“Take heed not to forget God by not keeping God’s commandments, for when you may have all you need, your spirit may become haughty and you might forget God, Who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from the home of slaves. When you eat and are satisfied, then bless God for the good land that God has given you. For your God is bringing you into a good land, a land in which you will lack for nothing. Moses continues, “And keep the commandments to walk in God’s ways and to fear God. Therefore hold fast upon your heart the knowledge that as a man trains his son, so does God train you.” God let you go hungry, then gave you manna in order to have you know that it is not by bread alone that man can make a life for himself, but that man can live by everything that comes from God. “Remember the entire path along which God has led you these 40 years in the wilderness. Do not lust after the silver and the gold that is upon them and take it for yourself, for it is an abomination to God. The images of their gods shall burn in fire. God will deliver them up before you and you shall destroy them. Don’t fear them, for God, your God, is a great and awesome God. “But,” Moses warns, “you will have to annihilate many people your eye shall not feel any mercy for them–so that you will not serve their gods–for this is a trap for you. You will be blessed more than all the peoples.” God will bless the fruit of your body, your soil, grain, wine, oil and animals. God will love you and bless you and multiply you. Moses continues with his speech to the Israelites, “It will come to pass as a result of your hearing these Ten Commandments and carrying them out with care, that God will keep with you this covenant. Commentary on Parashat Eikev, Deuteronomy 7:12 - 11:25
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