This chapter started with victory sounds, songs of victory bursted out from the hearts and mouths of the Israelites following the miracle of crossing the red sea on a dry land while their pursuers and tormentors perished without them lifting a finger as God promised them in
Exodus 14:14.
Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord, singing, “I will sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously; The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and my song, And He has become my salvation; This is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him. The Lord is a warrior; The Lord is His name. Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has thrown into the sea; His chosen captains are drowned in the Red Sea. The deep [water] covers them; [Clad in armor] they sank into the depths like a stone. Your right hand, O Lord, is glorious in power; Your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy. In the greatness of Your majesty You overthrow and annihilate those [adversaries] who rise [in rebellion] against You; You send out Your fury, and it consumes them like chaff. With the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up, The flowing waters stood up like a mound; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea. The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied against them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall dispossess them and drive them out.’ You blew with Your wind, the sea covered them; [Clad in armor] they sank like lead in the mighty waters. Exodus 15:1-10 AMP
The song they sang detailed their experience and how God almighty show forth even at the eleventh hour.
They were overwhelmed by this act and the words that they said depicts how greatful and how much they were in awe of God
Who is like You among the gods, O Lord? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, Awesome in splendor, working wonders? You stretched out Your right hand, The sea swallowed them. You in Your lovingkindness and goodness have led the people whom You have redeemed; In Your strength You have guided them with care to Your holy habitation.
Exodus 15:11-13 AMP
This shows that when we experience or if you have experienced the extraordinary power of God, you will never remain thesame. Your view of life will change, your utterance will change, your faith will be lifted. The challenges and battle with the Egyptians was so close, it was too close for comfort. The Israelites were already blaming Moses, but Moses cried to God and God had to remind Him to move forward.
You can't stay in the position of defeat if you desire change, growth, breakthrough or divine intervention. You must use your little faith, your tiny winkle faith, your great faith, your giant faith or whichever faith you have left to move forward on the instruction of God.
Exodus 15: 14 -21 further shows how much the Israelites were greatful to God, they brought out instruments, Mariam led the them in the use of the instruments.
This further proves that you can not praise God silently, you can not praise God in a sorrowful manner, praising God involves internal and external connection to the purpose of praising God. You must praise Him with everything you have, if you are on the instrument you must be connected.
Exodus 15:22-25
Recorded how Moses led the children of Israel through wilderness. It's worth nothing that God was aware of the journey in the wilderness before it occurred because the Bible recorded that God already scheduled the route He will lead them (Exodus 13-14). This 3 days journey led them through wilderness and they found water 🌊 (Marah) they were thirsty but couldn't drink it as the water was bitter.
My prayer after reading this verse is Lord when I am in need of comfort never let me encounter bitterness when I seek solution, comfort and breakthrough in Jesus name amen.
The children of Israel became disgruntled or discontented as we may refer to it and asked Moses what they will drink. God being a very good father who doesn't look at our unfaithfulness to judge us pointed the tree and asked Moses to cut the branch, throw it in the water and the bitter water was healed just like that.
This proves to us that no circumstances is beyond God, even if the situation changes suddenly, He is the God that makes all things work for our good. The water was bitter before Israelites arrived at Marah but because God knew they needed this water so they do not die of thirst, He healed Marah.
Lord for my sake heal everything that has been bitter around me, even where the natural state is beyond repair, let your hands restore them to a better state beyond human imagination in Jesus name amen.
Exodus 15:26 - 27
God made an ordinance of obedience for the children of Israel. As long as they obey the ordinance of God, and they walk uprightly before Him, the sickness of the Egyptians will not befall them.
saying, “If you will diligently listen and pay attention to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in His sight, and listen to His commandments, and keep [foremost in your thoughts and actively obey] all His precepts and statutes, then I will not put on you any of the diseases which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am the Lord who heals you.” Then the children of Israel came to Elim where there were twelve springs of water and seventy date palms, and they camped there beside the waters.
Exodus 15:26-27 AMP
I deduce from these verses that some sicknesses and diseases are a result of living a life that is against the will of God. Some behaviour can result in some eternal grave disease except one repents and God's mercy speaks.
Lord what I do, or I did or might do that will lead to sicknesses and diseases from your wrath deliver me from them and break their existence in my life in Jesus name amen.
Exodus 16
First 3 verses documented how the children of Israel were asking Moses and Aaron why they brought them to Elim in the wilderness of Sin (meaning the place) to die.
