This shows up numerous times in the Bible. Jacob wrestling with God, Gideon's fleece, Moses reminding God of His promises, Hezekiah's complaint when told he was going to die, the Gentile mother who tells Jesus that dogs eat the crumbs from their master's table, Mary questioning Gabriel, "doubting" Thomas...and that's only a few. The true God wants to relate with us, to speak with--not "to," not "at," with--Him, as a man speaks with his friend.
The problem with Christianity is that it is sold as a cheap bauble, a boring meeting on Sundays, when it provides the Glory beyond the universe. If people genuinely understood the promises and the claims of Christ and His salvation, they would never even consider another way.
In Malachi, after an Israel unaware of manuring or fertilizing fields with alfalfa, neglected to let fields rest every 7 years, to free those who pawned themselves into slavery, or return pawned lands to their owner families of generations, Israel eventually to be exiled for for 7 times 70 years, for neglected jubilees: The LORD makes an exemption to the commandment that you shall not put the LORD your God to the test: “Test me and see if I can be outdone in generosity” He tells them for once, so they will tithe the first fruits with an open heart like Abel.