Deuteronomy 8:2

New International Reader's Version

Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way. He guided you in the desert for these 40 years. He wanted to take your pride away. He wanted to test you to know what was in your hearts. He wanted to see whether you would obey his commands.

Cross References

Genesis 22:1

Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” Abraham replied.

2 Chronicles 32:31

The rulers of Babylon sent messengers to him. They asked him about the miraculous sign that had taken place in the land. Then God left Hezekiah to test him. God wanted to know everything in Hezekiah’s heart.

2 Chronicles 33:12

When Manasseh was in trouble, he asked the Lord his God to help him. He made himself very humble in the sight of the God of his people.

2 Chronicles 33:19

Everything about Manasseh is written in the records of the prophets. That includes his prayer and the fact that God felt sorry for him. It includes everything he did before he made himself humble in the Lord’s sight. It includes all his sins and the fact that he wasn’t faithful to the Lord. It includes the locations where he built high places. It includes the places where he set up poles used to worship the female god named Asherah. And it includes the places where he set up statues of other gods.

Nehemiah 9:19

“Because you loved them so much, you didn’t leave them in the desert. During the day the pillar of cloud didn’t stop guiding them on their path. At night the pillar of fire didn’t stop shining on the way you wanted them to go.

Job 33:17

He warns them in order to turn them away from sinning. He wants to keep them from being proud.

Psalm 103:2

I will praise the Lord. I won’t forget anything he does for me.

Psalm 106:7

When our people were in Egypt, they forgot about the Lord’s miracles. They didn’t remember his many kind acts. At the Red Sea they refused to obey him.

Psalm 136:16

Give thanks to the God who led his people through the desert. His faithful love continues forever.

Psalm 77:11

Lord, I will remember what you did. Yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.

Psalm 81:7

You called out when you were in trouble, and I saved you. I answered you out of a thundercloud. I tested you at the waters of Meribah.

Exodus 15:25

Then Moses cried out to the Lord. The Lord showed him a stick. Moses threw it into the water. The water became fit to drink. There the Lord gave a ruling and instruction for the people. And there he tested them.

Exodus 16:35

The Israelites ate manna for 40 years. They ate it until they came to a land where people were living. They ate it until they reached the border of Canaan.

Exodus 16:4

Then the Lord spoke to Moses. He said, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people must go out each day. Have them gather enough bread for that day. Here is how I will test them. I will see if they will follow my directions.

Exodus 20:20

Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. God has come to test you. He wants you to have respect for him. That will keep you from sinning.”

Proverbs 17:3

Fire tests silver, and heat tests gold. But the Lord tests our hearts.

Isaiah 2:17

Anyone who brags will be brought low. Anyone who is proud will be made humble. The Lord alone will be honored at that time.

Jeremiah 2:6

They did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord? He brought us up out of Egypt. He led us through a dry and empty land. He guided us through deserts and deep valleys. It was a land of total darkness where there wasn’t any rain. No one lived or traveled there.’

Ezekiel 20:19

I am the Lord your God. So follow my rules. Be careful to obey my laws.

Amos 2:10

“People of Israel, I brought you up out of Egypt. I led you in the desert for 40 years. I gave you the land of the Amorites.

Numbers 14:33

Your children will be shepherds here for 40 years. They will suffer because you were not faithful. They will suffer until the last of your bodies lies here in the desert.

Luke 18:14

“I tell you, the tax collector went home accepted by God. But not the Pharisee. All those who lift themselves up will be made humble. And those who make themselves humble will be lifted up.”

John 2:25

He didn’t need anyone to tell him what people are like. He already knew why people do what they do.

Deuteronomy 1:3

It was the 40th year since the Israelites had left Egypt. On the first day of the 11th month, Moses spoke to them. He told them everything the Lord had commanded him to tell them.

Deuteronomy 1:33

He went ahead of you on your journey. He was in the fire at night and in the cloud during the day. He found places for you to camp. He showed you the way you should go.

Deuteronomy 13:3

So you must not listen to what that prophet or dreamer has said. The Lord your God is testing you. He wants to know whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul.

Deuteronomy 2:7

The Lord your God has blessed you in everything your hands have done. He watched over you when you traveled through that huge desert. For these 40 years the Lord your God has been with you. So you have had everything you need.

Deuteronomy 29:5

Yet the Lord says, “I led you through the desert for 40 years. During that time your clothes didn’t wear out. The sandals on your feet didn’t wear out either.

Deuteronomy 32:7

Remember the days of long ago. Think about what the Lord did through those many years. Ask your father. He will tell you. Ask your elders. They’ll explain it to you.

Deuteronomy 7:18

But don’t be afraid of them. Be sure to remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and all the Egyptians.

Deuteronomy 8:16

He gave you manna to eat in the desert. Your people had never even known anything about manna before. The Lord took your pride away. He tested you. He did it so that things would go well with you in the end.

James 1:3

Your faith will be tested. You know that when this happens it will produce in you the strength to continue.

James 4:10

Be humble in front of the Lord. And he will lift you up.

James 4:6

But God continues to give us more grace. That’s why Scripture says, “God opposes those who are proud. But he gives grace to those who are humble.” (Proverbs 3:34)

1 Peter 1:7

Your troubles have come in order to prove that your faith is real. Your faith is worth more than gold. That’s because gold can pass away even when fire has made it pure. Your faith is meant to bring praise, honor and glory to God. This will happen when Jesus Christ returns.

Revelation 2:23

I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I search hearts and minds. I will pay each of you back for what you have done.

Judges 2:22

I will use those nations to test Israel. I will see whether Israel will live the way I, the Lord, want them to. I will see whether they will be like their people of long ago. I will see whether they will follow my path.”

Judges 3:4

The Lord left those nations where they were to test the Israelites. He wanted to see whether they would obey his commands. He had given those commands through Moses to their people of long ago.