Deuteronomy 8.18 (KJV) (2024)

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Deuteronomy 8.18 (KJV)? ›

But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

It tells us that God gives each of us the ability to get wealth. He puts in each of us a way that we can make money. You might be able to make money through your job, or perhaps you could start a business selling candy bars in your lunch room, or even make money on an investment or savings account.

In conclusion, Deuteronomy 8:8 serves as a powerful reminder of God's provision for his people and their responsibility to care for the land and its resources. The verse emphasizes the abundance and richness of the Promised Land and the need for the Israelites to remember that their blessings come from God.

Deuteronomy 18:8 King James Version (KJV)

They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.

With the humbling and life-learning lessons of the wilderness in mind, Moses tells the people to obey the Lord because the Lord is bringing them into a good land (8:6-10). The Lord is going to bring them into the land and they will eat and be satisfied (8:10). God will satisfy the people if they will trust in him.

My Prayer...

Use your Spirit to forge in me a heart like Jesus' heart. Our Lord did deserve everything good and yet gave it all up to come to earth and give me the greatest gift imaginable — the gift of your salvation! Thank you so much for this gift of grace and the many other undeserved gifts you have lavished on me.

The Hebrew word used here is כֹּ֖חַ koaḥ, written in Modern Hebrew as כוח, which means “physical strength, power, or capacity”.

The Israelites are warned that forgetting the Lord will lead to terrible consequences (4:23-28; 6:12-15; 8:11, 19-20) – but that he will not forget them (4:31; cf. 32:36-43).

SUMMARY. In this sermon, Moses urges Israel to remember their dependence upon God and warns them about pride and self-sufficiency when they reach the Promised Land.

Moses is the author of Deuteronomy. Throughout the book we see Moses fulfilling his divinely appointed role as “the great law-giver of Israel” (D&C 138:41).

How does God give you power to get wealth? ›

God supernaturally imparted this ability to get wealth to the Israelites. Therefore God gave them this power by giving them both the physical fitness and the ideas in their minds to make money. There was nothing dramatic or spectacular about this gift. It was as normal as any normal human ability.

An arrogant heart (Proverbs 16:5), insincere worship (Isaiah 1:13), and offering God a gift that is less than our best (Deut. 17:1) are all labelled “abominations” in the Old Testament.

There's nothing in the Bible that says thou shall not do yoga. That's not a command in scripture where there are things in scripture that are clearly commanded and there are doctrines in scripture that are very clearly outlined.

Pastor and Bible commentator David Guzik writes “This [Deuteronomy 8:18] reminds us why God has blessed us. His plan is that it would ultimately further His eternal purpose. Therefore, we have no right to use our material blessing to further selfish purposes; instead, we use our resources to advance His kingdom.”

8a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, of olive trees and of honey, 9a land where you will always have bread and where you will lack nothing, a land whose stones contain iron and in whose hills you can mine copper.

Deuteronomy Is About Obeying God

In Deuteronomy, God warned them, saying, “You must not test the Lord your God as you did when you complained at Massah. You must diligently obey the commands of the Lord your God — all the laws and decrees he has given you,” (Deuteronomy 6:15-17).

[mainly British] to make plans and decisions that are based on what you have and not what you would like.

The Bible speaks in several places about having a robe of righteousness or those having white robes or unsoiled garments. All of these refer to those people who have received Jesus Christ as their Lord and have followed Him.

But if the master got up from the table, folded his napkin, and laid it beside his plate, the servant would not dare touch the table because the servant knew that the folded napkin meant, “I'm not finished yet.” The folded napkin meant, “I'm coming back!” He (the master, Jesus) is coming back! Hallelujah!

They “enlarge the borders of their garments,” supposedly showing an uncommon reverence for God's commands. What can we learn from this teaching? 1) Real religion is not done to be seen. “But all their works they do to be seen by men”(Matt 23:5). Their behavior—right down to their dress—is calculated to impress.