Time after Pentecost · Thanksgiving Day (USA) · Year B
Deuteronomy 8:1-10
Do Not Forget the Lord
November 25, 2027
Overview & Insights
“When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.” (Deuteronomy 8:10)
Not by Bread Alone: Like chapter 7, this chapter is also very skillfully organized in a loose chiastic fashion, with the same “in and out” pattern as in chapter 7.
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Commentary
Enduring Word: Deuteronomy 8 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.
Precept Austin: Deuteronomy 8 Commentary Precept Austin
Study page gathering many conservative commentators on Deuteronomy 8.
BibleHub: Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8:1 BibleHub
Parallel classic commentaries keyed to remembering the LORD in the good land.
StudyLight: Deuteronomy 8 Commentaries StudyLight
Many complete commentaries on Deuteronomy 8 gathered on one passage page.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: Deuteronomy Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's scholarly introduction to Deuteronomy and its setting.
BibleProject: Deuteronomy Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of the design and message of Deuteronomy.
Sefaria: Deuteronomy 8 (Hebrew) Sefaria
Hebrew text with English and classical Jewish commentary on the chapter.
BibleHub: Deuteronomy 8 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew-English interlinear for word-level study of the chapter.
The Church Fathers
Questions preachers ask
What does Deuteronomy 8 warn against?
Moses describes the good land of plenty Israel is entering and warns them not to forget the Lord or say “my own power… produced this wealth,” but to remember the God who gives the ability to prosper (Deuteronomy 8:7–18).
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