Deuteronomy 8 · Grade 4
Every Word from God's Mouth
Read and Think
Moses called Israel to remember the wilderness. God led them forty years to humble them and to test what was in their hearts. He let them hunger, then fed them with manna, which they had never known, so they would learn that people live by every word that comes from God's mouth.
Satan tempted Jesus to turn stones into bread. Jesus said, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of God's mouth (Matthew 4:4). The wilderness years showed God's care: clothes did not wear out and feet did not swell. Like a father, God disciplined His people for their good.
The danger ahead was not hunger but plenty. In a land of wheat, barley, vines, figs, pomegranates, olives, honey, iron, and copper, Israel might grow proud and say, My power and my hand got me this wealth. Moses said, Remember God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth.
Show What You Know
Why did God humble and test Israel?
When did Jesus quote 8:3?
What was the danger in the good land?
Who gives the power to get wealth?
Word Bank Fill-In
Use the word bank to fill in each blank.
- God led them forty years to them and to test what was in their hearts.
- Satan tempted Jesus to turn stones into .
- Like a father, God disciplined His people for their .
- Moses said, Remember , for it is He who gives you power to get wealth.
Think About It
What does it mean to live by every word from God's mouth?
When things go well, how can you guard against pride?
Memory Verse
“He humbled you, allowed you to be hungry, and fed you with manna, which you didn’t know, neither did your fathers know, that he might teach you that man does not live by bread only, but man lives by every word that proceeds out of Yahweh’s mouth.”
Deuteronomy 8:3 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for my daily bread. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- Why is it easy to forget God when life is good?
- How did Jesus use this chapter when He was tempted?
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