Exodus 15:25

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,

Cried

A tree

2 Kings 2:21

2 Kings 4:41

1 Corinthians 1:18

A statute

Joshua 24:21

Proved

Bible References

Cried

When Pharaoh got closer, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified. The Israelites cried out to the Lord,

Then Moses cried out to the Lord, "What will I do with this people? -- a little more and they will stone me!"

Pray to me when you are in trouble! I will deliver you, and you will honor me!"

When he calls out to me, I will answer him. I will be with him when he is in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him honor.

Moses and Aaron were among his priests; Samuel was one of those who prayed to him. They prayed to the Lord and he answered them.

Then the Lord said to me, "Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me pleading for these people, I would not feel pity for them! Get them away from me! Tell them to go away!

A tree

He went out to the spring and threw the salt in. Then he said, "This is what the Lord says, 'I have purified this water. It will no longer cause death or fail to produce crops."

He said, "Get some flour." Then he threw it into the pot and said, "Now pour some out for the men so they may eat." There was no longer anything harmful in the pot.

For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

A statute

The people said to Joshua, "No! We really will worship the Lord!"

Proved

Then the Lord said to Moses, "I am going to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people will go out and gather the amount for each day, so that I may test them. Will they will walk in my law or not?

Remember the whole way by which he has brought you these forty years through the desert so that he might, by humbling you, test you to see if you have it within you to keep his commandments or not.

You must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer, for the Lord your God will be testing you to see if you love him with all your mind and being.

Joshua left those nations to test Israel. I wanted to see whether or not the people would carefully walk in the path marked out by the Lord, as their ancestors were careful to do."

These were the nations the Lord permitted to remain so he could use them to test Israel -- he wanted to test all those who had not experienced battle against the Canaanites.

For you, O God, tested us; you purified us like refined silver.

In your distress you called out and I rescued you. I answered you from a dark thundercloud. I tested you at the waters of Meribah. (Selah)

The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold, likewise the Lord tests hearts.

Therefore the Lord who rules over all says, "I will now purify them in the fires of affliction and test them. The wickedness of my dear people has left me no choice. What else can I do?

This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer for a short time in various trials.