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Matthew Henry

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 Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:11

Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God ,.... The Father of mercies and fountain of goodness, the author and donor of every good and perfect gift. Plenty is apt to induce a forgetfulness of God, when on the contrary one would think it should keep him in continual remembrance, and engage to daily thankfulness to him: in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day ; gave a repetition of, and in the name of God afresh enjoined them,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:12

Lest when thou hast eaten and art full ,.... Not only once and again, but continually, day after day, being indulged with great plenty: and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein ; who for forty years had only dwelt in tents, moving from place to place in the wilderness. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:13

And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply ,.... Having good pasture for them in so fruitful a land: and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied ; by trading with other nations: and all that thou hast is multiplied ; children, servants, and substance. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:14

Then thine heart be lifted up ,.... As the heart is apt to be when riches increase; hence the advice in 1 Timothy 6:17 . and thou forget the Lord thy God ; from whom all good things come, and who can take them away when he pleases, and therefore should be ever kept in mind, for ever looked to and trusted in for the continuance of them; yet such is the evil heart of man, and such the stupefying nature of riches, that they bring on forgetfulness of the author of them, lead off from... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:15

Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness ,.... The wilderness of Paran, which was great and large, reaching from Sinai to Kadesh, eleven days' journey, and terrible to the sight, nothing being to be seen but dry rocks and barren mountains; see Deuteronomy 1:19 , and especially for what follows: wherein were fiery serpents and scorpions; fiery serpents, such as bit the Israelites, of which see Numbers 21:6 and scorpions, a kind of serpents, venomous and mischievous, which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:16

Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna ,.... Even all the forty years they were in it, Exodus 16:35 which thy fathers knew not; when they first saw it, Exodus 16:15 . that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee ; they were kept humble, being dependent on God for their daily bread, having nothing in the wilderness to support themselves with; and this tried them, whether they would trust in God for their daily supply, and be thankful for it, or not: to do thee good at... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:17

And thou say in thine heart ,.... These words are in connection with the former part of the Deuteronomy 8:14 , and thou forget the Lord thy God ; the author and giver of all the good things enjoyed, and think within themselves, though they might not express it in words at length: my power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth ; so ascribing that to themselves, their labour, and diligence, which ought to be ascribed to the bounty and blessing of God; see Hosea 12:8 ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:18

But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God ,.... That he was the author of their beings, the God of their lives and mercies; what great and good things he had done for them in Egypt, and in the wilderness; and particularly in putting them into the possession of such a fruitful country, abounding with all that heart could wish for: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth ; for though men may have seeming opportunities for getting wealth, may have capacities for the management of... read more

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