Deuteronomy 8:3
He humbled you, and when you were hungry he gave you manna to eat, which nobody, including you and your forefathers, had ever had before. This was in order to make it clear to you that human beings do not live by only eating bread, but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
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4During these forty years your clothing didn't wear out and your feet didn't swell up.
Cross References
Exodus 16:2There in the desert they complained to Moses and Aaron.
Exodus 16:12“I have heard the complaints of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘In the evening you will eat meat, and in the morning you will have as much bread as you want. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’”
Deuteronomy 29:5For forty years I led you through the desert, but your clothes and sandals didn't wear out.
Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord, and do good. Live in the land and feed on faithfulness.
Psalms 104:27All creatures look to you to give them food at the right time.
Matthew 4:4Jesus answered, “As Scripture says, ‘Human beings do not live by only eating bread, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 8:2-10
A Charge to Israel; Israel's Retrospect. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers. 2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. 3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and… Read the whole commentary →