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Deuteronomy 8:2-3 (TNIV)

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2 Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. 3 He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that people do not live on bread alone but on 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)