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

The supervisors told them, "May the LORD look on you and judge you! You have made us repulsive to Pharaoh and his servants. You have put a sword in their hands to kill us."

They also told Moses, "Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you took us out to die in the desert? What have you done to us, by bringing us out of Egypt?

Then the people complained against Moses: "What are we to drink?"

The whole congregation of the Israelis complained against Moses and Aaron in the desert.

Meanwhile, certain riff-raff among the people had an insatiable appetite for food. As a result, they wept and turned back, and the Israelis cried out, "If only somebody would feed us some meat!

All the Israelis complained against Moses and Aaron. Then the entire assembly responded, "We wish that we had died in Egypt or in this wilderness.

As the people argued with Moses, they told him, "We wish that we had died when our relatives died in the LORD's presence!

the people complained against the LORD and Moses. "Why did you bring us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness?" they asked. "There's no food and water, and we're tired of this worthless bread."

Give us

Rachel noticed that she was not bearing children for Jacob, so because she envied her sister Leah, she told Jacob, "If you don't give me sons, I'm going to die!"

Samuel was displeased when they said, "Give us a king to govern us." So Samuel prayed to the LORD.

The younger one told his father, "Father, give me my share of the estate.' So the father divided his property between them.

Wherefore

He named the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelis quarreled and tested the LORD by saying: "Is the LORD really among us or not?"

The whole congregation of the Israelis complained against Moses and Aaron in the desert.

none of those men who saw my glory and watched my miracles that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness even though they've tested me these ten times and never listened to my voice

"Don't test the LORD your God like you did in Massah.

To test God was in their minds, when they demanded food to satisfy their cravings.

where your ancestors tested me. They tested me, even though they had seen my awesome deeds.

They were overwhelmed with craving in the wilderness, so God tested them in the wasteland.

But Ahaz replied, "I won't ask! I won't put the LORD to the test."

and, "Now we call the arrogant one blessed. Those who do evil prosper and those who challenge God escape the consequences.'"

Jesus responded to him, "It is also written, "You must not tempt the Lord your God.'"

When the Pharisees and Sadducees arrived, in order to test Jesus they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

Jesus answered him, "It has been said, "You must not tempt the Lord your God.'"

"How could you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord?" Peter asked her. "Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and these men will carry you outside as well."

So why do you test God by putting on the disciples' neck a yoke that neither our ancestors nor we could carry?

Let's stop putting the Lord to the test, as some of them were doing, and were destroyed by snakes.

There your ancestors tested me,

General references

Like all the things they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this very day, they have forsaken me and followed other gods. They're also doing the same thing to you.