Theory of the Christian god's desire to not be tested: which is it, and why?
1. God doesn't want us to discover what it really is.
2. God doesn't exist, and the people who made it up don't want anyone to find out it's fiction.
3. Other.
Arimatthewdavies says: "God actually gives you the means and a command to test him on one specific thing that's found in the last chapter of the book of Malachi. Where God tells you to bring your entire tithe and see for yourself if God will not throw open the floodgates of heaven for you so that you have no more want!"
Oh what an original thought. I can't tell you how many times I've heard that verse, which is in the 3rd, not the 4th (last) chapter of the book of Malachi, in a church sermon. Its purpose was always clear to me: give us money.
Ironically, the very chapter you quote also says this: 14 “You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What do we gain by carrying out his requirements and going about like mourners before the Lord Almighty? 15 But now we call the arrogant blessed. Certainly evildoers prosper, and even when they put God to the test, they get away with it.’”
Even when they put "God" to the test, they get away with it--the "evildoers" do that.
In response to "Paul", since YA! won't let me comment on his/her post:
Deut. 6:16 "Do not test the lord" Matthew 4:7 KJV et al "shall not tempt", WEB et al "shall not test" Luke 4:12 Give it a guess: https://biblehub.com/luke/4-12.htm
"Tested" does not mean "challenged" or "opposed". Neither does "tempt." Show me what translation or commentary says what you claim.
"Paul", by the way, said ""Tested" means "challenged" or "opposed"."