8:1 Under the Law of Moses, every commandment was to be kept if the people were to live and prosper in the land of promise. Great care was to be exercised in keeping them. How much more is this true under the Law of Christ in the New Testament. We are responsible through His grace to keep all His commandments. 8:2, 5 The Lord dealt harshly with Israel in the desert as a test, for testing under pressure has a way of revealing what is in the heart. The test in each case reveals obedience or disobedience
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