Everything God does in the lives of people, especially his people,
does so with specific purposes in every situation or occasion. Moses is r
eminding the people of Israel of the 40 years of their journey through t
he desert and, at the same time, he is telling them the Why and for what?
God had brought them down that desert road. Four things are what Moses
mentions as God's plan in their lives: to afflict them, to test them,
to know what was in their heart, to know whether they should keep
his commandments or not.