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Meditating Upon The Names and Attributes of God

(Old Testament)

Exodus 15

The Waters of Marah and Elim

22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water. 23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.[f]) 24 So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”

25 Then Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became fit to drink.

There the Lord issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test. 26 He said, “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.”

27 Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there near the water.

(End of Scripture Passage)

YHVH IS MY HEALER (Yahveh Rapha)

Exodus 15

According to the Book of Exodus in the Bible, Jehovah-Rapha (or more accurately Yahweh-Rapha, YHWH Is My Healer), was a Name Attributed to God after he Made The Bitter waters sweet.

22 Then Moses led 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 When they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah. 24 So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” 25 Then he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree; and he threw it into the waters, and the waters became sweet.

There He made for them a statute and regulation, and there He tested them. 26 And He said, “If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, the Lord, am your healer.”

The Concept of "God The Healer" goes all the way back to This Passage in the Torah. It is interesting that The Torah tells us that BITTERNESS is the source of disease and ill health. Modern Day Psychology would tend to agree with that.

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Dear Father in Heaven,
How Wonderful is Your Name!
You Alone Are Worthy of Praise and Worship,
For You Alone Are The One True God.
Thank You For Making Bitter Waters Sweet.
Thank You For Giving Us Your Precious Holy Word,
So that We Can See You in Your Word, and be Healed,
Not only From Physical Problems,
But From the Bitterness of the Heart, that robs us of our health.

May the Leaders of Our Own Beloved USA
Receive Wisdom from You
to do the Right Thing.

We Pray For The Swift and Sure Coming of Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Establish His Kingdom,
and Make All Things Right.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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The bane of the Western Horticulturist (or even the suburban lawn) is the lowly herb called the Dandelion. here are three "Dandelion Stories" that have relevance to our Scripture today.

1. The Roadside Pharmacy. In my neighborhood there was an elderly Italian Lady who would walk up and down the street collecting leaves. Being naturally curious, I approached her and asked her what she was doing. "Dandelions!" she replied. "I cook, I make some salad, I make tea, and..." (she winked) "I make wine! It's good for you!"
I smiled with amusement and went off to play. "Imagine, that silly old lady eats DANDELIONS!" I mused.
A half century later, with the new craze for old herbal remedies, I have discovered that dandelion tea is one of the few things that help settle my stomach and helps me sleep.

2. The Heart of a Child Dad hated dandelions. The beautiful green lawns that all the neighbors strove to achieve (with hand-pushed mowers and scythes, back-in-the-day) laughed at our lawn, which was a sea of dandelions. Dad couldn't understand why they grew so abundantly in OUR yard, while all the neighbors' yards were virtually weed free. What he didn't know was that his 5 year old daughter was very busy eagerly sowing dandelion seeds by the MILLIONS, puffing on the seed pods to watch them sparkle in the sunshine and land...all over the lawn.

3. The Bitter Root. One does not eradicate unwanted dandelions by just mowing them. Even pulling them up is not entirely effective, as often the long, tenacious taproot stays embedded in the earth, and sends up NEW dandelions next season. The trick is, of course, to dig down, and get rid of every trace of that bitter root.

God created us and our world in such a way that we are all connected. Scientists call this "symbiosis", and it is also referred to as "The Balance of Nature". There is no such thing as a TOTAL "weed", as even disgusting insects serve as a food supply for birds and other creatures. The seas are filled with the tiniest of krill that feed the Giant Blue Whale, which is the largest creature on earth. God has given us the lowliest of herbs to serve as healing balms, from the nasty mold that gives us penicillin, to the lowly grasses that feed our cattle, to the very exchange that takes place between us and the Plant Word when we breathe. (We take in Oxygen and breathe OUT CO2, and the Plants do the exact opposite! How CONVENIENT!)

By the very way God created our earth, He is Our Healer. It's when things become out of balance and distorted (like when I blew a million dandelion seeds on Dad's beautiful lawn!) that things get out of whack.

The third little story, however, is the one most relevant to Today's Scripture Passage. Imagine trudging for days through the desert and seeing an oasis in the distance. You run there, only to find that the water is bitter. It's nasty. It's undrinkable. What are you going to do? Moses throws a "Branch" into the water, and it becomes sweet. In the Bible "The Righteous Branch" is another name for the Messiah. New Testament Believers also equate any mention of trees or wood with the Cross at Calvary, so we see a healing of the bitter water with the Plunging In of the Cross.

