Deuteronomy 2:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.

Blessed

He knoweth

These forty

General references

1 Timothy 6:8

Bible References

Blessed

Then I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, so that you will exemplify divine blessing.

"The Lord has richly blessed my master and he has become very wealthy. The Lord has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.

When Isaac planted in that land, he reaped in the same year a hundred times what he had sown, because the Lord blessed him.

But Laban said to him, "If I have found favor in your sight, please stay here, for I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me on account of you."

From the time Potiphar appointed him over his household and over all that he owned, the Lord blessed the Egyptian's household for Joseph's sake. The blessing of the Lord was on everything that he had, both in his house and in his fields.

May our sovereign God extend his favor to us! Make our endeavors successful! Yes, make them successful!

He knoweth

But he knows the pathway that I take; if he tested me, I would come forth like gold.

Certainly the Lord guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.

My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

These forty

Remember the whole way by which he has brought you these forty years through the desert so that he might, by humbling you, test you to see if you have it within you to keep his commandments or not.

I have led you through the desert for forty years. Your clothing has not worn out nor have your sandals deteriorated.

For forty years you sustained them. Even in the desert they never lacked anything. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.

Then Jesus said to them, "When I sent you out with no money bag, or traveler's bag, or sandals, you didn't lack anything, did you?" They replied, "Nothing."

General references

But if we have food and shelter, we will be satisfied with that.