Deuteronomy 8:16 Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:16

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.

Exodus 16:15

  1. The Israelites were puzzled when they saw it. "What is it?" they asked. And Moses told them, "It is the food the LORD has given you.

Deuteronomy 8:3

  1. Yes, he humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you with manna, a food previously unknown to you and your ancestors. He did it to teach you that people need more than bread for their life; real life comes by feeding on every word of the LORD.

Jeremiah 24:5

  1. "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: The good figs represent the exiles I sent from Judah to the land of the Babylonians.
  2. I have sent them into captivity for their own good. I will see that they are well treated, and I will bring them back here again. I will build them up and not tear them down. I will plant them and not uproot them.

Hebrews 12:10

  1. For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God's discipline is always right and good for us because it means we will share in his holiness.
  2. No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening--it is painful! But afterward there will be a quiet harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.

James 1:12

  1. God blesses the people who patiently endure testing. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

Lamentations 3:26

  1. So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the LORD.
  2. And it is good for the young to submit to the yoke of his discipline.
  3. Let them sit alone in silence beneath the LORD's demands.
  4. Let them lie face down in the dust; then at last there is hope for them.
  5. Let them turn the other cheek to those who strike them. Let them accept the insults of their enemies.

2 Corinthians 4:17

  1. For our present troubles are quite small and won't last very long. Yet they produce for us an immeasurably great glory that will last forever!

Romans 8:28

  1. And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

1 Peter 1:7

  1. These trials are only to test your faith, to show that it is strong and pure. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold--and your faith is far more precious to God than mere gold. So if your faith remains strong after being tried by fiery trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
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