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Deuteronomy 8:2-3 (NLT)

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2 Remember how the Lord your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his commands. 3 Yes, he humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you with manna, a food previously unknown to you and your ancestors. He did it to teach you that people do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 2) Testing / Tests - Tests are to see whether or not you would keep his commands
(v. 2) Heart - Tests are to humble us and to know what is in our hearts
(v. 2) Obedience - Tests are to see whether or not you would keep his commands
(v. 2) Humility - Tests are to humble us and to know what is in our hearts
(v. 2) Suffering / Hardship - Tests are to humble us and to know what is in our hearts
(v. 3) Fasting - Fasting and hunger humbles us

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 2) Does God know the hearts of men or not? God test you in order to know what was in your heart

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 2) Man of Prayer - Praying for Provision (part 2) (2008-10-25)
(v. 2) Take the test (part 1) (2010-06-06)
(v. 2) Getting Started (part II) (2011-11-20)
(v. 3) Man of Prayer - Praying for Provision (part 2) (2008-10-25)
(v. 3) Getting Started (part II) (2011-11-20)