humbling to know what was in their hearts.
God Provided Manna
God provided manna to teach them that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
Clothes and Feet Preserved
Moses reminds them that their clothes did not wear out, nor did their feet swell, for 40 years.
Timeline
Remember the 40-Year Wilderness
Moses commands the people to remember the 40-year wilderness journey, designed as testing and humbling to know what was in their hearts.
Deuteronomy 8:1-2
God Provided Manna
God provided manna to teach them that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
Deuteronomy 8:3
Clothes and Feet Preserved
Moses reminds them that their clothes did not wear out, nor did their feet swell, for 40 years.
Deuteronomy 8:4
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