First Commandment III – Don’t Trust in Stuff (Deut. 8)

Last time, in chapter 7, we saw that there were two poles to the temptation of militarism: there was the temptation of spiritual arrogance (God chose us because of our strength!), but also the temptation of spiritual anxiety (our enemies are too strong!) In the same way, chapter 8 shows that there are two poles to the temptation of materialism: Do you believe that God will provide? (will you…