Deuteronomy 8:10 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. 11 Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day.
To bless God for the material blessings of life does not mean that anyone can actually bless God, for as one scripture says, the lesser is always blessed by the greater. What the passage means is that we are to acknowledge God as the Giver of all good gifts for this will mitigate the tendency to erroneously think that we own anything, in and of ourselves.
This passage is huge, and must be understood in the fullest sense of the words. According to Cambridge English dictionary, the word “Beware” means [1] To warn someone to be very careful about something, or someone. [2] It is used on signs to warn people of something dangerous.
In the above passage in Deuteronomy, we are cautioned to “Beware” of forgetting God. The word “forget” as used in the context does not merely mean to not remember God; it specifies what forget means, for the word refers directly to the keeping of His laws, commandments, statutes and judgements.
Deuteronomy 8:19 And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!