申命記 8:13-18 JC

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 8:16

Verse 16 16.Who fed thee in the wilderness. He had said that water was brought forth from the rock of flint when the people were suffering from thirst; now, he adds that they had manna instead of bread; as if he had said that when meat and drink failed them they must have perished of want unless God had preternaturally given them both, causing the hard rock to flow down in water, and sending bread from heaven. Moreover he repeats what he had said before, that the people were afflicted with this... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 8:17

Verse 17 17.And thou say in, thy heart. He describes that kind of pride of which we have lately spoken, viz., when men attribute to their own industry, or labor, or foresight, what they ought to refer to the blessing of God. It has indeed been said, that our hearts are uplifted in other ways also; but this is the principal ground of pride, to assume and assign to ourselves what belongs to God. For nothing so greatly confines us within the boundaries of humility and modesty as the acknowledgment... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:7-20

The land on which they were about to enter is described as a good laud, fertile and well watered, and yielding abundant produce to its cultivators; and they are cautioned against forgetting, in their enjoyment of the gift, the bounty of the Giver, or congratulating themselves on having achieved the conquest of such a land, instead of gratefully acknowledging the grace which had sustained them during their protracted wandering in the wilderness, and by which alone they had been enabled to take... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:7-20

Wealth perilous to piety. God's policy in the government of men is to win by prodigal kindness. A churlish parsimony has never been found with him; the very opposite. An open eye discovers widespread munificence—a royal banquet. The present is only a sample of the future. The full inheritance is always the object of hope. The children of a king have large expectations. This passage contains— I. A NOTABLE INSTANCE OF DIVINE MUNIFICENCE . 1. The heritage of Israel was a "... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:7-20

God forgotten amid second causes. The support of the wilderness was manifestly miraculous. They could not doubt their dependence there upon God. They might murmur even amid daily miracle, but they could not doubt it. It would be different in Canaan, and it is in view of this Moses warns them. There they would get sustenance in ordinary ways; and they might say that their own power, and not God's blessing, made them wealthy. I. THERE IS A VERY GREAT TENDENCY TO FORGET GOD... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:10-19

The dangers of wealth. I. WEALTH IS DANGEROUS WITHOUT THE PREVIOUS TRAINING OF ADVERSITY . Those who, cradled in the lap of luxury, have never known struggle and difficulty are rarely persons of meek, humble, chastened dispositions. As rarely are those whose schemes have been so uniformly prosperous as to give color to the thought, "My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth." The former class lack moral fiber, are seldom competent to grapple with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:11-14

Wealth is apt to engender in the possessor of it a spirit of self-gratulation and pride, and abundance of good things to induce men to be luxurious, "to trust in uncertain riches," and to be forgetful of the bounteous hand from which all that they enjoy has come. Against this the people are hero cautioned and warned. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:11-18

(See Homiletics: Deuteronomy 6:10-19 .) read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:15

Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents , etc. "The fiery serpent" and "the scorpion" (sing.) are in apposition to the "wilderness," and illustrate its terribleness. Fiery serpents— ὔφεις τοὺς θανατοῦνσας LXX .—or burning serpents, so called from the burning pain caused by their bite; probably the cerastes, or one of the naja species (cf. Numbers 21:6 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:16

The grand end of all God's dealings with the Israelites in the desert, both the trials to which they were subjected and the benefits they received, was that he might do them good ultimately. Thy latter end ; not the end of life, as in Numbers 23:10 , but the state ensuing on the termination of their period of discipline and probation in the desert (cf. Job 8:7 ; Job 42:12 ; 2 Peter 2:20 ). God thus dealt with the Israelites as he still deals with his people; he afflicts them not for... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 8:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 8:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:7-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:7-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:7-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:10-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:11-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:11-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:16

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