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Deuteronomy 6:16

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16 1"You shall not put the LORD your God to the test, 2as you tested him at Massah.
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Deuteronomy 6:16 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 6:16

Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God
By striving with him or against him, by murmuring at or complaining of his providential dealings with them, or by requiring a sign of him, or miracles to be done by him; this is another passage used by Christ to repel the temptations of Satan, ( Matthew 4:7 ) ,

as tempted him in Massah;
a place so called from the Israelites tempting the Lord there, ( Exodus 17:7 ) , the Targum of Jonathan adds, with ten temptations; see ( Numbers 14:21 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Deuteronomy 6:16 In-Context

14 You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are around you--
15 for the LORD your God in your midst is a jealous God--lest the anger of the LORD your God be kindled against you, and he destroy you from off the face of the earth.
16 "You shall not put the LORD your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah.
17 You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies and his statutes, which he has commanded you.
18 And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, that it may go well with you, and that you may go in and take possession of the good land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers

Cross References 2

  • 1. Cited Matthew 4:7; Luke 4:12
  • 2. Deuteronomy 9:22; Deuteronomy 33:8; Psalms 95:8; [1 Corinthians 10:9]; See Exodus 17:2-7
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.