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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 8:8

"Palestine has been celebrated in all ages for three products: corn, wine, and oil, which still continue to be its most valuable crops". The principal corn crops were wheat and barley. The vine was largely and carefully cultivated; the olive required little cultivation, being almost a spontaneous growth, and forming one of the most valuable productions of the country; the fig was also indigenous in Palestine, and still grows there, both wild and cultivated, in abundance; that the pomegranate (... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:9

A land whose stones are iron. Minerals do not abound in Palestine; the hills are for the most part calcareous; but by the side of the limestone in the north of Canaan ferruginous basalt appears in largo masses, and on Lebanon ironstone abounds. Near Tiberius are springs largely impregnated with iron, as are also those at Has-beija, on the Hermon range, as well as the soil around that place. Traces of extinct copper works are also to be found on Lebanon (cf. art. 'Metals,' in Kitto and Smith;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:10

When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God. "From this place the Jews have made it a general rule, or, as they call it, an affirmative precept, that every one bless God at their meals, that is, give him thanks for his benefits; for he blesses us when he bestows good things on us, and we bless him when we thankfully acknowledge his goodness therein" (Patrick). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:10

The blessing of a thankful spirit. I. A THANKFUL SPIRIT CONSERVES THE BLESSINGS OF THE FAST . It goes back on God's dealings with it. It keeps alive the memory of his goodness. It delights in counting over the blessings it has received ( Psalms 40:5 ). In it the fountain of gratitude can never get frozen up, for the springs are daily flowing from a warm heart ( Psalms 103:1-4 ). II. A THANKFUL SPIRIT ENABLES US TO USE ARIGHT THE BLESSINGS OF ... 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 8:7-9

See Exodus 3:8 note, and the contrast expressed in Deuteronomy 11:10-11, between Palestine and Egypt.The physical characteristics and advantages of a country like Palestine must have been quite strange to Israel at the time Moses was speaking: compare Deuteronomy 3:25 note. To have praised the fertility and excellence of the promised land at an earlier period would have increased the murmurings and impatience of the people at being detained in the wilderness: whereas now it encouraged them to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 8:7-9

Deuteronomy 8:7-9. Depths Deep wells, or springs, or lakes, which were numerous and large. Whose stones are iron Where iron mines are as plentiful as quarries of stone are in other places. Thou mayest dig brass That is, copper, of which brass is made. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 8:10

Deuteronomy 8:10. Bless the Lord Solemnly praise him for thy food; which is a debt both of gratitude and justice, because it is from his providence and favour that thou receivest both thy food and refreshment, and strength by it. The more unworthy and absurd is that too common profaneness of them, who, professing to believe in God, from whom all their comforts come, grudge to own him at their meals, either by desiring his blessing before them, or by offering due praise to God after them. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:7-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:7-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:10-19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 8:7-9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 8:7-9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 8:10

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