Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword. 13:15
8:1-20
1 All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers.
2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
Obey all the commandments that I command you today and remember all the ways I have helped you during your 40-year wilderness journey.I did all these things to humble you and to find out what was in your hearts and see who would (or woundn't ) obey my commandments. [1]
3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
God humbled you, made you hungry, and then fed you with manna.He did this to show you that man doesn't live by bread alone, but by every word that comes out of his mouth. (Mt 4:4)
4Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
5 Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
Your clothes didn't wear out and your feet didn't swell for the last forty years. [2]
6 Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
7 For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
8 A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;
Keep the commandments and fear God.Because God is giving you a good land, with lots of water, wheat, barley, vines, figs, pomegranates, olives, and honey.
9 A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
10 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
A land where you eat lots of bread and lack nothing,where the stones are made of iron and the hills are filled with brass.
11 Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:
So keep God's commandments.
12 Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
13 And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
14 Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
Don't forget God when you're well-fed, living in a nice house, with your herds, flocks, gold, and silver multiplying.
15Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
Remember who led you through the wilderness, where there were fiery serpents [3].And who brought water out of a rock. [4]
16 Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
17 And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
Remember who fed you with manna.
18 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.
19 And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
20As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God.
The Israelites clothing didn't wear out while wandering around in the desert for 40 years. (God made the children's shoes grow with their feet so they wouldn't need new ones!)
Who led the Israelites through the wilderness and saved them from the fiery serpents?
You know who! (See Num 21:5-9)
See the conflicting stories in Num 20:6-11 and Ex 17:1-7.
Every Jot and Tittle: All the commandments in the Bible
