And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

But by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord - literally, “every outgoing of the mouth of the Lord.” Compare ([Re…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And he ... suffered you to hunger, and fed you. — This was a process that was naturally humbling. He might easily have fe…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And he humbled you, and allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna, which you did not know.

What a wonderful sequence there is i…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger. Since they were sometimes made to suffer hunger in the wilderne , he proves the advantag…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he humbled thee
Or afflicted you with want of bread:

and suffered thee to hunger

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Obedience must be:

  1. Careful, to observe and do;
  2. Universal, to do all the commandments; and
  3. From a good principle, wit…

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