Deuteronomy 8:11-20

International Children’s Bible

¹¹ Be careful not to forget the Lord your God. Do not fail to obey his commands, laws and rules. I am giving them to you today. ¹² You will eat all you want. You will build nice houses and live in them. ¹³ Your herds of cattle and flocks of sheep will grow large. Your silver and gold will grow. You will have more of everything. ¹⁴ Then your heart will become proud. You will forget the Lord your God. He brought you out of the land of Egypt, where you were slaves. ¹⁵ He led you through the large and terrible desert. It was dry and had no water. It had poisonous snakes and stinging insects. He gave you water from a solid rock. ¹⁶ He gave you manna to eat in the desert. Manna was something your ancestors had never seen. He did this to take away your pride and to test you. He did it so things would go well for you in the end. ¹⁷ You might say to yourself, “I am rich because of my own strength and power.” ¹⁸ But remember the Lord your God! It is he who gives you the power to become rich. He keeps the agreement he promised to your ancestors. So it is today.

¹⁹ Never forget the Lord your God. Do not follow other gods. Do not worship them. Do not bow down to them. If you do, I warn you today that you will be destroyed. ²⁰ The Lord destroyed the other nations for you. And you can be destroyed the same way if you do not obey the Lord your God.