Day 86 - Exodus 15

From: Chapter-A-Day: Volume 1 By: Norman W. Berry

• 1 min. read • grade level: 6

In chapter 12 they had the blood; in chapter 13:21 and 14:20, they had the pillar; and in our chapter today, they have the song. All different, but all tokens for us of the one Jesus Who meets all our needs.

V.1 Israel’s song was based on what Jehovah did in Egypt; our joy is based upon what Christ has done at Calvary (Rom. 5:11¹¹And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. (Romans 5:11)).

V.1-12 The work of the Lord in saving the Israelites leads them to learn more of Himself and praise Him. Here the Lord has led them out of Egypt, in verse 17 He will lead them “in” to the land, and the necessary guiding in between (v. 13). Should we be trusting Him? Certainly!

V.14-18 Others hear and become afraid.

V.17 This is to be the center of the whole earth in a future day (Zech. 14:4, 16⁴And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. (Zechariah 14:4)
¹⁶And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. (Zechariah 14:16)).

V.22-26 Again things looked bad — only bitter water. The “tree” reminds us of the cross of Christ. When we bring thoughts of the cross into our “bitterness” in life, sweetness results.

V.27 His grace again — plenty of good water and rest. Are we learning more of His heart?

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