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An Intertextuality Pair — one connection between two passages, shown as linked verse cards: the Later text and the Earlier text it quotes, alludes to or echoes. The Significance essay explains why the link matters and where it points in Christ.

Reference Type— how explicit the link is: Quotation, Allusion, or Echo
Connection Method(s)— how it carries meaning: e.g. Typology, Promise-Fulfillment, Analogy, Longitudinal Theme
Found via— where the connection was identified, e.g. the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge or an Anchor-Text Network

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Intertextuality Pair

Matthew 4:7 → Deuteronomy 6:16

Quotation

Later text

Matthew 4:7BSB

Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

Earlier text

Deuteronomy 6:16BSB

Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.

Walk the Square · a single-voice walk of this pair around the Clowney square11:08

Significance

Jesus again succeeds where Israel failed. At Massah (Exodus 17), Israel tested God by demanding proof of his presence and care; Jesus refuses to test his Father. This demonstrates proper sonship characterized by trust rather than demands for signs. Where Israel's unbelief led to testing God, Jesus' faith leads to confident obedience without needing miraculous verification.

Found via: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Typology

Linked Mentions 5

Trajectory Tables 4

Anchor Texts 1

Deuteronomy 17:14-20 — The Law of the King