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Themes in Deuteronomy 8

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Themes in Deuteronomy 8

Deuteronomy 8:1 (show verse)

"Be careful to observe every command that I'm instructing you today, in order that you may live, increase, and enter and take possession of the land that the LORD promised by an oath to your ancestors.

No Themes for this verse.

Deuteronomy 8:2 (show verse)

Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way these 40 years in the desert, to humble and test you in order to make known what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.

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, causing you to be hungry, yet he fed you with manna that neither you nor your ancestors had known, in order to teach you that human beings are not to live by food alone instead human beings are to live by every word that proceeds from 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)

"The clothes you wore did not wear out, nor did your feet blister during these 40 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)

Be convinced in your heart that as a father disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.

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)

Observe the commands of the LORD your God by walking in his ways and by fearing him,

No Themes for this verse.

Deuteronomy 8:7 (show verse)

because the LORD your God is bringing you to a good land a land with rivers and deep springs flowing to the 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)

It's a land filled with wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates. It's a land filled with 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 without scarcity. You'll eat food in it and lack nothing. It's a land where its rocks are iron and you can dig copper from its mountains."

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, bless the LORD your God for the good land that he has given you.

Prosperity » Dangers of
Thankfulness » Exhortations to

Deuteronomy 8:11 (show verse)

Be careful! Otherwise, you will forget the LORD your God by failing to keep his commands, ordinances, and statutes that I'm commanding you this day.

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 eat and are satisfied, when you have built beautiful 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)

when your cattle and oxen multiply, when your silver and gold increase,

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 you will become arrogant. You'll neglect the LORD your God,

Deuteronomy 8:15 (show verse)

who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery, and who led you through the vast and dangerous desert, that parched land without water, with its poisonous snakes and scorpions. He brought water out of solid rock for you,

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)

and fed you in the desert with manna that neither you nor your ancestors had known, to humble and test you so that things go well with you later.

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

Deuteronomy 8:17 (show verse)

You may say to yourselves, "I have become wealthy by my own strength and by my own ability.'

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 remember the LORD your God, because he is the one who gives you the ability to produce wealth, in order to confirm his covenant that he promised by an oath to your ancestors, as is the case today.

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)

If you neglect the LORD your God, follow other gods, and serve and worship them, I testify to you today that you will certainly be destroyed.

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)

Just like the nations whom the LORD destroyed before you, so will you be destroyed, because you did not listen to the voice of the LORD your God."

Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord