8:11
On the negative side, they needed to beware of forgetting the Lord’s commands, thinking everything was fine and they could just do what they liked. This habit of forgetting the Lord when everything is going well is a human habit, even for Christians. I guess we all tend to pray more when we are in trouble. That is why it is vital to establish habits of prayer and Bible study.
8:12-14
Moses then outlines what will happen if they fail to do the things that he has commanded here. When they are satisfied, they have plenty of food and have fine houses, then their hearts will become proud. They will forget the Lord, thinking they can manage fine without Him. The most fundamental thing that they forgot was that it was the Lord who brought them out of slavery in Egypt. Without the Lord that is where they would have remained. Thinking we can manage without God is at the heart of our rebellion.
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