Deuteronomy 8:2 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

²Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.

— Deuteronomy 8:2

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Illustration of Deuteronomy 8:1-2 NCV

Illustration of Deuteronomy 8:1-2 NCV -- Carefully obey every command I give you today. Then you will live and grow in number, and you will enter and take the land the Lord promised your ancestors. Remember how the Lord your God has led you in the desert for these forty years, taking away your pride and testing you, because he wanted to know what was in your heart. He wanted to know if you would obey his commands.

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