But what about that "bitter root" that the dandelion persists in sending for new weeds? Have you ever said, "Well I forgive you, but I will NEVER forget!"? That is the bitter root buried in the ground that will keep sprouting up to the surface if you let it. Like the Israelites in this Story, some folks LOVE to nurture the bitterness and actually like to complain about their hurts and disappointments! And worse, if one keeps nurturing this root, it can cause all kinds of PHYSICAL problems which can only be healed by giving it up to YHVH Rapha, God Our Healer, Who will Plunge right in and make the bitter waters sweet again.

Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[NEWwoman]

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I remember eating dandelion salad as a kid and loving it.

Joining in prayer for the peace of Jerusalem.

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Yep...even the “bitter roots” can be made into medicinal tea, but you have to add a LOT of honey! :-)

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Thank You, NEWwoman, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[ConorMacNessa]

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH FOR
THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM!
And for the Preservation of the Valiant
Israeli Nation!

The Oasis Of Elim

O 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 15:22-27 (KJV)

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For ML In This Time Of Tribulation.

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For the Repose of the Soul of ML's Mom.

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For A Rapid Recovery For Our Own Yorkie.

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For A Rapid Recovery For Our FRiend Uri'el2012.

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For The Safety Of Our Gallant Troops And For The Success Of Their Vital Mission.

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For The Repose Of The Souls Of Our Embassy Staff In Libya Who Were Assassinated 11 September 2012.

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For The Deliverance Of Our Beloved Nation From The Lion’s Mouth.

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For Our Brethren Of All Faiths Throughout The World Suffering Persecution.

We pray in particular on behalf of our brothers and sisters in Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Libya and throughout the Mideast. The members of the oldest of our Christian Communities, some of which date from the days of the Apostles, suffer under cruel, merciless and unrelenting persecution. They are Orthodox and Catholic, Protestant and Evangelical, Coptic, Pentecostal, and Baptist. To the persecutors, we are all "Nazarenes."

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Thank You, ConorMacNessa, For Your Prayers and Beautiful Graphics For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[stars & stripes forever]

Amen. Thank you for the beautiful illustration of the Dandelion. I have more appreciation for them now. :)

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Thank You, stars & stripes forever, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[etabeta]

Beautiful!
Adding my prayers. God bless.

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Thank You, Etabeta, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[Jeanbl]

Thank you for each and every post, that we can cherish our LORD through each study and learn so much as we pray for all avenues of life. Funny thing, just this morning as I sat in my deer stand praying...I asked the LORD to touch those in need of His healing hand...that health care is being stripped away and people are left very much alone. I thanked HIM that He is indeed the Great Physician, Spiritually, Emotionally, Physically and ETERNALLY as we look to the day of our union with Him. Praying always for the Peace of Jerusalem, for our friends home and here, for our dear families, and for our own Nation.

[2sheds]

“If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.”

A little late, but just my 2 cents from Grant Jeffries "The Fingerprint of God":

21 Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, “This is what is required by the law that the Lord gave Moses: 22 Gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, lead 23 and anything else that can withstand fire must be put through the fire, and then it will be clean. But it must also be purified with the water of cleansing. And whatever cannot withstand fire must be put through that water. 24 On the seventh day wash your clothes and you will be clean. Then you may come into the camp.” Numbers 31:21-24

What does heat do! Why, it kills germs. The water of cleansing as made by the priests from the ashes of the sacrifices along with other ingredients has now been shown to act as an antibiotic solution. And "germs" were still up for debate as late as the 19th century. Feel that chill up your spine? :-)

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Thank You, Jeanbl, For Your Prayers (and personal Insights) For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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AND...ashes and animal fat, when mixed together produce Lye...which is an ingredient in soap.

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Thank You, 2sheds, For Your Prayers and comments For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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[SisterK]

Thank You For Giving Us Your Precious Holy Word, So that We Can See You in Your Word, and be Healed, Not only From Physical Problems, But From the Bitterness of the Heart, that robs us of our health.

AMEN!

We praise You, Lord, and the wonderful blessings You provide. Give us opportunity, Lord, to share the Good News and lead others to know the sweetness to serve You.

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Thank You, SisterK, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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[Hiskid]

Beautiful. Amen and Amen.

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Thank You, Hiskid, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS