Deuteronomy 8:12-14
8:12 When you eat your fill, when you build and occupy good houses,
8:13 when your cattle and flocks increase, when you have plenty of silver and gold, and when you have abundance of everything,
8:14 be sure
you do not feel self-important and forget the
Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery,
Deuteronomy 31:20
31:20 For after I have brought them
to the land I promised to their
ancestors – one flowing with milk and honey – and they
eat their fill
and become fat, then they
will turn to other gods and worship them; they will reject me and break my covenant.
Deuteronomy 32:15
Israel’s Rebellion
32:15 But Jeshurun became fat and kicked,
you got fat, thick, and stuffed!
Then he deserted the God who made him,
and treated the Rock who saved him with contempt.
Psalms 10:4
10:4 The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks,
“God won’t hold me accountable; he doesn’t care.”
Psalms 12:4
12:4 They say, “We speak persuasively;
we know how to flatter and boast.
Who is our master?”
Proverbs 30:9
30:9 lest I become satisfied and act deceptively
and say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or lest I become poor and steal
and demean the name of my God.
Hosea 13:6
13:6 When they were fed, they became satisfied;
when they were satisfied, they became proud;
as a result, they forgot me!
Hosea 13:1
Baal Worshipers and Calf Worshipers to be Destroyed
13:1 When Ephraim spoke, there was terror;
he was exalted in Israel,
but he became guilty by worshiping Baal and died.
Colossians 4:8
4:8 I sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are doing
and that he may encourage your hearts.
Revelation 3:15-17
3:15 ‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot.
I wish you were either cold or hot!
3:16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going
to vomit
you out of my mouth!
3:17 Because you say, “I am rich and have acquired great wealth,
and need nothing,” but
do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful,
poor, blind, and naked,