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A Memorial of Sin, Not Mercy
Commentators unanimously explain that the names given to the place, Massah ("Temptation") and Meribah ("Strife"), were not to celebrate God's miraculous provision. Instead, as John Calvin and Matthew Henry note, they served as a permanent, public memorial of Israel's sin, marking their distrust and contention against God for all future generations to see.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 17:7
18th Century
Theologian
Massah ...Meribah - See the margin. On the importance of this lesson see our Lord’s words (Matthew 4:7).
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 17:7
19th Century
Bishop
Massah means trial, or temptation, being formed from the root used in Exodus 17:2 (Why do you tempt…
John Calvin
On Exodus 17:7
16th Century
Theologian
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; …
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John Gill
On Exodus 17:7
17th Century
Pastor
And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah
The former signifies "temptation", and the latter "contentio…
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 17:1–7
17th Century
Minister
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 ther…