Wednesday, March 10 Be careful not to let your heart be enticed to go astray and worship other gods.​—Deut. 11:16.

[Ella Mentry]

Wednesday, March 10

Be careful not to let your heart be enticed to go astray and worship other gods.—Deut. 11:16.

 

Satan cleverly tempted the Israelites to commit idolatry by taking advantage of their need to provide food for themselves. When the Israelites entered the Promised Land, they had to change their methods of growing food. While in Egypt, the Israelites irrigated the farmland by using water drawn from the Nile. However, the agricultural system in the Promised Land was based, not on water drawn from a huge river system, but on water gained from seasonal rains, as well as from the dew that watered the vegetation. (Deut. 11:10-15; Isa. 18:4, 5) Therefore, the Israelites had to learn new farming methods. But why did Jehovah warn against worshipping false gods while he was speaking about farming? Jehovah knew that his people would be tempted to learn useful skills from the pagan people around them and that the thinking of those Canaanite farmers was affected by their belief in Baal.—Num. 25:3, 5; Judg. 2:13; 1 Ki. 18:18. w19.06 3 ¶4-6

[Alexa]

We need to fully rely on Jehovah in doing the work he has allowed us or entrusted us to do.

[Vinnie]

It is Jehovah who provides rain in due season. The Israelites needed to be careful not to be like the nations around them who gave the credit to lifeless statues and false gods. 

[Sister Twister]

Satan used this situation as it appealed to' normal human desires' the need to water their land , to want to do this and provide food for their familys was not an unreasonable concern. Instead of relying on Jehovah and trusting that Jehovah would provide rain in due season there was a danger of copying their neighbours and turning to rituals of false gods.