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Exodus 15

The Waters of Marah and Elim

22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water. 23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.[f]) 24 So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”

25 Then Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became fit to drink.

There the Lord issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test. 26 He said, “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.”

27 Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there near the water.

Footnotes

f Exodus 15:23 Marah means bitter.

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God Bless America.

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Our Father In Heaven,

Magnified and Sanctified is Your Most Holy Name!

You Alone Are Worthy To Be Praised And Worshiped,

For Your Alone Are Holy,

Righteous,

and Infinitely Just!

You Are Eternally Faithful,

and there is no Shadow of Turning with You.

Light and Darkness Can Not Occupy The Same Space,

and There is No Darkness With You.

Good and Evil Can Not Dwell Together,

And There is No Evil With You.

Yet You Always Judge Rightly,

With Grace and Truth,

Justice and Mercy,

Wisdom and Kindness,

Firmness and Gentleness.


LORD, You desire Truth in Our Inward Parts.

There is no way we can hide from You,

what is going on inside,

no matter what we say with our lips. That being said,

And Even as You Know Every thought,

You STILL Open Your Everlasting Arms to hold us,

To be Our Strong Tower,

Our Only Refuge,

Our Rock and our Redeemer.

There is no other.




Let all that has been Concealed
Be Revealed.

Father, We Pray For The Peace Of Jerusalem,
According To Your Will and Promise.
We Pray That You Will Forgive The Sins
of Our Own Nation,
and Lead us all to Godly Repentance.
Create in Us Clean Hearts, Oh LORD,
and Renew a Right Spirit Within Us.

This we Pray Together,
As We Await Your Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Set Up His Kingdom,
And Make All Things Right.

God Bless America.

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[InkStone]

Thank You for posting God’s Word, His eternal truth.

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Exodus 15

The Waters of Marah and Elim

22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water. 23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.[f]) 24 So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”

25 Then Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became fit to drink.

There the Lord issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test. 26 He said, “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.”

27 Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there near the water.

Footnotes

f Exodus 15:23 Marah means bitter.

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Three Stories Today:

1. Yesterday, I had to go back to "the Old Neighborhood" to pick up a check for some items I had on consignment. It was a gorgeous day, so I took Blue, my motorcycle, on the circuitous route into Boston which was through several wooded parkways...not a single highway did my two wheels touch! Lovely! What a beautiful way to start the Labor Day Weekend! I found a parallel parking space right away, in front of another second-hand store that had the most amazing window display. Festooned with Oriental Carpets, Mexican Blankets, and other Ethnic Art, the Window-Dressing promised a treasure trove of Antiques and Collectibles that would certainly enhance my Bohemian Decor. I'd have to check it out...after I completed my errands.

After taking care of business, I went into the awesome-looking store and was profoundly disappointed. The merchandise was the typical second-hand fare one would encounter at a Goodwill Thrift Store. I walked out, snapped on my helmet and prepared to ride home, using the same circuitous route to avoid the Epic and Legendary Labor-Day Cape Traffic.

Well, it would seem that everybody and his brother had the same idea. Even though I am sure the Interstate was already jammed with Cape Traffic, so was my circuitous wooded route homeward. It took me over two hours to go 26 miles. Blue, my Antique Harley, didn't overheat, but I DID!

2. Although our local Salvation Army Thrift Store had been closed for over a year due to COVID, and had done some repairs during that "Down Time", the stuff in the store really hadn't changed much. Still it was a good source for books, records, and small items. Anyway, I was surprised to see that, a month ago, the store was "CLOSED FOR REMODELING". "Wondeful!" I thought."The store needs it. I wonder what cool new stuff they will be getting in? Maybe they will have brighter lighting, nice decor, and dressing rooms. I am looking forward to this."

Several weeks passed, during which the store was gutted to the bare walls and heavy equipment brought in. I was so happy! I couldn't wait for the Grand Reopening.

Last Thursday, I went by and saw a bunch of cars in the parking lot. Hurray! They're opened! I went in and was confronted with the SAME EXACT STORE that was there before it was gutted. The same merchandise stood in the same spots as before, the same books on the wall shelves, the same clothing on the same racks, and the same few sticks of furniture where they had been before. I closed my eyes and opened them again, thinking that I was suffering from an Hallucination. But no...it was exactly how it was before. Maybe the walls had been painted, but that was IT. I felt so disoriented and disappointed that I just had to leave. It was BIZARRE!

3. Tippy has been doing so well in her Socialization Classes, that her trainer and I decided to take our dogs to a beautiful wooded reservation area alongside the North River. We met up in the parking lot, harnessed up the four dogs, and walked the half mile through the woods to the boathouse on the River. I had brought water for Tippy, and was ready to share it with the other dogs, except that they made a beeline for the riverbank.

Don't let them drink that water!" I yelled. This is an estuary. The water is salty!"

But...I was too late. "Chaos", a big, goofy boxer, was chest-deep in the brackish water, slurping it up. Then he promptly bounded up the bank and threw up on my friend's shoes.

These three stories all illustrate the disappointment of seeing something that looks good and refreshing, but turns out to be bitter. The very word "Marah" means "bitter" and is the root word of the Hebrew names "Miriam" and "Mary". (That means that my name is a combination of the Hebrew "Bitter" and the French word for "Warrior" Mary-Louise). Sometimes I do feel as if life can be a bitter battle.

After three days of trekking in the desert without a source of fresh water, the Israelites were delighted to see an oasis up ahead. They must have rushed to the water and started slurping like "Chaos at the North River". But it was bitter and they spewed it out of their mouths. Naturally, they blamed Moses.

God directed Moses to cut off a Branch from a tree and throw it in the water, which made the water sweet and fit to drink.

Just as we saw Messianic Parallels with Abraham and Isaac, Jacob's sons and Joseph, and in The Passover, we see them here. The Messiah is called "The Righteous Branch" by both Isaiah and Zechariah. The Cross of Christ is sometimes called "the Tree", and Jesus Himself called Himself the "Fountain of Living Water".

It is also in this Passage that Almighty God gives us one of His Many Names: YHVH Rapha, which means "I AM the God Who Heals You."

Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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Thank You, InkStone, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[etabeta]

Joining in prayer. God bless.

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Thank You, Etabeta, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[redryder_90]

Amen

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Thank You, redryder_90, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[DarthVader]

Amen !!! <><

Psalm 130

A Song of Ascents.

1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.
2 Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my supplications!

3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
Lord, who could stand?
4 But there is forgiveness with you,
so that you may be revered.

5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope;
6 my soul waits for the Lord
more than those who watch for the morning,
more than those who watch for the morning.

7 O Israel, hope in the Lord!
For with the Lord there is steadfast love,
and with him is great power to redeem.
8 It is he who will redeem Israel
from all its iniquities.

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Thank You, DarthVader, For Your Prayers and beautiful Psalm For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[Hiskid]

Amen.

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Thank You, Hiskid, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[TianaHighrider]

Praise Heavenly Father and prayers up ❤ 🙏
He is indeed THE ONE True Healer and God.

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Thank You, TianaHighrider, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[NEWwoman]

Good parallels to living life filled with disappointment.

Joining in prayer, left that other site, for the Peace of Jerusalem and for our beloved America.

[Silentgypsy]

Amen and thank you.

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Thank You, NEWwoman, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

Thank You, Silentgypsy, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS