The Jewish people are a difficult, stiff necked people. The Mishna in Pirkei Avot lists ten events where they tested Hashem and Moshe.

Shortly after they left Egypt, they confronted Moshe because the water was bitter and they had nothing to drink. Moshe cried out to G-d and he was shown a tree, that he was to throw in the water, to sweeten it.

There was a great deal of symbolism to this........

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