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NASB | Exodus 17:7 He named the place Massah and Meribah because of the quarrel of the sons of Israel, and because they tested the LORD, saying, "Is the LORD among us, or not?" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 17:7 He named the place [where this miracle occurred] Massah (test) and Meribah (contention) because of the quarreling of the sons of Israel, and because they tested the [patience of the] LORD, saying, "Is the LORD among us, or not?" |
Bible Question: what specific event occured that was "the straw that broke the camel's back", the event that was labeled "the provocation"? re: psalm 95:8 |
Bible Answer: Hi ricachief, Most Study Bibles would reference for this verse Exodus 17:1-7, Numbers 20;1-13, and Deut 6:16. The word Meribah is translated "rebellion". The people had rebelled against the Lord and they complained about lack of water and were looking backwards to Egypt. The idea of "provocation" to my mind comes with Moses being "provoked" to strike the rock. He was reacting to the rebels, but by striking the rock instead of speaking to the "Rock", Moses found disfavor from the Lord. We today also have to decide if the Lord was among us or some strange god. (I'm thinking of the Jehovah's Witness here). We all have to look to the Rock for there is no other. Psalm 95:6, "Come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. For He/ is our God, And we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of (His) hand. Today, if you would hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, As in the day of Massah in the wilderness;..." Psalm 100:3, "Know that the Lord Himself is God/; It is He who made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of (His) pasture." Psalm 81:7, "You called in trouble, and I answered you; (I) answered you in the hiding place of thunder; I proved you at the waters of Meribah." Psalm 81:9, "Let there be no strange god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god." Psalm 81:11, "But (My) people did not listen to My voice; And Israel did not obey Me." John 10:16, "And I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they shall hear (My) voice; and they shall become one flock with one *Shepherd." The parentheses and star are mine to offer comparisons. We as Christians, serve the one God. Was He among us or not? From the heart, Ray |