God prepared Moses on the backside of the the desert. He prepared John,
the Baptist in the wilderness. He prepared Saul of Tarsus to become Paul
the apostle, in the background, learning from others, before he wrote his
epistles. He suffered many things for the sake of the gospel. Jesus was
tempted in the wilderness before he started teaching in the temple.
Moses, in rehearsing the wilderness journey to the children of Israel, told
them why HE had led them through the wilderness in the first place. In
Deut. 8:2-4, the four reasons:
To humble them.
To prove them.
To see what was in their hearts.(evidence- grumpbling and complaining.)
To see IF they would obey His commandments.
Just some thoughts!
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