We must not test Christ as some of them did; they were killed by snakes.
They decided to test God by asking for the food they wanted.
He named that place Massah, because the Israelites tested the Lord when they asked, “Is the Lord with us or not?” He also named it Meribah, because they quarreled.
So they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why are you testing the Lord?”
But they tested God and turned against God Most High; they did not keep his rules.
Do not test the Lord your God as you did at Massah.
They became greedy for food in the desert, and they tested God there.
There your ancestors tested me and tried me even though they saw what I did.