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TESTING GOD (2 OF 2)
by Marion Clark
Scripture: Psalm 78:17-20, Psalm 78:40-41, Psalm 78:56-58
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Testing God (2 of 2)
Series: Psalms
D. Marion Clark
Psalm 78:17-20, 40-41, 56-58
Introduction
You are familiar with the temptations of Jesus in the wilderness. Satan presents three temptations, all of which Jesus refutes, each time by quoting Scripture. For one of the temptations Satan sets Jesus on the highest point of the temple in Jerusalem and says to him,
''If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written,
'' 'He will command his angels concerning you,'
and
'' 'On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.' ''
Jesus responds by quoting from the Law: ''Again it is written, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test' '' (Matthew 4:5-7).
Testing God is precisely what the recurring theme is as the psalmist recounts the waywardness of the Israelites. Three times it is mentioned - verses 18, 41, and 56 - each time presenting a different scenario that gives us insight into the different perspectives between them and God about relationship.
Text
Test 1 - Demanding Cravings to Be Met - You're testing my word
The first reference is in verses 17-20.
17 Yet they sinned still more against him,
rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
18 They tested God in their heart
by demanding the food they craved.
19 They spoke against God, saying,
''Can God spread a table in the wilderness?
20 He struck the rock so that water gushed out
and streams overflowed.
Can he also give bread
or provide meat for his people?''
The first test is a demand for cravings to be satisfied. We will allow poetic license from the psalmist. The people did complain about food but both before and after the provision of water from the rock. Before the rock, God had already provided manna, the bread from heaven; although not before the people had complained about food service: ''Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots an ...
Series: Psalms
D. Marion Clark
Psalm 78:17-20, 40-41, 56-58
Introduction
You are familiar with the temptations of Jesus in the wilderness. Satan presents three temptations, all of which Jesus refutes, each time by quoting Scripture. For one of the temptations Satan sets Jesus on the highest point of the temple in Jerusalem and says to him,
''If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written,
'' 'He will command his angels concerning you,'
and
'' 'On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.' ''
Jesus responds by quoting from the Law: ''Again it is written, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test' '' (Matthew 4:5-7).
Testing God is precisely what the recurring theme is as the psalmist recounts the waywardness of the Israelites. Three times it is mentioned - verses 18, 41, and 56 - each time presenting a different scenario that gives us insight into the different perspectives between them and God about relationship.
Text
Test 1 - Demanding Cravings to Be Met - You're testing my word
The first reference is in verses 17-20.
17 Yet they sinned still more against him,
rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
18 They tested God in their heart
by demanding the food they craved.
19 They spoke against God, saying,
''Can God spread a table in the wilderness?
20 He struck the rock so that water gushed out
and streams overflowed.
Can he also give bread
or provide meat for his people?''
The first test is a demand for cravings to be satisfied. We will allow poetic license from the psalmist. The people did complain about food but both before and after the provision of water from the rock. Before the rock, God had already provided manna, the bread from heaven; although not before the people had complained about food service: ''Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots an ...
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