The Significance of “It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.”
The phrase “It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.” appears twice in the Bible, once in Deuteronomy 6:16 and again in Matthew 4:7. In both instances, the reminder is used as a rebuke to someone who is trying to put God to the test or demonstrate God’s power in a way that is not in accordance with God’s will.
Context of the Phrase
In Deuteronomy 6:16, The Israelites are warned against tempting God by questioning His presence and provision. They had recently been delivered from slavery in Egypt and were now wandering in the wilderness, and they began to doubt God’s ability to care for them. They grumbled about not having enough food or water, and they even suggested that they would have been better off remaining in Egypt as slaves.
By saying “Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God,” God was telling the Israelites that they should trust in His promises and provision, even when things were difficult. He had delivered them from Egypt, and He would continue to care for them in the wilderness.
In Matthew 4:7, Jesus is being tempted by Satan in the wilderness. Satan tries to tempt Jesus to use His divine power to satisfy His own needs, such as turning stones into bread or throwing Himself down from the temple to demonstrate His power to the crowds.
Jesus responds to Satan’s temptations by quoting the same passage from Deuteronomy: “It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.” Jesus is saying that He will not use His power for His own benefit or to prove His worth to others. He will only use His power in accordance with God’s will.
Significance of the Phrase
The reminder “It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.” emphasizes that we should not put God to the test, or try to force Him to do things our way. We should trust in His promises and provision, and we should use our own power in a way that is consistent with His will.
The reminder has several layers of significance:
Ethical: It reminds us to be responsible with our actions and avoid taking unnecessary risks. It highlights the importance of working within the boundaries set by God or any higher power, and avoiding actions that could be seen as manipulating or challenging that power.
Material: It encourages us to face challenges with courage and resilience, relying on our own strength and resources rather than seeking external validation or intervention.
Spiritual: It reaffirms the importance of faith and trust in God. It emphasizes that humans should not doubt God’s power or provisions, and that testing God is an act of disrespect and disobedience.
Application of the Phrase
The reminder “It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.” with different interpretations, with some emphasizing the importance of avoiding recklessness, while others focus on maintaining a humble and trusting relationship with God.
The reminder can be applied to various situations in life:
Resisting temptation: It reminds us to resist the urge to take shortcuts or engage in harmful behaviors when faced with difficult choices or desires.
Overcoming challenge: It reminds us to persevere through difficulties and trust that we have the strength to overcome them, even without miraculous intervention.
Building trust: It reminds us to cultivate faith and avoid doubting the guidance of God or a higher power, to trust in God’s plan for our lives, even if we don’t understand it.
In short, “It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.” serves as a timeless reminder of the importance of faith, trust, and humility in our relationship with God. Its application extends beyond religious contexts, offering guidance for navigating challenges and living a life grounded in faith and trust.
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@jeffdoyle1227
“But the talking serpent is allowed to tempt Eve?”
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“The story of the talking serpent in the Garden of Eden is one of the most famous and misunderstood stories in the Bible. Many people struggle to understand why God would allow a serpent to tempt Eve, and why Adam and Eve would fall for the serpent’s deception.
From God’s Hand Link believe The Serpent immersed in Lust Ground
The serpent (Lust Ground) is a symbol of Satan, the devil, the serpent is not a literal talking animal, but a representation of the evil that exists in the world. The serpent’s temptation is a test of Adam and Eve’s obedience to God, and they fail the test.
To God’s Hand Link believe Adam and Eve possessed by Naked Human Soul
The serpent (Naked Human Soul) is a metaphor for human nature, the serpent represents the temptation to disobey God and to put our own desires ahead of God’s will. Adam and Eve’s fall from grace is a reminder that we are all capable of sin, and that we need God’s help to overcome it.
Regardless of how you interpret the story, it is clear that the talking serpent is a powerful symbol of temptation and sin. The story is a warning to us all to be careful of the temptations that we face in life, by always remember to put God’s Word first.”
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@jeffdoyle1227
“That may be how you interpret the story, but that’s not how everyone does. So that’s just proof that the bible is open to interpretation. Therefore, it can’t be the perfect word of God. Thanks for helping to debunk the bible!”
That’s not how everyone does.
So, Revelation 22:12
“And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.”
Therefore, …
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@jeffdoyle1227
“I will hear God’s voice when he starts talking to me. The bible is the words of man, not God.”
