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Themes in Deuteronomy 8

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Themes in Deuteronomy 8

Deuteronomy 8:1 (show verse)

“Every commandment that I am commanding you today you shall be careful to do, so that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the Lord swore [to give] to your fathers.

No Themes for this verse.

And you shall remember [always] all the ways which the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart (mind), whether you would keep His commandments or not.

journey of israel through the Desert » Continued forty years » To prove and humble them, &c
God » Leader » In difficult places, for testing
divine Leader » In difficult places, for testing
Life » Lessons of » Probation, a
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Leading saints
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » By leading men in a difficult way
Temptation » A test
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By leading men in a difficult way

Deuteronomy 8:3 (show verse)

He humbled you and allowed you to be hungry and fed you with manna, [a substance] which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, so that He might make you understand [by personal experience] that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.

Afflictions made beneficial » In humbling us
Afflictions made beneficial » Exemplified » Israel
journey of israel through the Desert » With miraculous provision
journey of israel through the Desert » Continued forty years » To teach them to live on God's word
Examples of Afflictions » Exemplified » Israel
Humility » Afflictions intended to produce
Israel » Providence » Care
Life » What man lives by
Life » Of the spirit spiritual » Sustained by the word of God
Life » Spiritual » Sustained by the word of God
Spiritual life » Is maintained by » The word of God
Man » Man living by the word of God
Manna » Previously unknown
Manna » Given » To teach that man does not live by bread only
The scriptures » Designed for » Supporting life
Spiritual » Life » Sustained by the word of God
The word of God » Despised by the foolish » Food for the soul
The word of God » Man living by the word of God

Deuteronomy 8:4 (show verse)

Your clothing did not wear out on you, nor did your feet swell these forty years.

Clothing » Of the israelites, did not become old
journey of israel through the Desert » Their clothing preserved during
Feet » Were liable to » Swelling from walking
Garments » Called » Raiment
Garments » Of israel preserved for forty years
Israel » Providence » Care

Deuteronomy 8:5 (show verse)

Therefore, know in your heart (be fully cognizant) that the Lord your God disciplines and instructs you just as a man disciplines and instructs his son.

Adoption » Subjects saints to the fatherly discipline of God
Afflicted saints » Exhibit the love and faithfulness of God
Afflictions » Chastisement, a mark of the father's love
Afflictions » Moments of Discouragement » From God
Afflictions » From God
Afflictions » Exhibit the love and faithfulness of God
Afflictions made beneficial » Exemplified » Israel
Chastisement » The lord chastening
themes for Consideration » The purpose for chastisement
Examples of Afflictions » Exemplified » Israel
Temptation » A test
Thoughtfulness » Themes for consideration, by the spiritual mind » The purpose for chastisement
Trials » Chastisement, a mark of the father's love
Trials » From God

Deuteronomy 8:6 (show verse)

Therefore, you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk [that is, to live each and every day] in His ways and fear [and worship] Him [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect].

No Themes for this verse.

Deuteronomy 8:7 (show verse)

For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing forth in valleys and hills;

Agriculture or husbandry » Soil of canaan suited to
Brooks » Canaan abounded with
Canaan » Land of » Fertility of
Canaan, land of » Modern name, palestine » Description of
Fountains and springs » Found in hills and valleys
Fountains and springs » Abound in canaan
Holy land » Extremely fruitful
Mountains » Are the sources of springs and rivers
Valleys » Abounded with » Fountains and springs

Deuteronomy 8:8 (show verse)

a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey;

Agriculture or husbandry » Soil of canaan suited to
Barley » Palestine
Canaan » Land of » Products of » Fruits
Canaan » Land of » Fertility of
Canaan, land of » Miscellaneous topics » Fruitful land
Fig » Common to palestine
Fig tree » Abounded in » Canaan
Holy land » Extremely fruitful
Honey » Abounded in » Canaan
Honey » Plentiful in palestine
Oil » Canaan abounded in
Olive » Common to the land of canaan
Olive Trees » Canaan abounded in
Olive Trees » Oil procured from
Pomegranate-trees » Canaan abounded with
Trees » Varieties » Fig
Trees » Varieties » Pomegranate
The vine » Canaan abounded in

Deuteronomy 8:9 (show verse)

a land where you will eat bread without shortage, in which you will lack nothing; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper.

