Deuteronomy 6:16

“Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.”

"Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah." - Deuteronomy 6:16
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What does Deuteronomy 6:16 mean?

Deuteronomy 6:16 (KJV) states, "Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah." This verse is part of the larger passage in the book of Deuteronomy where Moses addresses the Israelites and provides them with various laws and commandments as they prepare to…

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Do Not Tempt the LORD: A Devotion on Faith and Trust

The verse Deuteronomy 6:16 states, "Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah." This admonition, issued to the Israelites, serves as a poignant reminder of the nature of God and the appropriate way to relate to Him. As we delve into this scripture, we…

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A Prayer of Humble Reverence Before God

O Sovereign Lord, We come before You today, hearts open and spirits yearning for Your presence. We acknowledge Your greatness and glory, which far exceeds our understanding. You are the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the One who spoke everything into existence with a…

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Deuteronomy 6:16 - "¶ Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah."
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Deuteronomy 20:16
Deuteronomy 20:16
Deuteronomy 20:16
Deuteronomy 14:16 - "The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,"
Deuteronomy 6:6 - "And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:"
Deuteronomy 10:16 - "Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked."
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Deuteronomy 28:16 - "Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field."
Deuteronomy 32:16 - "They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger."
Deuteronomy 6:4 - "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:"
Deuteronomy 19:16 - "¶ If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;"
Deuteronomy 16:12 - "And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes."
Deuteronomy 25:16 - "For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God."
Deuteronomy 12:16 - "Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water."
Deuteronomy 33:6 - "¶ Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few."
Deuteronomy 2:16 - "¶ So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,"
Deuteronomy 27:16 - "Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen."
"The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan," - Deuteronomy 14:16
Deuteronomy 23:6 - "Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever."
Deuteronomy 11:16 - "Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;"
Deuteronomy 4:16 - "Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,"
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Deuteronomy 16:22 - "Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God hateth."
Deuteronomy 6:9 - "And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates."
Deuteronomy 6:19 - "To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken."
Deuteronomy 26:6 - "And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:"