Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of Deuteronomy
Chapter 8  -  Read Chapter
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 8:10 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:10 JFB -> Commentary on 8:10 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:10 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:10 TSK -> Commentary on 8:10 TSK -> Entry for 8:10 WEN -> Notes on 8:10 NTB -> Prosperity; Riches SBD -> Meals; Serpent 8:10 - [In Context] You will have all you want to eat. Then you will praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 8:11 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:11 JFB -> Commentary on 8:11 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:11 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:11 TSK -> Commentary on 8:11 TSK -> Entry for 8:11 WEN -> Notes on 8:11 NTB -> Backsliders; Forgetting God; Obedience; Pride; Prosperity; Riches TTT -> Forgetting God; Ingratitude to God 8:11 - [In Context] "Be careful. Don't forget the Lord your God! Be careful to obey the commands, laws, and rules that I give you today.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 8:12 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:12 JFB -> Commentary on 8:12 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:12 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:12 TSK -> Commentary on 8:12 TSK -> Entry for 8:12 WEN -> Notes on 8:12 NTB -> Backsliders; Forgetting God; Ingratitude; Obedience; Pride; Prosperity; Riches TTT -> Forgetting God; Houses; Ingratitude to God; Sciences 8:12 - [In Context] Then you will have plenty to eat, and you will build good houses and live in them.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 8:13 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:13 JFB -> Commentary on 8:13 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:13 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:13 TSK -> Commentary on 8:13 TSK -> Entry for 8:13 WEN -> Notes on 8:13 NTB -> Backsliders; Forgetting God; Ingratitude; Obedience; Pride; Prosperity; Riches TTT -> Forgetting God; Ingratitude to God; Riches EBD -> Cattle 8:13 - [In Context] Your cows, sheep, and goats will grow large. You will get plenty of gold and silver. You will have plenty of everything!
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 8:14 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:14 JFB -> Commentary on 8:14 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:14 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:14 TSK -> Commentary on 8:14 TSK -> Entry for 8:14 WEN -> Notes on 8:14 NTB -> Backsliders; Forgetting God; Ingratitude; Obedience; Pride; Prosperity; Riches TTT -> Forgetting God; Ingratitude to God; Riches 8:14 - [In Context] When that happens, you must be careful not to become proud. You must not forget the Lord your God. You were slaves in Egypt. But the Lord made you free and brought you out of that land.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 8:15 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:15 JFB -> Commentary on 8:15 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:15 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:15 TSK -> Commentary on 8:15 TSK -> Entry for 8:15 WEN -> Notes on 8:15 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Animals; Desert; Flint; Prosperity; Riches; Rock; Scorpion; Serpent TTT -> Afflictions; Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Deserts; Providence of God, The; Reptiles; Rocks; Scorpion, The; Serpents EBD -> Scorpions; Seraphim 8:15 - [In Context] The Lord led you through that great and terrible desert. Poisonous snakes and scorpions F52 were in that desert! The ground was dry, and there was no water anywhere. But the Lord gave you water out of the rock.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 8:16 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:16 JFB -> Commentary on 8:16 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:16 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:16 TSK -> Commentary on 8:16 TSK -> Entry for 8:16 WEN -> Notes on 8:16 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Manna; Obedience; Prosperity; Riches TTT -> Afflictions; Afflictions Made Beneficial; Manna EBD -> Manna 8:16 - [In Context] In the desert, the Lord fed you manna F53 --something your ancestors F54 had never seen. The Lord tested you. Why? Because the Lord made you humble so that things would go well for you in the end.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 8:17 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:17 JFB -> Commentary on 8:17 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:17 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:17 TSK -> Commentary on 8:17 TSK -> Entry for 8:17 NTB -> Obedience; Pride; Prosperity; Riches TTT -> Riches TV -> Devotional using 8:17 TV -> Devotional using 8:17 TV -> Devotional using 8:17 8:17 - [In Context] Don't ever say to yourself, 'I got all this wealth by my own power and ability.'
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 8:18 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:18 JFB -> Commentary on 8:18 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:18 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:18 TSK -> Commentary on 8:18 TSK -> Entry for 8:18 NTB -> Gifts From God; God (continued); Obedience; Pride; Prosperity; Riches TTT -> Gifts of God, The; Providence of God, The; Riches TV -> Devotional using 8:18 TV -> Devotional using 8:18 TV -> Devotional using 8:18 TV -> Devotional using 8:18 TV -> Devotional using 8:18 8:18 - [In Context] Remember the Lord your God. Remember that he is the One who gives you power to do those things! Why does the Lord do this? Because he wants to keep the Agreement that he made with your ancestors F55 --just like he is doing today!
FOOTNOTES: F52: scorpions   Insects with stingers in their tails that cause pain. F53: manna   The special food God sent to the people of Israel while they wandered through the desert for 40 years. F54: ancestors   Literally, "fathers," meaning a person's parents, grandparents, and all the people they are descended from. F55: ancestors   Literally, "fathers," meaning a person's parents, grandparents, and all the people they are descended from.

Abbreviations Legend: GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.