Exodus 15:25

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Moses asked the LORD for help, and the LORD told him to throw a piece of wood into the water. Moses did so, and the water became fit to drink. At Marah the LORD tested his people and also gave them some laws and teachings.

Cross References

2 Kings 2:21

and he carried it to the spring. He threw the salt into the water and said, “The LORD has made this water pure again. From now on you'll be able to grow crops, and no one will starve.”

2 Kings 4:41

“Bring me some flour,” Elisha said. He sprinkled the flour in the stew and said, “Now serve it to them.” And the stew tasted fine.

2 Kings 6:6

“Where did it fall in?” Elisha asked. The prophet pointed to the place, and Elisha cut a stick and threw it into the water at that spot. The axe head floated to the top of the water.

Psalm 50:15

Pray to me in time of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honour me.

Psalm 66:10

Our God, you tested us, just as silver is tested.

Psalm 81:7

When you were in trouble, I rescued you, and from the thunderclouds, I answered your prayers. Later I tested you at Meribah Spring.

Psalm 91:15

When you are in trouble, call out to me. I will answer and be there to protect and honour you.

Psalm 99:6

Moses and Aaron were two of your priests. Samuel was also one of those who prayed in your name, and you, our LORD, answered their prayers.

Exodus 14:10

When the Israelites saw the king coming with his army, they were frightened and begged the LORD for help.

Exodus 16:4

The LORD said to Moses, “I will send bread down from heaven like rain. Each day the people can go out and gather only enough for that day. That's how I will see if they obey me.

Exodus 17:4

Then Moses prayed to the LORD, “What am I going to do with these people? They are about to stone me to death!”

Exodus 20:20

“Don't be afraid!” Moses replied. “God has come only to test you, so that by obeying him you won't sin.”

Proverbs 17:3

Silver and gold are tested by flames of fire; our thoughts are tested by the LORD.

Jeremiah 15:1

The LORD said to me: Even if Moses and Samuel were here, praying with you, I wouldn't change my mind. So send the people of Judah away.

Jeremiah 9:7

And so I will purify the hearts of my people just as gold is purified in a furnace. I have no other choice.

Ezekiel 47:7

where I saw dozens of trees on each side.

Ezekiel 47:8

The man said: This water flows eastwards to the valley of the River Jordan and empties into the Dead Sea, where it turns the salt water into fresh water.

1 Corinthians 1:18

The message about the cross doesn't make any sense to lost people. But for those of us who are being saved, it is God's power at work.

Deuteronomy 13:3

If the prophet says this, don't listen! The LORD your God will be watching to find out whether or not you love him with all your heart and soul.

Deuteronomy 8:16

He also gave you manna, a kind of food your ancestors had never even heard about. The LORD was testing you to make you trust him, so that later on he could be good to you.

Deuteronomy 8:2

Don't forget how the LORD your God has led you through the desert for the past forty years. He wanted to find out if you were truly willing to obey him and depend on him,

Judges 2:22

and I'm going to let those enemies stay. I'll use them to test Israel, because then I can find out if Israel will worship and obey me as their ancestors did.

Judges 3:1

And the LORD had another reason for letting these enemies stay. The Israelites needed to learn how to fight in war, just as their ancestors had done. Each new generation would have to learn by fighting

Judges 3:4

Moses had told the Israelites what the LORD had commanded them to do, and now the LORD was using these nations to find out if Israel would obey.