Deuteronomy 8:16 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:16

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The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:16

Good at the latter end. I. GOD 'S DISCIPLINE OF US IS NOT WITHOUT ITS END . No man even, whose action has any meaning in it, but has an end in what he does. It may be alleged that God's action has regard to men only in the mass; that in that view of it his action has an end; but that a special purpose is not traceable in his dealings with individuals. The truer philosophy sees purpose everywhere. The individual soul is of interest to God. He deems it worthy of being an... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 8:16

To do thee good at thy latter end - This is presented as the result of God’s dealings. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 8:16

Deuteronomy 8:16. That he might humble thee By keeping thee in constant dependance upon himself for every day’s food, and convincing thee what an impotent, helpless creature thou art, having nothing whereon to subsist, and being supported wholly by the alms of divine goodness from day to day. The mercies of God, if duly considered, are as powerful a means to humble us as the greatest afflictions, because they increase our debts to God, and manifest our dependance upon him, and by making God... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:1-20

The promised land (7:1-8:20)Israel’s responsibility was to destroy the people of Canaan along with everything connected with their religion, so that nothing would remain in the land that might corrupt God’s people (7:1-5). Israel’s favoured place as God’s chosen people was not an excuse for them to do as they liked, but a reason for them to avoid corruption and be holy. If they were disobedient, they would surely be punished (6-11). But if they were obedient, they would enjoy the blessings of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 8:16

Ver. 16. Who fed thee—with manna,—that he might humble thee, &c.— God fed the Israelites with manna forty years; 1st, To humble them, by making them continually and experimentally sensible that they owed their subsistence, their life and being, to him, every moment. 2nd, To put their faith and obedience to the proof. 3rdly, To render them more sensible of their happiness in the future enjoyment of the good things of Canaan. God, says Maimonides, was pleased to accustom the Israelites to... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 8:16

11-20. Beware that thou forget not the Lord—After mentioning those instances of the divine goodness, Moses founded on them an argument for their future obedience. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Warning against pride and forgetfulness of God ch. 8"Two important lessons from the past are now referred to. First, the experience of God’s care in the wilderness period, when the people of Israel were unable to help themselves, taught them the lesson of humility through the Lord’s providential discipline. The memory of that experience should keep them from pride in their own achievements amid the security and prosperity of the new land (Deuteronomy 8:1-20)." [Note: Thompson, p. 134.] The... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 8:7-20

Moses applied the lesson to Israel’s future in this section. When the people settled in the land and experienced God’s blessing of material wealth, they would face temptation to think they were responsible for it rather than God (Deuteronomy 8:17). The prophylactic to this spiritual delusion was to remember what God had taught them in the past. It had been He, not themselves, that had been responsible for their prosperity. [Note: See Eugene H. Merrill, "Remembering: A Central Theme in Biblical... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Practical Exhortations (continued)The people are reminded of God’s goodness to them at the time of the exodus and during their sojourn in the wilderness. They are exhorted to humility and obedience, and warned against worshipping strange gods.2, 3. The events of the wanderings were intended to teach Israel humility and dependenee on God alone: see on Deuteronomy 7:19. 3. Which thou knewest not] see Exodus 16:15. But by every word, etc.] If necessary God can sustain human life apart from the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 8:16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 8:16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 8:16

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 8:16

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 8:7-20

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 8:1-20

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