Isaiah 7:12
But Ahaz said, I will not ask, nor will I challenge LORD.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
In Context
11Ask thee a sign of LORD thy God, ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:16Ye shall not challenge LORD your God, as ye challenged him in Massah.
2 Chronicles 28:22And in the time of his distress he trespassed yet more against LORD, this same king Ahaz.
Malachi 3:15And now we call the proud happy. Yea, those who work wickedness are built up. Yea, they challenge God, and escape.
1 Corinthians 10:9Nor should we challenge the Christ as some of them also challenged, and were destroyed by the serpents.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 7:11-17
The Promise of Immanuel. ( b. c. 740.) 10 Moreover the Lord spake again unto Ahaz, saying, 11 Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. 12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord . 13 And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? 14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. 15 Butter and… Read the whole commentary →