King James Version
What Does Deuteronomy 9:22 Mean?
“And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.”
Context
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And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.
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And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.
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And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.
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Likewise when the LORD sent you from Kadeshbarnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.
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Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(22) **At Taberah.**—The first place mentioned after they left Sinai.
**At Massah.**—The last scene described before they reached it. Sinai is made the centre of provocation.
**At Kibroth-hattaavah.**—The first *encampment *named after Sinai. It is not certain that they halted at Taberah. (See Numbers 11)
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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