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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Deuteronomy 8:14

Lifted up — As if thou didst receive and enjoy these things, either, by thy owns wisdom, and valour, and industry, or for thy own merit.

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See also Deuteronomy 8:14 in other biblical comments:

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    4. THOU SHALT REMEMBER! PROVISION AND WARNING CHAPTER 8 _ 1. Remember the forty years and Jehovah's care (Deuteronomy 8:1)_ 2. The gracious provision in the land (Deuteronomy 8:7) 3. Warning again...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    DEUTERONOMY 8. Israel's duty to be faithful and obedient to Yahweh enforced by a recital of His loving treatment of them in the wilderness (Deuteronomy 8:1). Unless they are faithful they will perish...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    BONDAGE. bondmen, put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), App-6....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _thine heart be lifted up_ Deuteronomy 17:20; Hosea 13:6. _house of bondage_ Deuteronomy 6:12....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _VER._ 14. _THEN THINE HEART BE LIFTED UP_— An usual effect of prosperity and great riches, as Euripides observes: υβριν δε τικτει πλουτος; _wealth breeds pride and contempt of others;_ for when men a...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    LESSON EIGHT DEUTERONOMY 8:1 TO DEUTERONOMY 11:32 7. THE THREAT FROM WITHIN (Deuteronomy 8:1 to Deuteronomy 11:21)

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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:_ Beware that thou forget not the Lord. After mentio...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    PRACTICAL EXHORTATIONS (CONTINUED) The people are reminded of God's goodness to them at the time of the exodus and during their sojourn in the wilderness. They are exhorted to humility and obedience,...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD DEUTERONOMY _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 8 V1 ‘Be careful to *keep all the *commandments that I ordered you today. Then you will live an...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ רָ֖ם לְבָבֶ֑ךָ וְ שָֽׁכַחְתָּ֙ אֶת ־יְהוָ֣

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE BREAD OF THE SOUL Deuteronomy 8:1 IN the Chapter s which follow, _ viz_. 8., 9., and Deuteronomy 10:1, we have an appeal to history as a motive for fulfilling the fundamental duty of loving God a...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    BEWARE OF FORGETTING GOD Deuteronomy 8:1 “Thou shalt remember,” Deuteronomy 8:2; “thou shalt consider,” Deuteronomy 8:5; “thou shalt bless,”...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Still continuing this discourse, Moses declared that the land when purified of the corrupt people was to be possessed by the people of God as His chosen nation. He showed that the first condition of p...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Then thine heart (h) 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; (h) By attributing God's benefits to your own wisdom...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    I bring the whole of these verses into one point of view for shortness sake, and, because the doctrine of the whole is one and the same; namely, that the LORD'S grace ought never to be made the occasi...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    In examining Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers, we have found what may be called an abstract typical system. That is, we see in them a number of institutions laid down by Jehovah, the pattern of which wa...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 8, 9, 10, AND 11. In chapter 8, in the most instructive and touching language as to the care God had taken of them, while keeping them in dependence, and His...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THEN THINE HEART BE LIFTED UP,.... As the heart is apt to be when riches increase; hence the advice in 1 Timothy 6:17 AND THOU FORGET THE LORD THY GOD; from whom all good things come, and who can tak...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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; Ver. 14. _Then thy heart be lifted up._] The devil will...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Lifted up_ As if thou didst receive and enjoy these things, either by thy own wisdom, and valour, and industry, or by thy own merit....

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 An exhortation to obedience in regard of Gods dealing with them. 1 ALL the commaundements which I commaund thee this day, shall yee obserue to doe, that yee may liue, and multiply, and goe in, and...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    then thine heart be lifted up, in pride and presumption, AND THOU FORGET THE LORD, THY GOD, WHICH BROUGHT THEE FORTH OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT, FROM THE HOUSE OF BONDAGE;...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    A WARNING AGAINST PRIDE...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    REMEMBER! DO NOT FORGET! (vs.1-20) Israel was left no opportunity to say they did not understand what God was telling them. He repeated it in many different ways and insisted on it in no uncertain t...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    10-20 Moses directs to the duty of a prosperous condition. Let them always remember their Benefactor. In everything we must give thanks. Moses arms them against the temptations of a prosperous condit...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THINE HEART BE LIFTED UP; as if thou didst receive and enjoy these things either by thy own wisdom, and valour, and industry, DEUTERONOMY 8:17, or for thy own merit, DEUTERONOMY 9:4. See Hosea 13:6...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    "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 aware unto your fathers. And thou shalt rememb...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Deuteronomy 8:14 heart H3824 up H7311 (H8804) forget H7911 (H8804) LORD H3068 God H430 out H3318 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE WARNING LEST WHEN THEY ARE BLESSED THEY FORGET WHO HAS BLESSED THEM (DEUTERONOMY 8:11). Knowing the hearts of the people Moses now saw fit to gave them a severe warning. He recognised that there w...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Deuteronomy 8:11 In the text we have Moses' answer to the first great question in politics: What makes a nation prosperous? To that wise men have always answered, as Moses answered, "Good government...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Israel reminded of God's gracious past dealings and warned to walk in His Way. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: It is good for us to remember all the ways both of God's providences and...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Deuteronomy 8:4. _Thy raiment waxed not old._ By a miracle the Lord preserved the clothes of the Israelites from wearing and decay, or by means of trade and war with the supplies they brought from Egy...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Beware that thou forget not the Lord._ NATIONAL WEALTH Here we have Moses’ answer to the first great question in politics--What makes a nation prosperous? To that wise men have already answered, as...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 8:14 HEART... LIFTED UP. Pride comes from forgetting life in the wilderness (vv. Deuteronomy 8:14) and failing to apply its less

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.—In addition to the danger of being ensnared by idolatry, after their settlement in Canaan, Israel might fall into pride and forget God in the enjoyment of its products. To guard agains...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION FURTHER EXHORTATION TO OBEDIENCE, ENFORCED BY A REVIEW OF GOD'S DEALINGS WITH ISRAEL IN THE WILDERNESS. Deu

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And all the commandments which I command thee this day you shall observe to do, that you may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land. And thou shalt remember all the way the LORD thy God le...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 4:7; 1 Corinthians 4:8; 2 Chronicles 26:16; 2 Chronicles 32:25;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    LEST WE FORGET Deuteronomy 8:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We remember a verse which reads, "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for in...

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