This is typical human behaviour especially those who easily forget where God has brought them from. God will never bring you far and leave you half way. God doesn't work like that. It's a subtle reminder to us that there is no stage in our lives that God forgets us, for every phase and stage, He is working and walking with us not against us.
I pray Lord I will never be an ingrate in life or rebel against you in any way in Jesus mighty name amen.
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I will cause bread to rain from heaven for you; the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, so that I may test them [to determine] whether or not they will walk [obediently] in My instruction (law). And it shall be that on the sixth day, they shall prepare to bring in twice as much as they gather daily [so that they will not need to gather on the seventh day].” So Moses and Aaron said to all Israel, “At evening you shall know that the Lord has brought you out of the land of Egypt, and in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord, for He hears your murmurings against the Lord. What are we, that you murmur and rebel against us?”
Exodus 16:4-7 AMP
God is a good, good father, always on time, never disappointing God, that is who He is. Despite how the Israelites murmured and complained, His compassion keeps showing up for His own. God said to Moses and Aaron I will make provision but there were instructions they must adhere to.
Whatever we do, obey the precepts of God, it may not make sense to you how He will come through or why there are so much instructions form Him just obey.
I also like the fact that Moses and Aaron let the people know that all this provisions and miracles were from God not them. The lesson here is we must be mindful of ascribing God's glory to any leader and as leaders when people start ascribing the glory of God to you please correct them and let them know it's God not you. We can be easily carried away as followers or leaders and think oh it's nothing but God is a jealous God. Never share the glory of God with Him, never ascribe the glory of God to man.
Exodus 16:8-19 recorded how they Israelites lives to witness divine provision, one of its kind. Nothing like that has ever been recorded again. There has been circumstances where God used animals or people to meet needs but here manna was falling from the heavenly factory, freshly made each day, calorie rich, no deficiency meal.
This affirms again that God is Jehovah Jireh.
But human beings will be human being some of them his the food and it developed worms overnight .
But they did not listen to Moses, and some left a supply of it until morning, and it bred worms and became foul and rotten; and Moses was angry with them. So they gathered it every morning, each as much as he needed, because when the sun was hot it melted.
Exodus 16:20-21 AMP
It was after that they learned their lessons not to hoard the manna.
Please what are you hoarding, what did God ask you to share that you are hoarding follow His instructions and let go now.
Exodus 16:22-26
It was recorded here how God instructed Moses to let the Israelites know that on Sabbath due to rest they must pack the manna worth for two days. It was also recorded that the manna saved overnight sue to Sabbath did not go wormy.
God is organized, He is not disorganized in any way. He plans things, situations and circumstances in a way that His children will benefit from Him directly what an awesome God we serve. All knowing and complete God.
God is particular about rest, we live in the days where we chase money, material things and we defer rest. Some people ignore the significance of rest to their mental health and overral health. If God can plan ahead for rest why shouldn't you do thesame. Please REST when needed.
Exodus 16: 27 -30
Now on the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they found none. Then the Lord said to Moses, “How long do you [people] refuse to keep My commandments and My instructions (laws)? See, the Lord has given you the Sabbath; therefore He gives you the bread for two days on the sixth day. Let every man stay in his place; no man is to leave his place on the seventh day.” So the people rested on the seventh day.
Exodus 16:27-30 AMP
People still went out on the day of rest to pack manna again. This looks like Stockholm syndrome, they refuse to fully trust God. This is the state of so many people, even when God has shown forth before they still act based on their limited human capabilities and knowledge. Don't be stuck in your ways that you forget to acknowledge God and His ways.
The house of Israel called the bread manna; it was like coriander seed, white, and it tasted like flat pastry (wafers) made with honey. Then Moses said, “This is the word which the Lord commands, ‘Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’ ” So Moses said to Aaron, “Take a pot and put an omer of manna in it, and place it before the Lord to be kept throughout your generations.” As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron [eventually] placed it in the presence of the Testimony, to be kept. The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they reached an inhabited land; they ate the manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan. (Now an omer is the tenth of an ephah.)
Exodus 16:31-36 AMP
Verses 31-36 shows how God requested the children of Israel to keep records basically evidence of what He did for them in the wilderness. This is a testament to the wonder working power of God. This is a testament of Jehovah proving Himself and testament of having faith in Him always. Never stop trusting God, don't grow weary in your faith in Him. Trust Him to complete what He started and you and I will have our evidences earlier than expected in Jesus name.
Amen
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