Exodus 17:2
And the people reviled Moses, saying, Give us water, that we may drink; and Moses said to them, Why do ye revile me, and why tempt ye the Lord?
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Exodus 5:21And they said to them, The Lord look upon you and judge you, for ye have made our savor abominable before Pharaoh, and before his servants, to put a sword into his hands to slay us.
Exodus 15:24And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
Exodus 17:7And he called the name of that place, Temptation, and Reviling, because of the reviling of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us or not?
Numbers 14:2And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron; and all the congregation said to them,
Numbers 20:2And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and Aaron.
Deuteronomy 6:16Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God, as ye tempted him in the temptation.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 17:2-8
The Israelites Murmur for Water. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord , and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink. 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 ? 3 And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured… Read the whole commentary →