Is the Lord among us or not? To protect and provide for us according to his word; will he be as good as his word, or will he not? Words which implied that to them it was very doubtful. Against doubts of this kind we ought constantly to guard. For, whatever may be suggested to our minds by the enemy of our souls, we ought never to question whether God will be gracious to those that desire and endeavour to follow him in the ways of his appointment.
Verse Exodus 17:7. _HE CALLED THE NAME OF THE PLACE MASSAH, AND MERIBAH_] מסה _Massah_ signifies _temptation_ or _trial_; and מריבה _Meribah, contention_ or _litigation_. From 1 Corinthians 10:4, we...
MASSAH ...MERIBAH - See the margin. On the importance of this lesson see our Lord’s words, Matthew 4:7....
CHAPTER 17 AT REPHIDIM _ 1. The water from the rock (Exodus 17:1)_ 2. The conflict with Amalek (Exodus 17:8) From Sin they went to Dophkah and Alush before they came to Rephidim (Numbers 33:12). Aga...
EXODUS 27. WATER FROM THE ROCK (Exodus 17 :1 P (Rephidim), Exodus 17:1 b - Exodus 17:2 a (strove, strive) E, Exodus 17:3 and Exodus 17:2 b (tempt) J,...
MASSAH. Temptation. Tempting of God. Meribah. Strife. Striving with Moses. TEMPTED. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia.App-6. (i.e._ tempting Jehovah to cut them off)....
HE CALLED THE NAME OF THE PLACE MASSAH, AND MERIBAH— The meaning of which names is, as usual, given in the context; _Meribah, chiding,_ or _strife, because of the chiding of the children of Israel; Ma...
THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 17 And all the congregation of the children of Is-ra-el journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, by their journeys, according to the commandment of Je-ho-vah, and encamped...
_AND HE CALLED THE NAME OF THE PLACE MASSAH, AND MERIBAH, BECAUSE OF THE CHIDING OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, AND BECAUSE THEY TEMPTED THE LORD, SAYING, IS THE LORD AMONG US, OR NOT?_ Called the name o...
17:7 Massah, (a-9) Temptation. Meribah, (b-11) Contention. tempted (c-25) Or 'proved.' so ver. 2, 'prove.'...
REPHIDIM. MURMURING FOR WATER. OPPOSITION OF AMALEK Leaving the maritime plain the Israelites now strike inland, and after halting at Dophkah and Alush (see Numbers 33:12) they come to Rephidim. This...
MASSAH] 'trial' or 'proving.' MERIBAH] 'chiding.' The names are formed from the words used in Exodus 17:2. Meribah is the name given to the place where water was again provided (see Numbers 20:13), bu...
EXODUS: ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION THE *ISRAELITES LEAVE EGYPT EXODUS CHAPTER S 1 TO 18 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 17 WATER AT HOREB – VERSES 1-7 V1 All the *Israelites left the *dese...
MASSAH means _trial,_ or _temptation,_ being formed from the root used in Exodus 17:2 (“Wherefore do ye _tempt_ the Lord ?”) It is the word translated by “trial” in Job 9:23, and by _“_temptation” in...
וַ יִּקְרָא֙ שֵׁ֣ם הַ מָּקֹ֔ום מַסָּ֖ה וּ
WATER FROM THE ROCK; VICTORY OVER AMALEK Exodus 17:1 From the smitten rock flowed the water for the thirsty hosts. So the Rock of Ages was smitten, and from His riven side has flowed out blood and wa...
Another trial of their faith came to the people in the lack of water. In view of the fact that they had been provided with bread and flesh, it would seem as if they would have learned enough to be abl...
And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the (d) LORD among us, or not? (d) When in adv...
_Temptation. Massa and Meriba "quarrel," as the Hebrew reads._...
Massah means temptation, and Meribah strife. Monuments of mercy should be set up accompanied with monuments of our unworthiness. Psalms 81:7. David refers to this: Psalms 95:8....
