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Deuteronomy 6:16
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16 You must not test the Lord your God as you did when you complained at Massah.

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Listen to Deuteronomy 6:16, Exodus 17:7, Luke 4:12, Matthew 4:7, Psalm 95:8-9, Hebrews 3:8-9, 1 Corinthians 10:9, Exodus 17:2, Numbers 21:4-5, Numbers 20:3-4, Numbers 20:13
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Deuteronomy 6:16
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16 Do not put the Lord your God to the test(A) as you did at Massah.

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Exodus 17:7
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7 Moses named the place Massah (which means “test”) and Meribah (which means “arguing”) because the people of Israel argued with Moses and tested the Lord by saying, “Is the Lord here with us or not?”

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Exodus 17:7
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7 And he called the place Massah[a](A) and Meribah[b](B) because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the Lord saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

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  1. Exodus 17:7 Massah means testing.
  2. Exodus 17:7 Meribah means quarreling.
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Luke 4:12
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12 Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’[a]”

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  1. 4:12 Deut 6:16.
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Luke 4:12
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12 Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[a]”(A)

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  1. Luke 4:12 Deut. 6:16
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Matthew 4:7
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7 Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’[a]”

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  1. 4:7 Deut 6:16.
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Matthew 4:7
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7 Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[a]”(A)

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  1. Matthew 4:7 Deut. 6:16
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Psalm 95:8-9
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8 The Lord says, “Don’t harden your hearts as Israel did at Meribah,
    as they did at Massah in the wilderness.
9 For there your ancestors tested and tried my patience,
    even though they saw everything I did.

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Psalm 95:8-9
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8 “Do not harden your hearts(A) as you did at Meribah,[a](B)
    as you did that day at Massah[b] in the wilderness,(C)
9 where your ancestors tested(D) me;
    they tried me, though they had seen what I did.

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  1. Psalm 95:8 Meribah means quarreling.
  2. Psalm 95:8 Massah means testing.
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Hebrews 3:8-9
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8     don’t harden your hearts
as Israel did when they rebelled,
    when they tested me in the wilderness.
9 There your ancestors tested and tried my patience,
    even though they saw my miracles for forty years.

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Hebrews 3:8-9
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8     do not harden your hearts(A)
as you did in the rebellion,
    during the time of testing in the wilderness,
9 where your ancestors tested and tried me,
    though for forty years they saw what I did.(B)

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1 Corinthians 10:9
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9 Nor should we put Christ[a] to the test, as some of them did and then died from snakebites.

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  1. 10:9 Some manuscripts read the Lord.
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1 Corinthians 10:9
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9 We should not test Christ,[a](A) as some of them did—and were killed by snakes.(B)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 10:9 Some manuscripts test the Lord
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Exodus 17:2
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2 So once more the people complained against Moses. “Give us water to drink!” they demanded.

“Quiet!” Moses replied. “Why are you complaining against me? And why are you testing the Lord?”

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Exodus 17:2
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2 So they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water(A) to drink.”(B)

Moses replied, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?”(C)

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Numbers 21:4-5
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The Bronze Snake

4 Then the people of Israel set out from Mount Hor, taking the road to the Red Sea[a] to go around the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient with the long journey, 5 and they began to speak against God and Moses. “Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die here in the wilderness?” they complained. “There is nothing to eat here and nothing to drink. And we hate this horrible manna!”

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  1. 21:4 Hebrew sea of reeds.
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Numbers 21:4-5
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The Bronze Snake

4 They traveled from Mount Hor(A) along the route to the Red Sea,[a](B) to go around Edom.(C) But the people grew impatient on the way;(D) 5 they spoke against God(E) and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt(F) to die in the wilderness?(G) There is no bread! There is no water!(H) And we detest this miserable food!”(I)

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  1. Numbers 21:4 Or the Sea of Reeds
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Numbers 20:3-4
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3 The people blamed Moses and said, “If only we had died in the Lord’s presence with our brothers! 4 Why have you brought the congregation of the Lord’s people into this wilderness to die, along with all our livestock?

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Numbers 20:3-4
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3 They quarreled(A) with Moses and said, “If only we had died when our brothers fell dead(B) before the Lord!(C) 4 Why did you bring the Lord’s community into this wilderness,(D) that we and our livestock should die here?(E)

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Numbers 20:13
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13 This place was known as the waters of Meribah (which means “arguing”) because there the people of Israel argued with the Lord, and there he demonstrated his holiness among them.

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Numbers 20:13
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13 These were the waters of Meribah,[a](A) where the Israelites quarreled(B) with the Lord and where he was proved holy among them.(C)

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  1. Numbers 20:13 Meribah means quarreling.
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