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Psalm 106:14b "And tested God in the desert."

Day 152 – Psalm 106

“And tested God in the desert.” Psalm 106:14b

PUTTING GOD TO THE TEST

The psalmist highlighted another sin-problem the children of Israel had in the following text.

“But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness,
And tested God in the desert.”
Psalm 106:14

1. “But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness”

a) This was a lust for food.
b) The word “lust” describes an “intense craving” (Numbers 11:4).
c) This problem was recorded soberly in Numbers 11.

2. “And tested God in the desert”

a) Underlying problems
i) Despising the manna that God graciously provided (Numbers 11:4-6).
ii) Despising the Lord who gave them the manna (Numbers 11:20).
b) Testing of God
i) It was another form of complaining against the Lord (Numbers 11:1).
ii) There was unbelief in the hearts of the children of Israel.
iii) They did not believe that God could give them the meat they craved.
iv) The mood of the children of Israel affected adversely Moses’ confidence in God.
c) Moses was adversely affected by this problem
i) He expressed despair (Numbers 11:11-15).
ii) He found it hard to believe that God could fulfil the demands of the children of Israel.
iii) He noted that there were six hundred thousand men [not counting the women and the children] (Numbers 11:21-22).
iv) He expressed uncertainty that God could feed the people with meat (Numbers 11:21-22).