Deuteronomy 8:2

“And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, etc.] For this was now the fortieth year of their coming out of Egypt into the wilderness, into which they quickly came after their departure from thence, and had been in one wilderness or another ever since, in which God went before them in a pillar of cloud and fire, and directed their way; and now they are called upon to remember all the occurrences in the way, what favours and mercies had been bestowed upon them, what provisions had been made for them, what enemies they had been delivered from or overcome, as well as what afflictions and chastisements had attended them: and so the…”

“thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness--The recapitulation of all their checkered experience during that long period was designed to awaken lively impressions of the goodness of God. First, Moses showed them the object of their protracted wanderings and varied hardships. These were trials of their obedience as well as chastisements for sin. Indeed, the discovery of their infidelity, inconstancy, and their rebellions and perverseness which this varied discipline brought to light, was of eminently practical use to the Israelites themselves, as it has been to the church in all subsequent ages. Next, he enlarged on the goodness of God…”

“All the way - All the events which befel three in the way, the miraculous protections, deliverances, provisions, instructions which God gave thee; and withal the frequent and severe punishments of thy disobedience. To know - That thou mightest discover to thyself and others that infidelity, inconstancy, hypocrisy, and perverseness, which lay hid in thy heart; the discovery whereof was of singular use both to them, and to the church of God in all succeeding ages. It is good for us likewise to remember all the ways both of God's providence and grace, by which he has led us hitherto through the wilderness, that we may trust him, and chearfully serve him. Deuteronomy 8:3”

“8:2 to prove your character (literally to know what is in your heart): God already knew the Israelites’ innermost thoughts (Pss 51:6; 139:1, 4, 23); he wanted their character to come out in their actions. • to find out whether: The Old Testament often describes God in human terms, even in ways that appear to limit God. Anthropomorphism (assigning human characteristics to God) and anthropopathism (assigning human feelings or emotions to God) are ways of representing God on a human level so the human mind can better grasp his ways, but God is not limited in his knowledge, power, or transcendence. Here, God is figuratively described as having only a human knowledge of the future, but other…”

“remember: Deu 7:18; Psa 77:11, Psa 106:7; Eph 2:11, Eph 2:12; Pe2 1:12, Pe2 1:13, Pe2 3:1, Pe2 3:2 led thee: Deu 1:3, Deu 1:33, Deu 2:7, Deu 29:5; Psa 136:16; Amo 2:10 to humble: Ch2 32:25, Ch2 32:26, Ch2 33:12, Ch2 33:19; Job 33:17, Job 42:5, Job 42:6; Isa 2:17; Luk 18:14; Jam 4:6, Jam 4:10; Pe1 5:5, Pe1 5:6 prove thee: Deu 8:16, Deu 13:3; Gen 22:1; Exo 15:25, Exo 16:4; Ch2 32:31; Psa 81:7; Pro 17:3; Mal 3:2, Mal 3:3; Jam 1:3; Pe1 1:7 to know: Jer 17:9, Jer 17:10; Joh 2:25; Rev 2:23 Deuteronomy 8:3”