Deuteronomy 8:5
So you should realize that just as a parent disciplines their child, so the Lord your God disciplines you.
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4During these forty years your clothing didn't wear out and your feet didn't swell up.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 1:31He did the same in the desert—you saw how the Lord your God carried you like a father carries his son during your whole journey until you arrived here.”
Deuteronomy 4:23However, be careful not to forget the agreement of the Lord your God that he made with you. Don't make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything, because he has forbidden you to do this.
Job 5:17See how happy is the person God corrects—so don't despise the Almighty's discipline.
Psalms 94:12Those you discipline are happy, Lord; those you teach from your Law.
Proverbs 3:12for the Lord corrects those he loves, as a father corrects a son who pleases him.
Ezekiel 12:3So, son of man, go and pack your bags as if you're going into exile. As people watch, get everything ready during the day so you can leave where you are and go somewhere else. Maybe they will realize what this means, even though they are rebellious people.
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 →