Exodus 17:2

Water From The Rock

¹ The entire Israelite community left the Wilderness of Sin, moving from one place to the next according to the Lord’s command. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. ² So the people complained to Moses, “Give us water to drink.”

“Why are you complaining to me?” Moses replied to them. “Why are you testing the Lord?” ³ But the people thirsted there for water, and grumbled against Moses. They said, “Why did you ever bring us out of Egypt to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?”

Contend with Me

People Complained

Tempt the Lord

Chide Ye With Me

Test The Lord

Quarrel With Me

Jehovah

Moses

Deuteronomy 6:16

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

Psalm 78:41

They constantly tested God
and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

Numbers 20:2-5

There was no water for the community, so they assembled against Moses and Aaron.

Numbers 21:5

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!”

Psalm 78:18

They deliberately tested God,
demanding the food they craved.

Matthew 4:7

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

1 Corinthians 10:9

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

Exodus 14:11-12

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?

Psalm 95:9

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

Isaiah 7:12

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

Hebrews 3:9

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

Exodus 5:21

“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!”

Exodus 15:24

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

Exodus 16:2-3

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

Exodus 17:7

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?”

Numbers 11:4-6

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

Numbers 14:2

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!

Numbers 14:22

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,

1 Samuel 8:6

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

Psalm 78:56

But they rebelliously tested the Most High God,
for they did not keep His decrees.

Psalm 106:14

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

Malachi 3:15

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

Matthew 16:1-3

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

Luke 4:12

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

Luke 15:12

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.

Acts 5:9

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!”

Acts 15:10

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?

Genesis 30:1-2

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.