Bible Lesson: Miracles Of The Old Testament: Marah's Waters Made Sweet.
Occasion: Drinking Water Supplied To The Israelites.
Location: Marah
Bible Text: Exodus 15:22-26 KJV
Exodus 15:22-26 KJV
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,
26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in His sight, and wilt give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.
Exodus 15:22 KJV
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.
In the wilderness of Shur, in the desert, there is death.
Water, one must have water if one is to survive, and live.
Here is a summary of the common molecules found in humans:
Molecule..........Mass %...Molecule %
Water................65% .........98.73 %
Other Inorganic...1.5% .....0.74 %
Lipid..................12% ..........0.475 %
Other Organic....0.4% .......0.044 %
Protein..............20% ..........0.011 %
RNA..................1.0% .......3 x 10-5 %
DNA..................0.1% .......3 x 10-11 %
By weight, we are 65% water, 20% protein, 12% fats, and a few incidentals on top of that. By number of molecules, we are pretty much entirely water.
Of course there's individual variation, but the bigger factor is exactly what you are counting and how - by molecule count, there's less than 2% difference between a person and a glass of water!
Doctor Why
I Corinthians 10:11 KJV
Now all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
Life giving water comes from God.
John 4:10 KJV
Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest The Gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give Me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living water.
John 7:37-39 KJV
37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink.
38 He that believeth on Me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
39 (But this spake He of the Spirit, which they that believe on Him should receive..."
Revelation 21:6 KJV
And He said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
Revelation 22:1 KJV
And He shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
Revelation 22:17 KJV
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
Without the “water of life,” the soul of man perishes.
Exodus 15:23,24 KJV
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?
The waters of the world, are bitter, and do not give life.
The world, in it's dash to quench its thirst, like a dying man at sea, drinks the sea water around him, and his life is doomed.
The more he drinks of the worlds water, the more thirsty he becomes, death is not far away.
Isaiah 55:1-3 KJV
1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto Me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
3 Incline your ear, and come unto Me: hear, and your soul shall live...
Exodus 15:25 KJV
And he (Moses) cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet...
What hope is there in the desert of (spiritual) death?
Mankinds hope is that God has placed His life giving tree in the waters.
Revelation 17:15 KJV
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest... are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Galatians 3:13 KJV
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
I Peter 2:24 KJV
Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
Exodus 15:25,26 KJV
25 ...there He made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He proved them,
26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in His sight, and wilt give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.
Jesus Christ, God's son, has made the waters sweet, and full of life..
For those in Christ, the biter curse of death, is forever gone!
Isaiah 12:3 KJV
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
John 4:14 KJV
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Revelation 7:17 KJV
For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
The Water of Life, is Jesus, He alone, can satisfy the thirsting of your soul.
Isaiah 55:6,7 KJV
6 Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near:
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
Salvation Prayer
