Water before vs Water after

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• Water (before) vs
  Water (after)
• Marah Bitterness
  Sweet
• Bitter gt Gods Intervention (mercy) gt
  Sweet
• Israels Response vs
  Moses response
• to the situation
  to the situation
• murmured against Moses
  cried unto the Lord
• Israels attitude as vs
  Moses attitude displayed by symbolized
  his trust in God
• in the term
• Marah. (bitterness)
• Gods response to the vs
  Gods response to the
• disobedient, as seen in
  obedient, as seen in Israel.
• Egypt (disease)
  (healing)

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CHRONOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION

• 1. Bitter water Bitter people of Israel
• 2. Israels reaction bitterness, rebellion,
  tempting, provoking murmured against God
• 3. Moses reaction sought God. cried out to
  the Lord
• 4. Gods response mercy, provision (tree).
• 5. Sweet water is produced Gods intervention
  (mercy).
• 6. Gods testing of Israel summarized
  conditionally.
• 7. Conditions of the test are given.
• 8. Possible response
• a. Obedience (keeping the statutes)
• b. Rebellion (symbolized by Egypt)
• 9. Corresponding Results
• a. Healing
• b. Disease