This warning was not unfounded. In Nehemiah’s day, a group of Levites recalled with shame what occurred after the Israelites took possession of the Promised Land.
وَوَجَبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يُبْقُوا فِي بَالِهِمْ أَيْضًا « أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِٱلْخُبْزِ وَحْدَهُ يَحْيَا ٱلْإِنْسَانُ » ،‏ وَهذَا يَعْنِي أَلَّا يَدَعُوا ٱلِٱزْدِهَارَ ٱلْمَادِّيَّ يُنْسِيهِمْ يَهْوَهَ .‏