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 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.
4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
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.
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.
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.
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.

1 All the commaundements which I commaund thee this day, shall yee obserue to doe, that yee may liue, and multiply, and goe in, and possesse the land which the Lord sware vnto your fathers.

2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these fourtie yeeres in the wildernesse, to humble thee, and to proue thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keepe his commandements, or no.

3 And he humbled thee, and suffred 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 liue by bread onely, but by euery word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man liue.

4 Thy raiment waxed not old vpon thee, neither did thy foote swell these fourtie yeeres.

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 keepe the Commandements of the Lord thy God, to walke in his wayes, and to feare him.

7 For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a lande of brookes of water, of fountaines, and depths that spring out of valleys and hilles,

8 A land of wheate, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranats, a land of oyle oliue, and hony,

9 A lande wherein thou shalt eate bread without scarcenes, thou shalt not lacke any thing in it: a lande whose stones are yron, and out of whose hils thou mayest digge brasse.

10 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt blesse the Lord thy God, for the good lande which hee hath giuen thee.

11 Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping his Commandements, and his Iudgements, 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 heards and thy flocks multiply, and thy siluer and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied:

14 Then thine heart bee lifted vp, and thou forget the Lord thy God (which brought thee foorth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage,

15 Who led thee through that great and terrible wildernesse, wherein were fierie serpents, and scorpions, & drought, where there was no water, who brought thee foorth water out of the rocke of flint,

16 Who fed thee in the wildernesse with Manna, which thy fathers knew not, that hee might humble thee, and that hee might prooue thee, to doe 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.

18 But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giueth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his Couenant, which he sware vnto thy fathers, as it is this day.

19 And it shalbe, if thou doe at all forget the Lord thy God, and walke after other gods, and serue them, and worship them; I testifie against you this day, that ye shall surely perish.

20 As the nations which the Lord destroyeth before your face, so shall yee perish; because ye would not be obedient vnto the voice of the Lord your God.

I == Deut 4:1 ; 5:32 , 33 ; 6:1-3

 

 

II == Ex 16:4 ; 2nd Chr 32:31 ; John 2:25

 

 

III == Ex 16:2-3 , 12 , 14 , 35 ' Ps 104:29 ; Matt 4:4 ; Luke 4:4 ; 1st cor 10:3

 

 

IV == Deut 29:5 ; Neh 9:21

 

V == 2nd Sam 7:14 ; Ps 89:32 ; Prov 3:12 ; Heb 12:5-7 ; Rev 3:19

VI == Deut 5:33

VII == Deut 11:10-12

 

 

 

 

IX == Deut 33:25

 

 

X == Deut 6:11-12

 

 

 

 

 

XII == Prov 30:9 ; Hos 13:6

 

 

 

 

XIV == Ps 106:21 ; 1st Cor 4:7

XV == Num 20:11 ; Ps 28:15 ; 114:8 ; Jer 2:6 ; Hos 13:5

 

XVI == Ex 16:15 ; Deut 8:3 ; Jer 24:5-6 ; Heb 12:11

 

 

 

XVIII == Prov 10:22 ; Hos 2:8

 

 

 

XIX == Deut 4:26 ; 30:18

 

XX == Dan 9:11-12

 

 

1 "Be careful to observe all the commandments I enjoin on you today, that you may live and increase, and may enter in and possess the land which the LORD promised on oath to your fathers.

2 Remember how for forty years now the LORD, your God, has directed all your journeying in the desert, so as to test you by affliction and find out whether or not it was your intention to keep his commandments.

3 He therefore let you be afflicted with hunger, and then fed you with manna, a food unknown to you and your fathers, in order to show you that not by bread alone does man live, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of the LORD.

4 The clothing did not fall from you in tatters, nor did your feet swell these forty years.

5 So you must realize that the LORD, your God, disciplines you even as a man disciplines his son.

6 "Therefore, keep the commandments of the LORD, your God, by walking in his ways and fearing him.

7 For the LORD, your God, is bringing you into a good country, a land with streams of water, with springs and fountains welling up in the hills and valleys,

8 a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, of olive trees and of honey,

9 a land where you can eat bread without stint and where you will lack nothing, a land whose stones contain iron and in whose hills you can mine copper.

10 But when you have eaten your fill, you must bless the LORD, your God, for the good country he has given you.

11 Be careful not to forget the LORD, your God, by neglecting his commandments and decrees and statutes which I enjoin on you today:

12 lest, when you have eaten your fill, and have built fine houses and lived in them,

13 and have increased your herds and flocks, your silver and gold, and all your property,

14 you then become haughty of heart and unmindful of the LORD, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery;

15 who guided you through the vast and terrible desert with its saraph serpents and scorpions, its parched and waterless ground; who brought forth water for you from the flinty rock

16 and fed you in the desert with manna, a food unknown to your fathers, that he might afflict you and test you, but also make you prosperous in the end.

17 Otherwise, you might say to yourselves, 'It is my own power and the strength of my own hand that has obtained for me this wealth.'

18 Remember then, it is the LORD, your God, who gives you the power to acquire wealth, by fulfilling, as he has now done, the covenant which he swore to your fathers.

19 But if you forget the LORD, your God, and follow other gods, serving and worshiping them, I forewarn you this day that you will perish utterly.

20 Like the nations which the LORD destroys before you, so shall you too perish for not heeding the voice of the LORD, your God.

v 1. They were to observe the commands that they might live, multiply, and  possess the land.

v 2. The Lord already “knew” what was in their hearts. He humbled them that they would have in history the moral experience of obeying or disobeying.

v 3. The humbling and provision of manna made them to know that they did not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeded from the mouth of God. Jesus quoted this when He was being tempted by Satan, Mt. 4:4. They were dependent upon the word of the Lord to even provide the manna.

v 4-6. The preservation of their clothing and health was another miracle. It only made sense that they were being chastened as sons, and should therefore obey God in reverential trust.

 

 

v 7-9. In contrast to the desert life, they would now have plenty of water, abundant crops of all kinds, and even mineral resources.

 

 

 

 

v 10-18. They were to praise God for these great blessings. Failure to praise Him leads to forgetting His wonderful provision. The hardships of the wilderness are recounted to impress upon them that it was not their ability that got them their wealth, but it was God who had given them the power to get wealth in keeping His covenant. Believers in affluent America need to be reminded of God’s provision instead of boasting of their own achievements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 19,20. Forgetting would lead to disobedience and serving other gods. As God destroyed those wicked nations, He would destroy them for disobedience.