When you were in trouble, I rescued you, and from the thunderclouds, I answered your prayers. Later I tested you at Meribah Spring.
Pray to me in time of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me.
When the Israelites saw the king coming with his army, they were frightened and begged the LORD for help.
But before daylight the LORD looked down at the Egyptian army from the fiery cloud and made them panic.
The trumpet blew louder and louder. Moses spoke, and God answered him with thunder.
After the death of the king of Egypt, the Israelites still complained because they were forced to be slaves. They cried out for help,
I am the LORD your God, the one who brought you out of Egypt where you were slaves.
Here is my message for Israel: "I am the LORD! And with my mighty power I will punish the Egyptians and free you from slavery.
A time will come when you will again worship me. But you will no longer call me the Living God who rescued Israel from Egypt.
The Israelites had complained against the LORD, and he had shown them his holy power by giving them water to drink. So they named the place Meribah, which means "Complaining."
"Aaron, this is where you will die. You and Moses disobeyed me at Meribah, and so you will not enter the land I promised the Israelites.
At Massah and Meribah Spring, the LORD tested you, tribe of Levi. You were faithful, and so the priesthood belongs to the Levi tribe.