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(5) The Waters of Marah and Meribah

  (5) The Waters of Marah and Meribah ① The Bitter and Sweet Waters of Marah Exodus 15:22-27 “ Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went into the Desert of Shur, and they went three days ’ journey in the wilderness, but found no water. They came to Marah, but they could not drink its water, because it was bitter. Therefore its name was called Marah. The people grumbled against Moses, saying, “ What shall we drink? ” So Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree, which he threw into the water, and the waters became sweet. There the Lord made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he tested them, saying, “ If you diligently listen to the voice of the Lord your God and obey him, and do what is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his decrees, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, your healer. ” They came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water a...
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(4) Fiery Serpents and Bronze serpent

  (4) Fiery Serpents and Bronze serpent Numbers 21:5-9 『 And the people spake against God and against Moses, saying, Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, and there is no water, and we loathe this worthless food.' So the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many Israelites died. Then the people came to Moses and said, 'We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD to take the serpents away from us.' So Moses prayed for the people. Then the LORD said to Moses, 'Make a fiery serpent, and put it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, he will live.' So Moses made a bronze serpent and put it on a pole; and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived.'" When the Israelites left Egypt, they disobeyed God, so God sent fiery serpents to kill them. But when Moses...
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(3) The Two Stone Tablets Incident

  (3) The Two Stone Tablets Incident ① The Meaning of the Two Stone Tablets Exodus 20:2 "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery." Exodus describes Moses leading the Israelites to Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments from God. Exodus 20:2 refers to the two stone tablets God had initially created. However, when Moses went up Mount Sinai and did not come down for a considerable period of time, the people, led by Aaron, made a golden calf and began to worship idols. Exodus 32:1-4 When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered together and said to Aaron, “ Up, make us gods who will go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him. ” Aaron said to them, “ Take off the gold rings that are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me. ” Then all the people took the gold rin...
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(2) Israel crossing the Red Sea

  (2) Israel crossing the Red Sea Exodus 14:13-16 “ Then Moses said to the people, ‘ Fear not, stand firm, and you will see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will see them again no more forever. The Lord will fight for you; therefore you must be still. ” Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘ Why do you cry to me? Tell the Israelites to move forward. But lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, so that the Israelites will go through the sea on dry ground. ’” God speaks to them through Moses. He tells them to simply observe what God is doing. This is salvation. Even today, with nothing we can do, people struggle to survive. Salvation is God's work, and all we need to do is enter into the faith He gives us. However, people believe and act according to their own thoughts and circumstances, regardless of the faith God gives them. Therefore, this faith changes depending on the circums...
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