Agriculture or husbandry » Soil of canaan suited to
Brass » A mineral of canaan
Brass » Canaan abounded in
Brass » Dug out of the mountains
Bread » Illustrative » (eating without scarceness,) of plenty
Canaan » Land of » Fertility of
Canaan » Land of » Products of » Mineral
Copper » Translated brass
the Earth » Full of minerals
Holy land » Extremely fruitful
Holy land » Abounded in minerals
Iron » The land of canaan abounded with
Iron » First recorded use of » Stones of
Iron » First recorded use of » Ore of
Metals » The holy land abounded in
Mountains » Abounded with » Minerals

Deuteronomy 8:10 (show verse)

When you have eaten and are satisfied, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you.

Prosperity » Dangers of
Thankfulness » Exhortations to

Deuteronomy 8:11 (show verse)

“Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His commandments and His judgments (precepts) and His statutes which I am commanding you today;

Forgetfulness » Prosperity tends to
Forgetting God » Prosperity tends to
Forgetting God » Cautions against
Ingratitude to God » Warnings against
Prosperity » Dangers of
Remembrance » Remembering the lord

Deuteronomy 8:12 (show verse)

otherwise, when you have eaten and are satisfied, and have built good houses and lived in them,

Forgetting God » Prosperity often leads to
Forgetting God » Prosperity leads to
Ingratitude to God » Warnings against
Prosperity » Dangers of
Remembrance » Remembering the lord
Sciences » Architecture

Deuteronomy 8:13 (show verse)

and when your herds and flocks multiply, and your silver and gold multiply, and all that you have increases,

Forgetting God » Prosperity often leads to
Forgetting God » Prosperity leads to
Ingratitude to God » Warnings against
Prosperity » Dangers of
Remembrance » Remembering the lord
Riches » Often lead to » Forgetting God
earthly Riches » The perils of » Incline to forgetfulness of God
earthly Treasures » The perils of » Incline to forgetfulness of God

Deuteronomy 8:14 (show verse)

then your heart will become lifted up [by self-conceit and arrogance] and you will forget the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Deuteronomy 8:15 (show verse)

He led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water; it was He who brought water for you out of the flinty rock.

Animals » Sent in judgment
Desert » An arid region having only sparse vegetation
journey of israel through the Desert » Difficulty and danger of
Deserts » Described as » Dry and without water
Deserts » Infested with serpents
Drought » General reference to
Meteorology » Drought, general references to
Prosperity » Dangers of
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Leading saints
Reptiles » Mentioned in scripture » Flying fiery serpent
Reptiles » Mentioned in scripture » Scorpion
Rock » Struck by moses for water
Rocks » Often composed of flint
Scorpion » A venomous insect common in the wilderness through which the people of israel journeyed
Scorpions » Abounded in the great desert
Serpent » Fiery (poisonous), sent as a plague upon the israelites
Serpents » Infest » Deserts

Deuteronomy 8:16 (show verse)

He fed you manna in the wilderness, [a substance] which your fathers did not know, so that He might humble you [by dependence on Him] and that He might test you, to do good [things] for you at the end.

Afflictions made beneficial » In humbling us
Manna » Previously unknown
Manna » Given » To humble and prove israel
Prosperity » Dangers of

Deuteronomy 8:17 (show verse)

Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’

Prosperity » Dangers of
Riches » They who possess, should » Not boast of obtaining them
Wealth » The lord being the maker of the wealthy

Deuteronomy 8:18 (show verse)

But you shall remember [with profound respect] the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore (solemnly promised) to your fathers, as it is this day.

Endowments » Spiritual promised » Temporal
Gifts » Presents to men spiritual » Temporal, to men
Gifts from God » Temporal » Should cause us to remember God
the Gifts of God » Temporal » Should cause us to remember God
God » Spiritual promised » Temporal
Prosperity » Dangers of
The Providence of God » To be acknowledged » In prosperity
Riches » God gives power to obtain
earthly Riches » The gift of God
Temporal » Gifts to men
earthly Treasures » Disappointing » Men entrusted with, by God
Wealth » The lord being the maker of the wealthy

Deuteronomy 8:19 (show verse)

And it shall come about if you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods and serve them and worship them, I testify against you today that you will most certainly perish.

Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord
Idolatry » They who practice » Forget God
Idolatry » Consists in » Walking after other gods

Deuteronomy 8:20 (show verse)

Like the nations which the Lord causes to perish before you, so shall you perish; because you would not listen to and obey the voice of the Lord your God.

Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord