Observations

• After God’s people had experienced deliverance, their journey was far from over (15:22).
• Physical desperation can lead to increasing frustration (15:23-24).
• God used a tree to make what was unbearable actually life-giving (15:25).
• Since the people had been redeemed, it was time that they started acting like it (15:26).
• The people were learning to trust in the “God Who Heals” [Yahweh-Rapha] (15:26).
• Instead of refreshing them with what was accessible, God provided for them from what was impossible (15:27).

Applications

• It’s better to pray to God about your problem than complain about it to a person.
• Don’t be surprised if God brings you to the end of yourself so you can behold all of Him.
• The cross is the only way to sustain the bitter things of this world.
• Your obedience should be the natural response to God’s deliverance.
• Do you believe the LORD to be your Healer?