“TYPES OF CHRIST”
Christ throughout the Scriptures
“THE BITTER WATERS AT MARAH”
Exodus 15:22-25,26-27
“TYPES
OF CHRIST”
Christ
throughout the Scriptures
“THE
BITTER WATERS AT MARAH”
Exodus
15:22-25,26-27
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.
27
And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore
and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters. (Exodus
15:22-25,26-27)
Moses
brought Israel from the Red sea = Israel
had just been delivered. Like today,
the world does not realise they have been delivered from the Red Sea
with all
their sins paid for … past, present and future.
the wilderness
of Shur = Shur in the Bible stands for a place at the ‘end of the
world’ …
at the end of a journey with no where else to go … a place of
desolation. Dear
Reader, this is often the place where a person must end up at to meet
Christ …
that is … having run out of options. Many people start out on a journey
to find
themselves, only to end up in a personal wilderness.
The
LORD found Hagar, and Ishmael, at Shur, a place of loneliness … at the
ends of her
wits having run out of options.
three
days in the wilderness = When
you see three days and/or three nights in the
Bible, we are reminded of Jonah ending up in the belly of the whale
(Matthew
12:40) before he meets the Lord. Christ was dead for three days and
three
nights before his resurrection as well (Matthew 20:19).
This
three day time period signifies the end of something ‘bad’ with the
promise of
better things to some.
found
no water
= water equals life. Yes Dear Reader, out in the wilderness of the
world there
is no water to drink either. But Christians have the water of the word
to drink
(Ephesians 5:26). Put it this way, there is water in the world but it
will kill
you … it is poisoned, bitter and deadly.
they
could not drink of the waters of Marah for they
were bitter = the waters of
the world are bitter. Yes Dear Reader, people wander into the world,
headed for
their Promised Land like Israel, only to find that the wilderness of
the world
can kill them with bitter waters. The feeling and the meaning of the
word
“bitter” is found when Esau lost his inheritance (Genesis 27:34) … he
was
devastated and cried bitter tears. Like the prodigal son having
forfeited his
inheritance.
Like
today, people cry bitter tears for many years lost in the world … with
no hope.
the
people murmured = disappointed people often murmur and
complain. Here in
the
As Paul
points out, it is one of the five ‘deadly major’ sins for a Christian
(1
Corinthains 10:6-10) … along with lust, idolatry, fornication and
tempting
Christ.
what
shall we drink
= This is always the Pastor’s dilemma … “What shall I preach on this
week?” Answer?
Point them to Jesus … the Bible is full of Jesus. The mistake many
pastors make
is they preach on the topic of the day eg immorality in the world,
homelessness,
caring for others and so on … the fons et origo … the popular topic of
the day
… sugary drinks that last for but a moment.
he
cried unto the LORD =
always the first place to go to. Unlike the people who cried and
murmured to
Moses, he went to the LORD for advice and counsel.
and the
LORD shewed him a tree = Christ is the tree (Romans 11:16-26).
Not only
that, Christ is the root, the branch (Jeremiah 33:15; Zechariah 3:8;
6:12), the
first fruit and the lump.
which
when he had cast into the waters = The waters signify the
waters of the
world which are a bitter place without Christ … the sea of the world as
it were
(Matthew 13:47; Jonah 2:5)
the waters
were made sweet = Everything is better, not bitter, with Christ
(Hebrews
1:4; 6:9; 7:7; 7:19; 7:22; 8:6; 9:23; 10:34; 11:16; 11:35; 11:40;12:24)
Indeed
for the Christian today, this is Christ taking over from Moses with the
curse
of the law (Galatians 3:10, 13).
I will
put none of these diseases upon thee = In the Old Testament,
Israel had
physical healing from diseases (Exodus 15:26; Deuteronomy 7:15) but did
not
have the eternal salvation of being healed from sin. Today we have
eternal
deliverance from the diseases of sin and sins, but are not guaranteed
physical
healing (1 Peter 2:24)
I am the
LORD that
healeth thee = healed them of physical diseases and sins (1 Peter
2:24).
Indeed when Christ was on earth, he would heal them from sin by
fulfilling the law
on Israel’s behalf.
twelve
wells of water
= these represent the twelve apostles of Christ under the kingdom of
heaven
dispensation
Dear
Reader, where are you on your journey?
Will
you continue to drink the bitter waters of the world?
Are
you murmuring and complaining about the world and your situation?
Are
you de-hydrating … drinking the waters of the world?
Christ
is the ONLY sweet tree that you need to drink from, for the
eternal
water of life and salvation.
As the
scriptures say …
“Therefore
with joy shall ye draw water out of the
wells of salvation.” (Isaiah 12:3)
“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 21:6)
“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
22:1)
“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.”
(Revelation
22:17)
October 2023
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