Then he cried to Yahweh. Yahweh showed him a tree, and he threw it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there he tested them;

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A tree ... - The statement points to a natural agency, but the result was manifestly supernatural.

He made ... -

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The Lord showed him a tree. —There are trees that have the power of sweetening bitter water, but none of them is currently found i…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

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,…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And he cried. From this we gather that Moses alone prayed properly when the people tumultuously rose against him, and that those who were …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he cried unto the Lord
Or prayed, as all the Targums, that God would appear for them, and relieve them in their …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…

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