Psalm 78:18

Lessons From Israel's Past

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Yet they still continued to sin against Him
By rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
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And in their hearts they put God to the test
By asking for food according to their [selfish] appetite.
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Then they spoke against God;
They said, “Can God prepare [food for] a table in the wilderness?

Tested God

Tempted God

Numbers 11:4

The rabble among them [who followed Israel from Egypt] had greedy desires [for familiar and delicious food], and the Israelites wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

1 Corinthians 10:9

We must not tempt the Lord [that is, test His patience, question His purpose or exploit His goodness], as some of them did—and they were killed by serpents.

Exodus 16:2-3

The whole congregation of the Israelites [grew discontented and] murmured and rebelled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness,

Deuteronomy 6:16

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

Psalm 95:9

“When your fathers tested Me,
They tried Me, even though they had seen My work [of miracles].

Psalm 106:14-15

But lusted intensely in the wilderness
And tempted God [with their insistent desires] in the desert.

1 Corinthians 10:6

Now these things [the warnings and admonitions] took place as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did.

James 4:2-3

You are jealous and covet [what others have] and your lust goes unfulfilled; so you murder. You are envious and cannot obtain [the object of your envy]; so you fight and battle. You do not have because you do not ask [it of God].