Israel's Song of Redemption Exodus 15

 

Exodus 15 – Israel’s Song of Redemption

 

Immediately upon their safe journey across the Red Sea, the children of Israel join in singing a song.  (This is the same crowd that only a few hours before on the other side of the Red Sea were moaning, crying that they wanted to go back to Egypt). Their song told the story of what they had seen God do and what God had done for them.  It was something they were not apt to forget, but this song certainly kept the experience in them. Can you imagine the exhilarating feelings they had once they had experienced this miracle?!! 

God brings us to the place where we can lift a song of redemption to Him.  Then we are joined to Him.  We are baptized into Christ. The Holy Spirit is the one who joins us to Christ and causes us to become one with Him.  We are members of the body of Christ.  What happened to Israel is an example for us.  It is a picture of our redemption and what the Spirit of God does when we trust the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior. The Israelites have a wonderful time of praise.  They are a redeemed people. 

They went three days journey into the wilderness.  They thirsted!

There is always that trip into the wilderness after you are saved.  You look for living water and do not know where to find it.  Jesus says, “If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.” John 7:37. Thirsting and not finding water was their first experience.  Now they have a second experience that was not much better. When they finally come to water, it is bitter and unfit to drink. 

When a bitter experience comes to a Christian, it is a puzzling and confusing thing. I cannot tell you why certain things befall Christians, but I do know that God is not punishing them.  He is educating them and preparing them for something.

The Israelites cast a tree into the water and made it sweet. It is the Cross of Jesus that makes sweet the bitter experiences of life.

Elim was a place of abundant blessing and fruitfulness.  There were seventy palm trees and twelve wells. God’s plan for usefulness always leads to bitterness and to fruitfulness.

Beyond every cloud, there is the sun.  Beyond every shadow there is the light.  Beyond every trial, there is triumph.  And beyond every storm there is a rainbow.

Let God be your strength, your song, and your salvation.