There is hardly a book of the Old Testament that stands out in more decided contrast with the book of Genesis than the one which follows it most closely. And this is the more striking, because God emp...
7._And he called the name of the place. _The verb here might be taken indefinitely, as if it were said, that this name was given to the place; but it is more probable that Moses, at God’s command, so...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 16 AND 17. But now the difficulties of the way arrive. They travel three days without water-a sad effect, in appearance, of such a deliverance; and then the w...
AND HE CALLED THE NAME OF THE PLACE MASSAH, AND MERIBAH,.... The former signifies "temptation", and the latter "contention": the reason of which names being given by Moses, or whoever was the name of...
And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not? Ver. 7. _Is the Lor...
The people murmure for water at Rephidim. 5 God sendeth him for water to the rocke in Horeb. 8 Amalek is ouercome by the holding vp of Moses hands. 15 Moses buildeth the Altar IEHOVAH Nissi. [MURM...
THE MURMURING AT MASSAH AND MERIBAH...
And he called the name of the place Massah (temptation) AND MERIBAH (strife) BECAUSE OF THE CHIDING OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, AND BECAUSE THEY TEMPTED THE LORD, SAYING, IS THE LORD AMONG US OR NOT? S...
FIFTH SECTION The journey through the wilderness to Sinai. Want of water. Marah. Elim. The Wilderness of Sin. Quails. Manna. Rephidim (Massah and Meribah). The Amalekites. Jethro and his advice, a hu...
WATER FROM THE ROCK (vs.1-7) Bread has been provided for the people. Can God provide water also? Why did they not simply appeal to Him in fullest confidence that He would answer just as fully as He...
MASSAH: that is, Temptation MERIBAH: That is, Chiding, or, strife...
1-7 The children of Israel journeyed according to the commandment of the Lord, led by the pillar of cloud and fire, yet they came to a place where there was no water for them to drink. We may be in t...
viz. To protect and provide for us according to his word given to us. Will God be as good as his word, or will he not? For it is to us very doubtful....
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...
Exodus 17:7 called H7121 (H8799) name H8034 place H4725 Massah H4532 Meribah H4809 contention H7379 children H1121 Isra
WATER FROM THE ROCK (EXODUS 17:1). The children of Israel leave the wilderness of Sinai and encamp in Rephidim. Its site is uncertain. There they find themselves without water. Considering the continu...
CONTENTS: Smitten rock at Meribah. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Joshua, Aaron, Hur. CONCLUSION: Fed by the Bread of Life; refreshed by the Water of Life (John 7:37) means victory for the believer in ever...
Exodus 17:1. _Rephidim._ The plain before Horeb, where the Israelites encamped before they removed to the plain opposite Sinai. Exodus 17:6. _Thou shalt smite the rock._ Horeb was the place where God...
_Is the Lord among us, or not?_ EVIDENCES OF THE DIVINE PRESENCE I. We observe an increase of spiritual enlightenment is an evidence of the Divine presence among a people. II. We observe spiritual-...
_Thou shalt smite the rock._ HOREB; OR, GREAT MERCIES FROM UNLIKELY SOURCES I. The secular department of human history will furnish abundant illustrations of this principle. 1. Does intelligence con...
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 17:7 The place where these events happened will bear names that reflect the events (see esv footnotes). The names will be a reminder for the people....
CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 17:1. After their journeys.]—Literally, “their breakings up,” alluding to nomad life, and bringing vividly before the mind the _pulling up_ of the _tent-stakes_ and general _br...
EXPOSITION THE SECOND MUMURING FOR WATER. When the Israelites had come to Rephidim which was probably in the Wady Feiran, near its junction with the Wady Esh-Sheikh, complaint arose, not, as at Marah...
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 they pitched in Rephidim: and there was no...
Massah. i.e. temptation Numbers 20:13 Deuteronomy 9:22 meribah, that is Chiding or Strife Exodus 17:2 Psalms 81:7 chiding...