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When Israel traveled through the Sinai desert after the exodus, they reached Rephidim. There was no water here (Exodus 17:1–7). Moses saw the people's demand for water as testing the Lord, so he called the place Massah, which means "testing."
Jesus later quoted this verse when Satan tempted him (Matthew 4:7; Luke 4:12).
Moses here explains how the stipulations in the following sections should be applied and handed on to future generations.
Parallels
Places
Massah: A place where the Israelites tested God
Glossary
Archaeology and the Bible Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Bible, Quotations of the Old Testament in the New Testament Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of Massah and Meribah Teacher
Topics
Blessing: Temporal, from God God: Providence of Obedience: Enjoined Presumption: General Scriptures Concerning Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament