Deuteronomy 8:2 meaning and explanation

Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.

Deuteronomy 8:2, Berean Standard Bible

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Moses is speaking to Israel on the plains of Moab, just before they enter the promised land. The generation that left Egypt has died in the wilderness, and he calls the people to remember the whole forty year journey.

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