Passage Research
Deuteronomy 8 — Sermon Preparation
The forty years of wilderness training — manna, thirst, and discipline — are recalled as a lesson in humility; prosperity in Canaan must not lead Israel to forget God. Below is a research summary for Deuteronomy 8, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 20
- verses
- 293 / 126
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 12
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Deuteronomy 8 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יָדַע | yâdaʻ | H3045 | 6 | know, seeing |
| שָׁמַר | shâmar | H8104 | 5 | hedge, guard |
| שָׁכַח | shâkach | H7911 | 4 | mislay, be oblivious |
| מִצְוָה | mitsvâh | H4687 | 4 | command, Law |
| אָבַד | ʼâbad | H6 | 4 | wander, lose |
| אָכַל | ʼâkal | H398 | 5 | eat |
| רָבָה | râbâh | H7235 | 4 | increase |
How preachers through history handled this text
12 public-domain excerpts on Deuteronomy 8, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Moses directs to the duty of a prosperous condition. Let them always remember their Benefactor. In everything we must give thanks. Moses arms them against the temptations of a prosperous condition. When men possess large estates, or are engaged in profitable business, they find the temptation to pride, forgetfulness of God, and carnal-mindedness, very strong; and they are anxious and troubled about many things. In this the believing poor have the advantage; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Deuteronomy 8:10–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Deut 8:14
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