Testing YHVH

Chavurah with Shoshanna

Psalm 78:17 Yet they sinned still more against him, rebelling in the wilderness against the Most High; 18 in their hearts they tested God by demanding food that would satisfy their cravings. 19 Yes, they spoke against God by asking, "Can God spread a table in the desert? 20 True, he struck the rock, and water gushed out, until the vadis overflowed; but what about bread? Can he give that? Can he provide meat for his people?" 21 Therefore, when YHVH heard, he was angry; fire blazed up against Ya'akov; his anger mounted against Isra'el;