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Matt. If God were among them, then let Him prove it by giving them water, then and there. Children
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Other explanations of this text have also been offered.183. On the other hand, no creature has the right to “put God to the test.” To do so is to demand that God prove Himself in a way that we dictate. Abundance
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It is an incredible thing that Israel could doubt God’s presence and power among them (17:7). Population
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If you are a Christian and you have entered into a wilderness experience, I urge you to trust and obey God, to look for Him in a way that you have not yet known Him. School
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173 “Rephidim has been identified with two places. Error
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chapter 16), the Israelites went from place to place, as the Lord directed them. Dreams
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Both also had their “spiritual food”—the Israelites had their bread and water; the Corinthians their bread and wine. Jury
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Leaving the Desert of Sin where God’s miraculous provision of manna had commenced (cf. Convictions
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I will never forget the way he contrasted his youthful dreads and desires with those of his old age. Grace
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Satan challenged our Lord to prove that He was the Son of God by jumping off the pinnacle of the temple, but our Lord rebuked him with a reference to the evil committed by the Israelites in putting God to the test at Massah and Meribah (Matt. Junior High School
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67, a "symphonic fairy tale for children", is a musical composition written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936. The Israelites should have learned to trust God to supply their needs, based upon His previous provision of water at Marah (15:22-26) and quail and manna in the wilderness of Sin (chapter 16). Friends
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At the very time when the Israelites are inclined to doubt (or at least dispute) the presence of God, the text informs us that God was very present, and the New Testament goes so far as to tell us that Christ was present as well. Bonanzas
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The very name of our Lord, “Immanuel,” assures us that God is with us in the person of Christ, just as Paul says He was present with Israel at Massah and Meribah. The narrator tells a children's story, while the orchestra illustrates it. Alumni
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W. H. Gispen, Exodus, trans. Israel’s lack of water was by divine design, for God was testing the Israelites by their response to adversity: “I tested you at the waters of Meribah” (Ps. College Student
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The grumbling of the Israelites in the wilderness was therefore a persistent problem, not a rare and infrequent one. Faults
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(2) Israel’s demand that God prove His presence among them betrayed their lack of faith in Him. Donors
15:22-26) was an occasion for God to test His people (15:25), as well as to teach them: “If you listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord who heals you” (Exod. Impressions
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The grumbling of the Israelites in the wilderness was therefore a persistent problem, not a rare and infrequent one. Booksellers
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Here is the irony of the passage. Self-Betrayal
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The problem of grumbling is one that is common to every generation, in every age. Methemoglobinemia
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(1) Israel’s actions at Massah and Meribah constituted testing181 God (Exod. Gardens
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In reality, God was with them in a way that was beyond their comprehension, a way that would be revealed centuries later by the apostle Paul. Fish
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… In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. Marks of Christ
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Furthermore, the sin of this first generation of Israelites was almost identically reproduced by the second generation of Israelites, some years later (cf. Carpenter
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182 Notice, for example, how often death is referred to either directly or by inference in Hebrews 11. Cooperation
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It is not sufficient to argue that Moses struck a rock accidently and due to the closeness of the water to the surface discovered the answer to his problem.” Davis, p. 185. Dress
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And thus we should expect difficulties to come our way, and at the very same time, expect our Lord to be as near (or nearer) than He has ever been. Conformity
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In what sense then is our Lord to be identified with the rock in the wilderness? Let us listen carefully to the words of this text, for they offer encouragement to every saint who has ever questioned the presence of God in a time of personal crisis. Boasting
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Our text is an excellent example. Dying Words
It does not imply provoking one to act in a certain way, as the English verb tempt (KJV) now does.” Interpreter’s Bible, I, p. 958. Perfumes
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