There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them, 26saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”
27Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there by the waters.
“This miracle was connected with a promise; viz., from now on obedience to commands and statutes would bring healing, both physically and morally.” (Kaiser)
“Israel had no miracle at Elim. Wells and palm trees they had; but they had no miracle there, no miraculous change of the bitter into the sweet; and they had no statute, and no ordinance, and no promise, and no new revelation of God, and no new name for Jehovah there.” (Spurgeon)
I believe we are no different than the Israelites. There are times in our lives that we need water and other times the Lord provides shade and water without asking for it, so we camped there by the waters!
I think we will be surprised when we meet Him to find out how many times He provided for us, commanded miracles and kept satanic spirits at bay!
Blessings, David
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