“ Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. ”
The Israelites were at the point of quitting a normal, life for a fixed and settled abode in the midst of other nations; they were exchanging a condition of comparative poverty for great and goodly...
Ye shall not (g) tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted [him] in Massah. (g) By doubting his power, refusing lawful means, and abusing his graces.
Deuteronomy 6:16 . See Exodus 17:7 *, cf. Matthew 4:7 . tempt: better test; cf. the cognate noun (temptation = testing) in Deuteronomy 4:34 *. Massah (= testing) is another cognate no...
Ye, &c. Quoted by the Lord to Satan, and changed to sing, by adaptation. See Matthew 4:7 . tempt . try: by questioning Jehovah's presence. This was the point in Matthew 4:7 . as . accordi...
16. Ye shall not tempt the Lord. Since the doctrine here should undoubtedly be referred to the First Commandment, we gather from it that this is the main foundation of piety, to give to Him...
Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. Ye shall not tempt the Lord - Ye shall not provoke him by entertaining doubts of his mercy, goodness, providence, and truth. As y...
Ver. 16-19. Ye shall not tempt the Lord, &c.— He had warned them, ver. 12 against the sin of ingratitude, and forgetfulness of God, to which they might be tempted by prosperity: here he cau...
Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Practical Exhortations To the repetition of the Decalogue Moses adds in the following Chapter s a practical exhortation to obedience founded on the special relation of Jehovah to Israel as their R...
Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God. — In the LXX., “Thou shalt not tempt,” and so where our Lord used it against the tempter ( Matthew 4 and Luke 4 ). As ye tempted him in Massah. — How did...
EDUCATION-MOSAIC VIEW Deuteronomy 6:6-25 THOSE great verses, Deuteronomy 6:4-5 , form the central truth of the book. Everything else in it proceeds from and is informed by them, and they are d...
How to Treat God's Words Deuteronomy 6:1-19 Obedience is still the one condition of true prosperity and success. Lands still flow with milk and honey; and they live long who live well. Lives ar...
The appeal of Moses was now elaborated in a great statement on the deepest value of the commandment and the corresponding responsibilities of the people Observe the peculiar form of the opening state...
These are so many, beautiful repetitions of the same important precepts; and all leading to the same point, to intimate the jealousy of the LORD over his people. Reader! only pause and consider what...
Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God ,.... By striving with him or against him, by murmuring at or complaining of his providential dealings with them, or by requiring a sign of him, or miracles to b...
Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted [him] in Massah. Ver. 16. Ye shall not tempt the Lord. ] By prescribing to God, and "limiting the Holy One of Israel," as these men did at Massa...
Is a jealous God among you Hebrew, In the midst of you; to see and observe all your ways, and your turnings aside to other gods. Ye shall not tempt Not provoke him, as the following instance ex...
THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT (vs.1-9) The ten commandments have been reaffirmed in chapter 5; now Moses emphasizes and enlarges upon the significance of the four commandments, which we have seen deal...
Cautions and Precepts. B. C. 1451. 4 Hear, O Israel: The L ORD our God is one L ORD...
i.e. Not provoke him, as the following instance explains. Sinners, especially presumptuous sinners, are oft said to tempt God, i.e. to make a trial of God, whether he be what he pretends to be, so...
They Must Not Put Yahweh To The Test For He Requires A Loving and Righteous Response ( Deuteronomy 6:16-19 ). Analysis. a They are not to put Yahweh to the test as they did at Massah ( Deuteron...
CRITICAL NOTES .—Moses had rehearsed the law, reminded the people of the circumstances in which it was given, and now he sets forth its essential and fundamental doctrines, the nature and attributes...
Deuteronomy 6:1-2 . Now these are the commandments, the statues, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: Th...
Deuteronomy 6:4 . יהוה אלהינו יהוה אחד, Jehovah our Elohim is one Jehovah. There is uniformly an elision of the letter ם mem, when the plural is associated with the noun; and the י yod is not...
Ye shall not tempt the Lord. Christ tempted through unbelief We know that though God cannot be tempted with evil, He may justly be said to be tempted whenever men, by being dissatisfied with Hi...
Ye shall not tempt the Lord, your God, put either His mercy or His righteousness to a test, as ye tempted Him in Massah, Exodus 17:2-7 , in the matter of demanding water to drink in the wilderness...
1 Corinthians 10:9 ; Exodus 17:2 ; Exodus 17:7 ; Hebrews 3:8 ; Hebrews 3:9 ; Luke 4:12 ; Matthew 4:7 ; Numbers 20:13 ; Numbers 20:3 ; Numbers 20:4 ; Numbers 21:4 ; Numbers 21:5 ; Psalms...
Ye shall not tempt — Not provoke him, as the following instance explains. Sinners, especially presumptuous sinners, are said to tempt God, that is, to make a trial of God, whether he be, so wise as...