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The people murmured against Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?"
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From Praise to Protest
Commentators highlight the shocking speed with which the Israelites' attitude changed. Charles Spurgeon notes how the 'singers had sadly changed their notes' just three days after their triumphant song of deliverance. This serves as a caution that even fervent religious emotion can quickly turn to complaint when faced with hardship.
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Exodus
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19th Century
Baptist
Against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters,…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the people murmured against Moses For bringing them into a wilderness where they could find no water fit to drin…
Presbyterian
In the wilderness of Shur, the Israelites had no water. At Marah, they had water, but it was bitter, so they could not drink it. God can make bitte…
