LIVING through GOD

 

Deuteronomy 8:1

King James Version

8 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.

How are we to live?

How are we to survive?

What can truly sustain us?

Who can feed us all?

What kind of food do we need to eat?

In the previous post, JESUS admonished the devil:

Luke 4:4

King James Version

4 And Jesus answered him, 

saying, 

It is written, 

That man shall not live by bread alone, 

but by every word of God.

Every time JESUS says, "It is written", I search Scripture for its counterpart in the Old Testament.

And here's the context and story I found.

GOD's command to His people.

Who He led from Egypt.

The reason for the "manna":

Deuteronomy 8:2-3

King James Version

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 fed thee with manna, 

which thou knewest not, 

neither did thy fathers know; 

that he might make thee know 

that man doth not live by bread only, 

but by every word that proceedeth 

out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.

GOD wanted to teach His people how to live.

Deuteronomy 8:5-6

King James Version

5 Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, 

that, as a man chasteneth his son, 

so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee.

6 Therefore thou shalt keep 

the commandments of the Lord thy God, 

to walk in his ways, 

and to fear him.

He loved, and protected them, 40 years.

Deuteronomy 8:4

King James Version

4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, 

neither did thy foot swell, 

these forty years.

Deuteronomy 8:7-9

King James Version

7 For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, 

a land of brooks of water, 

of fountains and depths 

that spring out of valleys and hills;

8 A land of wheat, and barley, 

and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; 

a land of oil olive, and honey;

9 A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, 

thou shalt not lack any thing in it; 

a land whose stones are iron, 

and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.

GOD reminded His people to walk humbly with Him.

Deuteronomy 8:10-17

King James Version

10 When thou hast eaten and art full, 

then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God 

for the good land which he hath given thee.

11 Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, 

in not keeping his commandments, 

and his judgments, 

and his statutes, 

which I command thee this day:

12 Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, 

and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;

13 And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, 

and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, 

and all that thou hast is multiplied;

14 Then thine heart be lifted up, 

and thou forget the Lord thy God, 

which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, 

from the house of bondage;

15 Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, 

wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, 

and drought, where there was no water; 

who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;

16 Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, 

which thy fathers knew not, 

that he might humble thee, 

and that he might prove thee, 

to do thee good at thy latter end;

17 And thou say in thine heart, 

My power and the might of mine hand 

hath gotten me this wealth.

Deuteronomy 8:18-20

King James Version

18 But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: 

for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, 

that he may establish his covenant 

which he sware unto thy fathers, 

as it is this day.

19 And it shall be, 

if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, 

and walk after other gods, 

and serve them, 

and worship them, 

I testify against you this day 

that ye shall surely perish.

20 As the nations 

which the Lord destroyeth before your face, 

so shall ye perish; 

because ye would not be obedient 

unto the voice of the Lord your God.

The LORD's commands were clear:

To worship Him alone.

To walk humbly before Him.

To be a grateful people.

To be an obedient people.

Man only has to follow.

And be forever blessed.

But have we done that?

Not so.

Thus, the state of the world.

We failed the FIRST command.

We failed all other commands.

We need to go back to the basics.

SPIRIT and Scripture will remind us.

That we may walk right with GOD.

Click here for those commandments.

Related posts:

MANNA from GOD

JESUS as BREAD of LIFE

WORD of GOD

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