01/06/2026
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(The tangible demonstration of Godโs provision for His people)
Exodus 15:22-27 (CSB)
22 Then Moses led Israel on from the Red Sea, and they went out to the Wilderness of Shur. They journeyed for three days in the wilderness without finding water. 23 They came to Marah, but they could not drink the water at Marah because it was bitter -- that is why it was named Marah. 24 The people grumbled to Moses, โWhat are we going to drink?โ 25 So he cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree. When he threw it into the water, the water became drinkable. The LORD made a statute and ordinance for them at Marah, and he tested them there.
26 He said, โIf you will carefully obey the LORD your God, do what is right in his sight, pay attention to his commands, and keep all his statutes, I will not inflict any illnesses on you that I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.โ 27 Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy date palms, and they camped there by the water.
Exodus 16:1
(CSB) The entire Israelite community departed from Elim and came to the Wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left the land of Egypt.
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โข Was an oasis.
โข It was a place in the wilderness that there were waters.
โข Elim is a Hebrew word for large trees.
โข Elim was filled of palm trees and springs.
โข There were exactly 12 springs of waters and 70 big palm trees.
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Jeremiah 31:25 (NASB20) โFor I give plenty of water to the weary ones, and refresh everyone who languishes.
โข The place of Elim serves as a place of Divine relief.
โข The place of Elim serves as a place of Divine refreshment.
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Exodus 15:27 (CSB) Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy date palms, and they camped there by the water.
โข John 7:37 (CSB) On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and cried out, โIf anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.
โข John 4:13-14 (CSB) 13 Jesus said, โEveryone who drinks from this water will get thirsty again. 14 โBut whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty again. In fact, the water I will give him will become a well of water springing up in him for eternal life.โ
Jesus Himself is the abundant provision from the Father in heaven.
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โข Psalm 46:1 (CSB) God is our refuge and strength, a helper who is always found in times of trouble.
โข Palm trees flourish in the desert symbolizing Spiritual endurance and spiritual strength that God had provided to His people in difficult seasons in life.
Elim is a place provided by God.
A place of rest, refreshment and restrengthening.
A place of preparation for spiritual challenges along the journey.
The Israelites needed to stop and renew their strength before moving on.
