Marah and Elim
Exodus 15:22-27
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…


I. THE THOUGHTS SUGGESTED BY THE CHANGES HERE DESCRIBED.

1. That the life of a God-led man is full of changes in outward circumstances.

2. That these changes are divinely ordained.

3. That each change brings its own temptations.

4. That these varied changes are intended to develop all our graces.

II. THOUGHTS SUGGESTED BY THE HALTING-PLACES HERE MENTIONED.

1. Marah was a place of temptation.

2. Marah was a place of disappointment.

3. Marah was a place of trustfulness and prayer.

4. Elim has its suggestiveness. God's bountiful goodness.

(A. Rowland, LL. B.)



Parallel Verses
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.

WEB: Moses led Israel onward 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.




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