Isaiah 7:12
Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.”Isaiah 7:12
What Does Isaiah 7:12 Mean?
Isaiah 7:12 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 7, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Isaiah 7:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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?”Acts 15:10“Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?”Luke 8:49“While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.”Deuteronomy 6:16“Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.”2 Kings 16:15“And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king’s burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by.”2 Chronicles 28:22“And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.”Ezekiel 33:31“And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.”Malachi 3:15“And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.”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.”1 Corinthians 10:9“Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.”James 4:2“Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.”
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