Deuteronomy 8:2

New Living Translation

Remember how the Lord your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his commands.

Cross References

Genesis 22:1

Some time later, God tested Abraham’s faith. “Abraham!” God called. “Yes,” he replied. “Here I am.”

2 Chronicles 32:31

However, when ambassadors arrived from Babylon to ask about the remarkable events that had taken place in the land, God withdrew from Hezekiah in order to test him and to see what was really in his heart.

2 Chronicles 33:12

But while in deep distress, Manasseh sought the Lord his God and sincerely humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

2 Chronicles 33:19

Manasseh’s prayer, the account of the way God answered him, and an account of all his sins and unfaithfulness are recorded in The Record of the Seers. It includes a list of the locations where he built pagan shrines and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself and repented.

Nehemiah 9:19

“But in your great mercy you did not abandon them to die in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud still led them forward by day, and the pillar of fire showed them the way through the night.

Job 33:17

He makes them turn from doing wrong; he keeps them from pride.

Psalm 103:2

Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me.

Psalm 106:7

Our ancestors in Egypt were not impressed by the Lord’s miraculous deeds. They soon forgot his many acts of kindness to them. Instead, they rebelled against him at the Red Sea.

Psalm 136:16

Give thanks to him who led his people through the wilderness. His faithful love endures forever.

Psalm 77:11

But then I recall all you have done, O Lord; I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago.

Psalm 81:7

You cried to me in trouble, and I saved you; I answered out of the thundercloud and tested your faith when there was no water at Meribah. Interlude

Exodus 15:25

So Moses cried out to the Lord for help, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. Moses threw it into the water, and this made the water good to drink. It was there at Marah that the Lord set before them the following decree as a standard to test their faithfulness to him.

Exodus 16:35

So the people of Israel ate manna for forty years until they arrived at the land where they would settle. They ate manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan.

Exodus 16:4

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Look, I’m going to rain down food from heaven for you. Each day the people can go out and pick up as much food as they need for that day. I will test them in this to see whether or not they will follow my instructions.

Exodus 20:20

“Don’t be afraid,” Moses answered them, “for God has come in this way to test you, and so that your fear of him will keep you from sinning!”

Proverbs 17:3

Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but the Lord tests the heart.

Isaiah 2:17

Human pride will be humbled, and human arrogance will be brought down. Only the Lord will be exalted on that day of judgment.

Jeremiah 2:6

They did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord who brought us safely out of Egypt and led us through the barren wilderness— a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and death, where no one lives or even travels?’

Ezekiel 20:19

‘I am the Lord your God,’ I told them. ‘Follow my decrees, pay attention to my regulations,

Amos 2:10

It was I who rescued you from Egypt and led you through the desert for forty years, so you could possess the land of the Amorites.

Numbers 14:33

And your children will be like shepherds, wandering in the wilderness for forty years. In this way, they will pay for your faithlessness, until the last of you lies dead in the wilderness.

Luke 18:14

I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

John 2:25

No one needed to tell him about human nature, for he knew what was in each person’s heart.

Deuteronomy 1:3

But forty years after the Israelites left Egypt, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses addressed the people of Israel, telling them everything the Lord had commanded him to say.

Deuteronomy 1:33

who goes before you looking for the best places to camp, guiding you with a pillar of fire by night and a pillar of cloud by day.

Deuteronomy 13:3

do not listen to them. The Lord your God is testing you to see if you truly love him with all your heart and soul.

Deuteronomy 2:7

For the Lord your God has blessed you in everything you have done. He has watched your every step through this great wilderness. During these forty years, the Lord your God has been with you, and you have lacked nothing.”’

Deuteronomy 29:5

For forty years I led you through the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out.

Deuteronomy 32:7

Remember the days of long ago; think about the generations past. Ask your father, and he will inform you. Inquire of your elders, and they will tell you.

Deuteronomy 7:18

But don’t be afraid of them! Just remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 8:16

He fed you with manna in the wilderness, a food unknown to your ancestors. He did this to humble you and test you for your own good.

James 1:3

For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.

James 4:10

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.

James 4:6

And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

1 Peter 1:7

These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.

Revelation 2:23

I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches out the thoughts and intentions of every person. And I will give to each of you whatever you deserve.

Judges 2:22

I did this to test Israel—to see whether or not they would follow the ways of the Lord as their ancestors did.”

Judges 3:4

These people were left to test the Israelites—to see whether they would obey the commands the Lord had given to their ancestors through Moses.