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“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 15:27).
When you read the verses and the comments on the last two days, perhaps you got the idea that the Christian life was all tribulation and difficulties. It may seem that all through the desert pathway, we will just find bitter things. We see in today’s verse this is just not true. The Lord delights to give us happy times too, where we can rest and have some comfort.
Here we find that when they came to a place called Elim, they found twelve wells of water, and seventy palm trees. The water speaks of refreshment, and the palm trees speak of rest and peace. Notice, too, the numbers involved. Perhaps twelve would speak of twelve months in a year, and seventy would speak of the number of years God has now allotted man for his lifespan in this world. To see this, read Psalm 90:10, and note that this psalm was not written by David, but by Moses—the same man who wrote the book of Exodus. The Lord allows problems in our lives to test us, but all through our life, and every month too, He gives us refreshment and rest.
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