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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Deuteronomy 8 In this chapter Moses repeats the exhortation to observe the commands of God, and urges the Israelites to it, from the consideration of the great and good things God had done for them in the wilderness, and even in those instances which were chastisements, and were of an humbling nature, Deuteronomy 8:1, and on the consideration of the blessings of the good land they...
John Gill
A land wherein thou shall eat bread without scarceness,.... That is, should have plenty of all sorts of provisions, which bread is often put for: thou shall not lack anything in it; for necessity and convenience, and for delight and pleasure: a land whose stones are iron; in which were iron mines: and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass; both which are taken out of the earth and the stones...
Matthew Henry
Moses had charged parents in teaching their children to whet the word of God upon them (ch. vi. 7) by frequent repetition of the same things over and over again; and here he himself takes the same method of instructing the Israelites as his children, frequently inculcating the same precepts and cautions, with the same motives or arguments to enforce them, that what they heard so often might abide...
Charles H. Spurgeon
A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass. There are deep things hidden away in the gospel treasuries. Silver and gold there may be none; but then, iron and copper are much more useful things, and the most useful things we shall ever want in this life lie hidden beneath...
Charles H. Spurgeon
A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; When you live in communion with God, and he brings you into the full enjoyment of the covenant blessings, then there is no scarceness with you, there is no lack of anything. Deu_8:9. A land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass. Or, copper. Silver and gold they had none; but...