Deuteronomy 8:10 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:10-20

Moses, having mentioned the great plenty they would find in the land of Canaan, finds it necessary to caution them against the abuse of that plenty, which was a sin they would be the more prone to new that they came into the vineyard of the Lord, immediately out of a barren desert. I. He directs them to the duty of a prosperous condition, Deut. 8:10. They are allowed to eat even to fulness, not to surfeiting no excess; but let them always remember their benefactor, the founder of their feast,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:10

When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God ,.... For as the Lord would furnish them with plenty of food, they might eat of it liberally, provided they did not indulge to intemperance, as everyone may whom God has blessed with a fulness of good things; and this shows that we are to return thanks to God for a plentiful meal, as well as to ask a blessing on it: for the good land which he hath given thee ; which supplied them with such plenty, that they enjoyed... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 8:10

Verse 10 10.When thou hast eaten and art full. In these words he admonishes them that they would be too senseless, unless God’s great bounty should attract them to obedience, since nothing is more unreasonable, than, when we have eaten and are full, not to acknowledge from whence our food has come. Fitly, then, does Moses require gratitude from the people, when they shall enjoy both the land promised to them and an abundance of all good things. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:7-10

The duty of thankfulness for the bounty of God in nature. The people of Israel were being led by the Lord their God to a land beautiful, luxuriant, fruitful. (For an account of the productions of Palestine, of the fertility of its soil, and of the treasures hidden in its hills, see works by Kitto, Stanley, Wilson, Thomson, and others; as well as Bible dictionaries and Cyclopedias, under the several headings.) Evidently, at the time Moses uttered the words before us, the people had not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:7-10

The good land. I. A LAND OF GREAT NATURAL ADVANTAGES —a wealthy possession . Wood, water, metals, a fertile soil, good pasturage, honey in the clefts of the rocks, etc. ( Deuteronomy 11:11 , Deuteronomy 11:12 ; Deuteronomy 33:13-16 , Deuteronomy 33:19 , Deuteronomy 33:25 ). Dr. Dykes remarks on it as uniting, as no other does, the two indispensable conditions of central position and yet of isolation, and points out that few regions offer so few temptations to... 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

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:10-20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 8:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:7-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:7-10

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:10

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