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15 The Eternal your God is living right among you, and He’s a jealous God. He would become furious if you were unfaithful to Him—He’d wipe you off the face of the earth!

16 Don’t put the Eternal, your True God, to the test[a] the way you did back at Massah.

Massah is a bittersweet memory for the Israelites. The people have complained and grumbled against the Eternal and actually prefer Egyptian bondage or even death to following God in the desert, but the Lord shows up and brings water out of rocks!

Moses: 17 Carefully obey the commands, rules, and precedents the Eternal, your True God, has given you.

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15 for the Lord your God(A), who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you, and he will destroy you from the face of the land. 16 Do not put the Lord your God to the test(B) as you did at Massah. 17 Be sure to keep(C) the commands of the Lord your God and the stipulations and decrees he has given you.(D)

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