John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:9
A land wherein thou shall eat bread without scarceness ,.... That is, should have plenty of all sorts of provisions, which bread is often put for: thou shall not lack anything in it ; for necessity and convenience, and for delight and pleasure: a land whose stones are iron ; in which were iron mines: and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass ; both which are taken out of the earth and the stones of it, Job 28:2 and were to be found in the land of Canaan, and particularly in... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:1-9
The charge here given them is the same as before, to keep and do all God's commandments. Their obedience must be, 1. Careful: Observe to do. 2. Universal: To do all the commandments, Deut. 8:1. And, 3. From a good principle, with a regard to God as the Lord, and their God, and particularly with a holy fear of him (Deut. 8:6), from a reverence of his majesty, a submission to his authority, and a dread of his wrath. To engage them to this obedience, besides the great advantages of it, which he... read more