Deuteronomy 8

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by: Debbie Galyen

07/11/2025

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“Beware lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth’” (v17). The Lord knew that due to human sinfulness, the Israelites’ comfort and success in the Promised Land could one day become a trap for them. When they settled down, they might forget God’s provision through the “great and terrifying wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water” (v15). And forgetting their need, they might turn away from Him (v19).

In times of comfort and times of trouble, God wants us to remember that we do not “live by bread alone” but by His sustaining grace and word (v3). We are not self-sufficient but depend on Him every moment

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“Beware lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth’” (v17). The Lord knew that due to human sinfulness, the Israelites’ comfort and success in the Promised Land could one day become a trap for them. When they settled down, they might forget God’s provision through the “great and terrifying wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water” (v15). And forgetting their need, they might turn away from Him (v19).

In times of comfort and times of trouble, God wants us to remember that we do not “live by bread alone” but by His sustaining grace and word (v3). We are not self-sufficient but depend on Him every moment

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