As you read through the Old and New Testament, you frequently find stories and references to miracles. There are many ways to interpret these miracles, both literally and symbolically. But for now we are looking for common elements. First, when you are following a story of a series of miraculous events, they very often follow a pattern. There are two common miracles that involve water. One involves purification or transformation of drinking water, or even the procuring of water in a dry area. For example, In Exodus 15, Moses purified the bitter water of Marah by throwing a log into the spring. In Exodus 17 and again in Numbers 20, Moses struck a rock in the desert and the rock produced water that flowed so abundantly that all the Israelites were able to drink from it and water their flocks. In the plagues of Egypt, God completes the opposite transformation and turns the Nile river to blood, rendering it undrinkable. The Old Covenant Miracles In...