Exodus 17:7
Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?”Exodus 17:7
What Does Exodus 17:7 Mean?
Exodus 17:7 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 17, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Wilderness, and Doubt.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Exodus 17:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 6:16“Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.”Psalms 95:8“Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:”Matthew 4:7“Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.”1 Corinthians 10:9“Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.”Hebrews 3:8“Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:”Deuteronomy 9:22“And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.”Psalms 81:7“Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.”Deuteronomy 33:8“And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;”Numbers 20:13“This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.”Numbers 27:14“For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.”Mark 8:11“And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.”Psalms 106:13“They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:”Exodus 17:2“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?”Numbers 20:24“Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.”Joshua 3:10“And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.”Acts 5:9“Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.”Acts 7:37“This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.”Exodus 34:9“And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O LORD, let my LORD, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.”Deuteronomy 31:17“Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?”Joshua 22:31“And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the LORD: now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD.”
People & Places
GodIsraelMassahMeribah (of Horeb)
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