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Text: Exodus 17: 1-4

MEDITATION

Exodus 17:1-4

1 Then all the congregation of the children of Israel set out on their journey from the Wilderness of Sin, according to the commandment of the LORD, and camped in Rephidim; but there was no water for the people to drink.
2 Therefore the people contended with Moses, and said, “Give us water, that we may drink.”
So Moses said to them, “Why do you contend with me? Why do you tempt the LORD?”
3 And the people thirsted there for water, and the people complained against Moses, and said, “Why is it you have brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?”
4 So Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me!”

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. Wilderness of Sin (Zin)

a. Geographical location

This was not the focal point.

b. The lessons to be learned:

This was the point of highlighting the journey through the Wilderness of Sin
(Sometimes written as “Zin”).

c. One major problem highlighted:

i. Bread and Meat

ii. God resolved the problem by special provision of Manna and quails

2. Rephidim

a. Water supply

i. There was plenty of water at Elim (Exodus 15:27).

ii. All the water collected at Elim had probably been exhausted.

b. A new complaint

i. The children of Israel demanded that Moses gave them water.

ii. Once again, they spoke sarcastically to Moses.

iii. Had he brought them out of Egypt to die of thirst at Rephidim?

3. Turning to God

a. Moses turned to God:

i. In desperation

ii. In fear

b. He brought his fears to the LORD.

i. The children of Israel threatened to stone Moses.

ii. He had no idea how to resolve the water shortage problem.

经文：出埃及记 17：1-4

沉思

《出埃及记 17：1-4》
1以色列全会众都遵耶和华的吩咐，按着站口从汛的旷野往前行，在利非订安营。百姓没有水喝，
2 所以与摩西争闹，说：“给我们水喝吧！”摩西对他们说：“你们为什么与我争闹，为什么试探耶和华呢？”
3 百姓在那里甚渴，要喝水，就向摩西发怨言，说：“你为什么将我们从埃及领出来，使我们和我们的儿女并牲畜都渴死呢？”

4 摩西就呼求耶和华说：“我向这百姓怎样行呢？他们几乎要拿石头打死我。”

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 汛的旷野

a. 地理位置

这并不是本文的重点

b. 能够学习到的功课

穿越汛的旷野之旅途的重点

c. 一个主要的问题

i. 粮食与肉

ii. 上帝特别赐下了吗哪与鹌鹑，解决了这个问题

2. 利非订

a. 水源

i. 在以琳那里有很多股水泉 《出埃及记 15：27》

ii. 在以琳所堆积的水大概也已用尽了

b. 一个新的怨言

i. 以色列子民要求摩西给他们水喝

ii. 他们再次以讽刺的语气对摩西说话

iii. 难道摩西将他们从埃及领出来，是要使他们在利非订渴死吗？

3. 转眼仰望上帝

a. 摩西转眼仰望上帝

i. 在绝望中

ii. 在惧怕时

b. 他把所有的恐惧带到上帝面前

i. 以色列子民威胁摩西，想要拿石头打死他

ii. 对于水源的问题，摩西束手无策