Power to Get Wealth

Deuteronomy 8:18

“But you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who gives you power (koach) to get wealth (chayil), that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.” (NKJV)

Word Study
• Koach (כֹּחַ) = strength, ability, capacity, might.
→ God gives you the inner power — health, ideas, wisdom, creativity, favor, stamina, open doors.
• Chayil (חַיִל) = wealth, resources, valor, army, strength, virtue.
→ The result of that power. Wealth is more than money — it’s substance, influence, reputation, provision, even valor and excellence.

Together: God gives you ability (koach) → to produce resources and strength (chayil) → for His covenant purposes.

Israel was about to enter the Promised Land, a place of abundance. God warned them:
• Don’t say, “My power and the might of my hand gained me this wealth” (v.17).
• Instead, remember it is God who gave you the ability to create increase. Continue reading “Power to Get Wealth”