Exodus 17:2

Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water that we may drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?”

Deuteronomy 6:16

You shall not put the Lord your God to the test, as you tested Him at Massah.

Psalm 78:41

Again and again they tempted God,
And pained the Holy One of Israel.

Numbers 20:2-5

There was no water for the congregation, and they assembled themselves against Moses and Aaron.

Numbers 21:5

The people spoke against God and Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this miserable food.”

Psalm 78:18

And in their heart they put God to the test
By asking food according to their desire.

Matthew 4:7

Jesus said to him, On the other hand, it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

1 Corinthians 10:9

Nor let us try the Lord, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the serpents.

Exodus 14:11-12

Then they said to Moses, “Is it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you dealt with us in this way, bringing us out of Egypt?

Psalm 95:9

“When your fathers tested Me,
They tried Me, though they had seen My work.

Isaiah 7:12

But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, nor will I test the Lord!”

Hebrews 3:9

Where your fathers tried Me by testing Me,
And saw My works for forty years.

Exodus 5:21

They said to them, “May the Lord look upon you and judge you, for you have made us odious in Pharaoh’s sight and in the sight of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.”

Exodus 15:24

So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”

Exodus 16:2-3

The whole congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

Exodus 17:7

He named the place Massah and Meribah because of the quarrel of the sons of Israel, and because they tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us, or not?”

Numbers 11:4-6

The rabble who were among them had greedy desires; and also the sons of Israel wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

Numbers 14:2

All the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron; and the whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness!

Numbers 14:22

Surely all the men who have seen My glory and My signs which I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have put Me to the test these ten times and have not listened to My voice,

1 Samuel 8:6

But the thing was displeasing in the sight of Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord.

Psalm 78:56

Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God
And did not keep His testimonies,

Psalm 106:14

But craved intensely in the wilderness,
And tempted God in the desert.

Malachi 3:15

So now we call the arrogant blessed; not only are the doers of wickedness built up but they also test God and escape.’”

Matthew 16:1-3

The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.

Luke 4:12

And Jesus answered and said to him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

Luke 15:12

The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me.’ So he divided his wealth between them.

Acts 5:9

Then Peter said to her, “Why is it that you have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out as well.”

Acts 15:10

Now therefore why do you put God to the test by placing upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?

Genesis 30:1-2

Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she became jealous of her sister; and she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I die.”

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?

General references

Bible References

The people

Exodus 5:21
They said to them, “May the Lord look upon you and judge you, for you have made us odious in Pharaoh’s sight and in the sight of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.”
Exodus 14:11
Then they said to Moses, “Is it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you dealt with us in this way, bringing us out of Egypt?
Exodus 15:24
So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”
Exodus 16:2
The whole congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.
Numbers 11:4
The rabble who were among them had greedy desires; and also the sons of Israel wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?
Numbers 14:2
All the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron; and the whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness!
Numbers 20:3
The people thus contended with Moses and spoke, saying, “If only we had perished when our brothers perished before the Lord!
Numbers 21:5
The people spoke against God and Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this miserable food.”

Give us

Genesis 30:1
Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she became jealous of her sister; and she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I die.”
1 Samuel 8:6
But the thing was displeasing in the sight of Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord.
Luke 15:12
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me.’ So he divided his wealth between them.

Wherefore

Exodus 17:7
He named the place Massah and Meribah because of the quarrel of the sons of Israel, and because they tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us, or not?”
Exodus 16:2
The whole congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.
Numbers 14:22
Surely all the men who have seen My glory and My signs which I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have put Me to the test these ten times and have not listened to My voice,
Deuteronomy 6:16
You shall not put the Lord your God to the test, as you tested Him at Massah.
Psalm 78:18
And in their heart they put God to the test
By asking food according to their desire.
Psalm 95:9
“When your fathers tested Me,
They tried Me, though they had seen My work.
Psalm 106:14
But craved intensely in the wilderness,
And tempted God in the desert.
Isaiah 7:12
But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, nor will I test the Lord!”
Malachi 3:15
So now we call the arrogant blessed; not only are the doers of wickedness built up but they also test God and escape.’”
Matthew 4:7
Jesus said to him, On the other hand, it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
Matthew 16:1
The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
Luke 4:12
And Jesus answered and said to him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
Acts 5:9
Then Peter said to her, “Why is it that you have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out as well.”
Acts 15:10
Now therefore why do you put God to the test by placing upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?
1 Corinthians 10:9
Nor let us try the Lord, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the serpents.
Hebrews 3:9
Where your fathers tried Me by testing Me,
And saw My works for forty years.

General references

1 Samuel 8:8
Like all the deeds which they have done since the day that I brought them up from Egypt even to this day—in that they have forsaken Me and served other gods—so they are doing to you also.

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