Exo 15:23 And when
they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, because it was
bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah.
Exo 15:24 And the
people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
Exo 15:25 And he
cried to Jehovah. And Jehovah showed him a tree. And when he had cast it into
the waters, the waters were made sweet. There He made a decree and a law for
them, and there He tested them.
Exo 15:26 And he
said, If you will carefully listen to the voice of Jehovah your God, and will
do that which is right in His sight, and will give ear to His commandments, and
keep all His Laws, I will put none of these diseases upon you, which I have brought
upon the Egyptians; for I am
Jehovah who heals you.
In Exodus 3:14 when God spoke to Moses from the Burning Bush He was “I am that I am”; meaning “Whatever
you may need is exactly what I am”. Throughout the wilderness wanderings of the
Israelites God met Moses needs in various ways and then Moses would add names
to the Name JEHOVAH. So we have JEHOVAH ROPHE – The LORD who heals.
The Israelites had journeyed only three days and they were
in the desert with no water. Why? Because He wanted them to know that he would
provide for them in every way. No matter what you are going into, remember That
God will provide for you and bring you out victorious – if you let Him.
I will put none of
these diseases upon you, which I have brought upon the Egyptians; v26b
Here were the
conditions of receiving the this Blessing. “If you will carefully listen to
the voice of Jehovah your God, and will do that which is right in His sight,
and will give ear to His commandments, and keep all His Laws”.
“These things being attended to, then the promise of God
was, that they should have none of the diseases of the Egyptians put on them;
that they should be kept in a state of health of body and peace of mind; and if
at any time they should be afflicted, on application to God the evil should be
removed, because he was their healer or physician - I am the Lord that healeth
thee.” A.C.
If we live according to the Word of God, meditating on the Word,
feeding our souls upon it God will be JEHOVAH ROPHE to us. “ Egypt was full of
diseases because they were full of Idolatry, but you won’t have these diseases
if you obey My Word because I am the LORD YOUR HEALTH, Jehovah ROPHE.” M.H.
Applications
1.
What a wonderful promise this is for us. Our God
is JEHOVAH ROPHE, the LORD who heals us.
2.
Obey His Word, listen attentively to His commandments
and you will see that He is the Lord who heals and makes you whole.
3.
The children of Israel experienced this in the
wilderness. God looked after them and supplied all that they needed. He will do
the same for you as you travel through this life.
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