Exod.17.2

Exodus 17:2

KJV

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?

Water from the Rock

Cross References

Matthew 4:7

KJVJesus

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

The Temptation of Jesus

1 Corinthians 10:9

KJV

Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

Warnings from Israel’s Past

Avoid Israel’s Mistakes

Exodus 14:11

KJV

And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?

Pharaoh Pursues the Israelites

Pharaoh in Pursuit

Exodus 16:8

KJV

And Moses said, This shall be, when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord.

Manna and Quail from Heaven

The LORDProvides Meat

Numbers 14:22

KJVGOD

Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;

God’s Forgiveness and Judgment

The LORDPardons and Rebukes

Numbers 20:2

KJV

And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.

Water from the Rock

Death of Miriam

Numbers 20:3

KJV

And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord!

Water from the Rock

Death of Miriam

Deuteronomy 6:16

KJV

¶ Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

The Greatest Commandment

Obey God and Prosper

Psalm 78:18

KJV

And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

I Will Open My Mouth in Parables

Psalm 78:41

KJV

Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

I Will Open My Mouth in Parables

Psalm 95:8

KJVGOD

Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

Do Not Harden Your Hearts

Psalm 106:13

KJV

They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:

Give Thanks to the LORD, for He Is Good

Psalm 106:14

KJV

But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.