Devarim 8: Will Work for Food

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · Apr 12, 2026 · 2m

Food is the theme of chapter 8. Moshe tells the people that God intentionally challenged them in the desert by withholding food and water, in order to test them. God then brought the miracle of the mann to provide sustenance:

“He subjected you to hardship and hunger, and then gave you manna to eat… in order to teach you that one does not live by bread alone, but by whatever the LORD decrees.” (Deuteronomy 8:3)

וַיְעַנְּךָ וַיַּרְעִבֶךָ וַיַּאֲכִלְךָ אֶת־הַמָּן אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדַעְתָּ וְלֹא יָדְעוּן אֲבֹתֶיךָ

לְמַעַן הוֹדִיעֲךָ כִּי לֹא עַל־הַלֶּחֶם לְבַדּוֹ יִחְיֶה הָאָדָם כִּי עַל־כָּל־מוֹצָא…