Deuteronomy 2:7

Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 2

“For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.”Deuteronomy 2:7

What Does Deuteronomy 2:7 Mean?

Deuteronomy 2:7 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 2, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Wilderness, Guidance, and Doubt.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 2:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Deuteronomy 8:2“And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.”Nehemiah 9:21“Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.”Luke 22:35“And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.”Deuteronomy 29:5“And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.”Hosea 13:5“I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.”Psalms 90:17“And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.”Genesis 12:2“And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:”Genesis 24:35“And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.”Job 23:10“But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.”Psalms 31:7“I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;”Genesis 26:12“Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.”Amos 2:10“Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.”Genesis 30:27“And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.”Genesis 39:5“And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.”Deuteronomy 20:1“When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”Joshua 5:6“For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”Psalms 1:6“For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.”Jeremiah 2:2“Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.”Acts 4:34“Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,”1 Timothy 6:8“And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.”

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