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Deuteronomy 8:5

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So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 5

Moses had charged parents in teaching their children to whet the word of God upon them (Deu 6:7) by frequent repetition of the same things over and over again; and here he himself takes the same method of instructing the Israelites as his children, frequently inculcating the same precepts and cautions, with the same motives or arguments to enforce them, that what they heard so often might abide with them. In this chapter Moses gives them, I. General exhortations to obedience (Deu 8:1, Deu 8:6). II. A review of the great things God had done for them in the wilderness, as a good argument for obedience (Deu 8:2-5, Deu 8:15, Deu 8:16). III. A prospect of the good land into which God would now bring them (Deu 8:7-9). IV. A necessary caution against the temptations of a prosperous condition (Deu 8:10-14, and Deu 8:17, Deu 8:18). V. A fair warning of the fatal consequences of apostasy from God (Deu 8:19, Deu 8:20).

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Strong's Concordancev. 5

יָדַע (yâdaʻ, H3045) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses,… עִם (ʻim, H5973) — adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications;… לֵבָב (lêbâb, H3824) — the heart (as the most interior organ); אִישׁ (ʼîysh, H376) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term… יָסַר (yâçar, H3256) — to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, H430) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with…

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Revelation of John 3:19rank 17

Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.

II Samuel 7:14rank 14

I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.

Proverbs 3:12rank 13

for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.

I Corinthians 11:32rank 10

But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.

Psalms 94:12rank 8

Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,

Ezekiel 18:28rank 6

Because he considered and turned from all the transgressions he had committed, he will surely live; he will not die.

Psalms 89:32rank 5

I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes.

Deuteronomy 4:9rank 3

Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.

Ezekiel 12:3rank 2

Therefore, son of man, pack your bags for exile. In broad daylight, set out from your place and go to another as they watch. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.

Deuteronomy 4:23rank 2

Be careful that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that He made with you; do not make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything He has forbidden you.

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