Corinthians 3:16
“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?”
John 10:27
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”
LISTEN TO GOD’S VOICE TO HEAR GOD’S WORD
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@aryeh3701
“Keep reading until verse 11, remember not to get the ” I , HIM, US, or ME mixed up. That’s what’s wrong with English speaking Christian Fanatics, you get the English screwed up… Many ignorant people need to take reading comprehension again until you understand the English language fully.
👉 Then Jesus said to him 👈 , [b]“Away with 👉 you, Satan! For it is written, ‘ 👉 You shall worship the 👉 Lord 👉 your God, and 👉 Him only you shall 👉 serve.
Americans get Verse 7 wrong because you assume he’s talking about himself as GOD.. Retardation is a disease in America. I’m Ethiopian and we understand the scripture in its Aramaic form.
10 Then Jesus said to him, [b]“Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.”
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“The King James Version (KJV), also the King James Bible (KJB) and the Authorized Version (AV) is an Early Modern English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, which was commissioned in 1604 and published in 1611, by sponsorship of King James VI and I.[d][e] The 80 books of the King James Version include 39 books of the Old Testament, 14 books of Apocrypha, and the 27 books of the New Testament.
Noted for its “majesty of style”, the King James Version has been described as one of the most important books in English culture and a driving force in the shaping of the English-speaking world.[3][4] The King James Version remains the preferred translation of many Christian fundamentalists and religious movements, and it is also considered to be one of the important literary accomplishments of early modern England.
The KJV was first printed by John Norton and Robert Barker, who both held the post of the King’s Printer, and was the third translation into the English language approved by the English Church authorities: The first had been the Great Bible, commissioned in the reign of King Henry VIII (1535), and the second had been the Bishops’ Bible, commissioned in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1568).[5] In Geneva, Switzerland, the first generation of Protestant Reformers had produced the Geneva Bible[6] which was published in 1560 by Sir Rowland Hill[7] having referred to the original Hebrew and Greek scriptures, which was influential in the writing of the Authorized King James Version. The English Church initially used the officially sanctioned “Bishops’ Bible”, which, however, was hardly used by the population. More popular was the named “Geneva Bible”, which was created on the basis of the Tyndale translation in Geneva under the direct successor of the reformer John Calvin for his English followers. However, their footnotes represented a Calvinistic Puritanism that was too radical for King James. In particular, the decidedly anti-royalist tone of the Geneva Bible was unbearable for King James I, for he was a strict advocate of divine right. The translators of the Geneva Bible had translated the word king as tyrant about four hundred times—the word tyrant does not appear once in the KJB. Because of this, it has been assumed that King James purposely had the translators of the KJV mistranslate the word “tyrant” as either “troubling”, “oppressor,” or some other word to avoid people being critical of his monarchy, though there is no evidence to back up that claim.[8] For his project, King James convened the Hampton Court Conference in January 1604, where a new English version was conceived in response to the problems of the earlier translations perceived by the Puritans,[9] a faction of the Church of England.[10] James gave the translators instructions intended to ensure that the new version would conform to the ecclesiology, and reflect the episcopal structure, of the Church of England and its belief in an ordained clergy.[11] The translation was done by six panels of translators (47 men in all, most of whom were leading biblical scholars in England) who had the work divided up between them: the Old Testament was entrusted to three panels, the New Testament to two, and the Apocrypha to one.[12] In common with most other translations of the period, the New Testament was translated from Greek, the Old Testament from Hebrew and Aramaic, and the Apocrypha from Greek and Latin. In the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, the text of the Authorized Version replaced the text of the Great Bible for Epistle and Gospel readings (but not for the Psalter, which substantially retained Coverdale’s Great Bible version), and as such was authorized by Act of Parliament.[13]
By the first half of the 18th century, the Authorized Version had become effectively unchallenged as the only English translation used in Anglican and other English Protestant churches, except for the Psalms and some short passages in the Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England. Over the course of the 18th century, the Authorized Version supplanted the Latin Vulgate as the standard version of scripture for English-speaking scholars. With the development of stereotype printing at the beginning of the 19th century, this version of the Bible had become the most widely printed book in history, almost all such printings presenting the standard text of 1769 extensively re-edited by Benjamin Blayney at Oxford, and nearly always omitting the books of the Apocrypha. Today the unqualified title “King James Version” usually indicates this Oxford standard text.”