The Waters of Marah and Elim: Finding Sweetness and Rest
The Israelites, after their Exodus from Egypt, faced bitter waters at Marah and found refreshment at Elim. This represents their journey of faith, hardship, and eventual provision.
The Waters of Marah and Elim: Finding Sweetness and Rest
Exodus
15:22-25
22. So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
23. And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.
24. And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
25. 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,
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General themes for this chapter of the Bible: The Song of Moses; The Bitter Water Made Sweet; The Wilderness Journey
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