Exodus 17:2

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?

The people

Give us

Genesis 30:1

1 Samuel 8:6

Luke 15:12

Wherefore

General references

1 Samuel 8:8

Bible References

The people

“May the Lord take note of you and judge,” they said to them, “because you have made us reek in front of Pharaoh and his officials—putting a sword in their hand to kill us!”

They said to Moses: “Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you took us to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?

The people grumbled to Moses, “What are we going to drink?”

The entire Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

Contemptible people among them had a strong craving for other food. The Israelites cried again and said, “Who will feed us meat?

All the Israelites complained about Moses and Aaron, and the whole community told them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness!

The people quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had perished when our brothers perished before the Lord.

The people spoke against God and Moses: “Why have you led us up from Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”

Give us

When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she envied her sister. “Give me sons, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.

When they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” Samuel considered their demand sinful, so he prayed to the Lord.

The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate I have coming to me.’ So he distributed the assets to them.

Wherefore

He named the place Massah and Meribah

because the Israelites complained, and because they tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

The entire Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

none of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tested Me these 10 times and did not obey Me,

Do not test the Lord your God as you tested Him at Massah.

They deliberately tested God,
demanding the food they craved.

where your fathers tested Me;
they tried Me, though they had seen what I did.

They were seized with craving in the wilderness
and tested God in the desert.

But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask. I will not test the Lord.”

So now we consider the arrogant to be fortunate. Not only do those who commit wickedness prosper, they even test God and escape.”

Jesus told him, “It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God.”

The Pharisees and Sadducees approached, and as a test, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.

And Jesus answered him, “It is said: Do not test the Lord your God.”

Then Peter said to her, “Why did you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!”

Now then, why are you testing God by putting a yoke on the disciples’ necks that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?

Let us not test Christ as some of them did and were destroyed by snakes.

where your fathers tested Me, tried Me,
and saw My works

General references

They are doing the same thing to you that they have done to Me, since the day I brought them out of Egypt until this day, abandoning Me and worshiping other gods.