Deuteronomy 8:2

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Remember that for 40 years the Lord your God led you on your journey in the desert. He did this in order to humble you and test you. He wanted to know whether or not you would wholeheartedly obey his commands.

Cross References

Genesis 22:1

Later God tested Abraham and called to him, “Abraham!” “Yes, here I am!” he answered.

2 Chronicles 32:31

When the leaders of Babylon sent ambassadors to ask him about the miraculous sign that had happened in the land, God left him. God did this to test him, to find out everything that was in Hezekiah’s heart.

2 Chronicles 33:12

When he experienced this distress, he begged the Lord his God to be kind and humbled himself in front of the God of his ancestors.

2 Chronicles 33:19

His prayer and how God accepted it are written in the records of Hozai. The things he did before he humbled himself are also written there. This includes all his sins and unfaithfulness and the places where he built illegal worship sites and set up idols and poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah.

Nehemiah 9:19

But because of your endless compassion, you didn’t abandon them in the desert. The column of smoke didn’t leave them during the day, but it led them on their way. The column of fire didn’t leave them during the night, but it gave them light to see the way they should go.

Job 33:17

⌞He warns them⌟ to turn away from doing ⌞wrong⌟ and to stop being arrogant.

Psalm 103:2

Praise the Lord, my soul, and never forget all the good he has done:

Psalm 106:7

When our ancestors were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles. They did not remember your numerous acts of mercy, so they rebelled at the sea, the Red Sea.

Psalm 136:16

Give thanks to the one who led his people through the desert— because his mercy endures forever.

Psalm 77:11

I will remember the deeds of the Lord. I will remember your ancient miracles.

Psalm 81:7

When you were in trouble, you called out ⌞to me⌟, and I rescued you. I was hidden in thunder, but I answered you. I tested your ⌞loyalty⌟ at the oasis of Meribah. Selah

Exodus 15:25

Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed  him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. There the Lord set down laws and rules for them to live by, and there he tested them.

Exodus 16:35

The Israelites ate manna for 40 years until they came to a place to settle. They ate manna until they came to the border of Canaan.

Exodus 16:4

The Lord said to Moses, “I’m going to send you food from heaven like rain. Each day the people should go out and gather only what they need for that day. In this way I will test them to see whether or not they will follow my instructions.

Exodus 20:20

Moses answered the people, “Don’t be afraid! God has come only to test you, so that you will be in awe of him and won’t sin.”

Proverbs 17:3

The crucible is for refining silver and the smelter for gold, but the one who purifies hearts ⌞by fire⌟ is the Lord.

Isaiah 2:17

Then arrogant people will be brought down, and high and mighty people will be humbled. On that day the Lord alone will be honored.

Jeremiah 2:6

They didn’t ask, “Where is the Lord, who brought us from Egypt? He led us through the desert, through a wasteland and its pits, a land of drought and the shadow of death. No one lives there or travels there.”

Ezekiel 20:19

I am the Lord your God. Live by my laws. Obey my rules and follow them.

Amos 2:10

I brought you out of Egypt. I led you through the desert for 40 years so that you could take possession of the land of the Amorites.

Numbers 14:33

Your children will be shepherds in the desert for 40 years. They will suffer for your unfaithfulness until the last of your bodies lies dead in the desert.

Luke 18:14

“I can guarantee that this tax collector went home with God’s approval, but the Pharisee didn’t. Everyone who honors himself will be humbled, but the person who humbles himself will be honored.”

John 2:25

and didn’t need anyone to tell him about human nature. He knew what people were really like.

Deuteronomy 1:3

On the first day of the eleventh month in the fortieth year ⌞after they had left Egypt⌟, Moses told the Israelites everything the Lord had commanded him to tell them.

Deuteronomy 1:33

who went ahead of you to find places for you to camp. He appeared in a column of fire at night and in a column of smoke during the day to show you which route to take.

Deuteronomy 13:3

The Lord your God is testing you to find out if you really love him with all your heart and with all your soul.

Deuteronomy 2:7

The Lord your God has blessed you in everything you have done. He has watched over you as you traveled through this vast desert. For 40 years now the Lord your God has been with you, and you haven’t needed a thing.

Deuteronomy 29:5

For 40 years I led you through the desert. During that time your clothes and shoes never wore out.

Deuteronomy 32:7

Remember a time long ago. Think about all the past generations. Ask your fathers to remind you, and your leaders to tell you.

Deuteronomy 7:18

Don’t be afraid of them. Remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and all of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 8:16

He was the one who fed you in the desert with manna, which your ancestors had never seen. He did this in order to humble you and test you. But he also did this so that things would go well for you in the end.

James 1:3

You know that such testing of your faith produces endurance.

James 4:10

Humble yourselves in the Lord’s presence. Then he will give you a high position.

James 4:6

But God shows us even more kindness. Scripture says, “God opposes arrogant people, but he is kind to humble people.”

1 Peter 1:7

The purpose of these troubles is to test your faith as fire tests how genuine gold is. Your faith is more precious than gold, and by passing the test, it gives praise, glory, and honor to God. This will happen when Jesus Christ appears again.

Revelation 2:23

I will kill her children. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches hearts and minds. I will reward each of you for what you have done.

Judges 2:22

I will test the people of Israel with these nations to see whether or not they will carefully follow the Lord’s ways as their ancestors did.”

Judges 3:4

These nations were left to test the Israelites, to find out if they would obey the commands the Lord had given their ancestors through Moses.