But our ancestors quickly forgot about the things God did.\par They did not listen to God’s advice.\par
Exodus 17:2 - Easy To Read Version So the people turned against Moses and started arguing with him. The people said, “Give us water to drink.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore, the people contended with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said to them, Why do you find fault with me? Why do you tempt the Lord and try His patience? American Standard Version (1901) Wherefore the people strove with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why strive ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt Jehovah? Common English Bible The people argued with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why are you arguing with me? Why are you testing the LORD?” Catholic Public Domain Version And arguing against Moses, they said, "Give us water, so that we may drink." And Moses answered them: "Why argue against me? For what reason do you tempt the Lord?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they chode with Moses, and said: Give us water, that we may drink. And Moses answered them: Why chide you with me? Wherefore do you tempt the Lord? |
But our ancestors quickly forgot about the things God did.\par They did not listen to God’s advice.\par
Our ancestors became hungry in the desert.\par And they tested God in the wilderness.\par
Then those people decided to test God.\par They asked God for food, just to satisfy their appetites.\par
Again and again those people\par tested God’s patience.\par They really hurt the Holy One of Israel.\par
But they tested God Most-High\par and made him very sad.\par Those people didn‘t obey God’s commands.\par
God says,\par “Don’t be stubborn,\par like you were at Meribah, {\cf2\super [526]} \par like you were at Massah {\cf2\super [527]} in the desert.\par
Your ancestors {\cf2\super [528]} tested me.\par They tested me,\par but then they saw what I could do!\par
The people began complaining to Moses. The people said, “Now what will we drink?”
And Moses said, “You have been complaining, and the Lord has heard your complaints. So tonight the Lord will give you meat. And in the morning you will have all the bread you need. You have been complaining to Aaron and me. But now, maybe we will have a little rest. Remember, you are not complaining against Aaron and me. You are complaining against the Lord.”
Moses named that place Meribah [116] and Massah, [117] because this was the place that the people of Israel turned against him and tested the Lord. The people wanted to know if the Lord was with them or not.
So they said to Moses and Aaron, “You really made a mistake when you told Pharaoh to let us go. May the Lord punish you because you caused Pharaoh and his rulers to hate us. You have given them an excuse to kill us.”
But Ahaz said, “I will not ask for a sign as proof. I will not test the Lord.”
We think proud people are happy. Evil people succeed. They do bad things to test God’s patience—and God does not punish them.”
The people of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron. All the people came together and said to Moses and Aaron, “We should have died in Egypt or in the desert. {That would have been better than being killed in this new land.}
None of the people I led out of Egypt will ever see the land of Canaan. Those people saw my glory and the great signs that I did in Egypt. And they saw the great things that I did in the desert. But they disobeyed me and tested me ten times.
They began complaining against God and Moses. The people said, “Why did you bring us out of Egypt? We will die here in the desert! There is no bread! There is no water! And we hate this terrible food!”
Jesus answered him, “It also says \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [51]} \},
The younger son said to his father, ‘Give me my part of all the things we own!’ So the father divided the wealth with his two sons.
Jesus answered, “But it also says \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [66]} \}:
So now, why are you putting a heavy burden {\cf2\super [307]} around the necks of the non-Jewish brothers? Are you trying to make God angry? We and our fathers {\cf2\super [308]} were not able to carry that burden!
Peter said to her, “Why did you and your husband agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! Do you hear those footsteps? The men that buried your husband are at the door! They will carry you out in the same way.”
We should not test the Lord like some of those people did. They were killed by snakes \{because they tested the Lord\}.
“Also, at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth Hattaavah you made the Lord angry.
For 40 years in the desert your people\par saw the things I did.\par But they tested me and my patience.\par
So, the elders (leaders) asked for a king to lead them. Samuel thought this was a bad idea. So Samuel prayed to the Lord.