John Gill's Exposition on Deuteronomy 6:16

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, etc.] 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, (<400407>Matthew 4:7), as tempted him in Massah; a place so called from the Israelites tempting the Lord there, (<021707>Exodus 17:7), the Targum of Jonathan adds, with ten temptations; (see <041421>Numbers 14:21).

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