Annual Reading Schedule - Torah Given Through Mosheh - Week 17 - They Did Not Listen To Mosheh (Exodus 14:30-19:2)

Reading Questions

  1. Can diseases be brought on by disobedience to Yahweh's laws?
  2. In what area were the people tried?
  3. What did Yahweh ask in Exodus 16:28 and what can we learn from this?
  4. What does it mean to "try" Yahweh?
  5. What are we to never forget?
  6. Is it acceptable to bow before people?

Reading Notes

  • You have heard of the phrase or song, "Miy Kamokhah". This comes from Exodus 15:11 which says in Hebrew, "Miy Khamokhah ba'Eiliym Yahweh Miy Kamokha nedar ba'Qodesh nora tehillot oseih phele". We sing this every Sabbath morning as part of our morning service before we get into the Torah reading, along with the Shema and other blessings and such that are sang/read before the Torah reading.
  • Exodus 15:25 where Mosheh is shown a tree reminds me of when Hagar was shown a well in Genesis 21:19. Apparently the tree was there, but he had to be shown it. On another note, I want to share a very emotional word of wisdom/knowledge from one of the former prisoners I wrote to in the past, a brother named Jack who wrote me from prison. In his letter, Jack wrote the following:

    Also Richard, there was a part of the reading this week in Shemoth 15:22-26. In verse 23 when he said they were unable to drink of the waters of Marah for they were bitter, He never really makes it clear if they were unable to drink because the water was bitter or because the people were bitter, But as always I want to say that I am not saying this is a fact, I just want to point out a lesson I learned in this. I remember sitting in a previous service and myself being bitter. I didn't know Yahshua and because of my bitterness I could not drink of the water he offered (verse 25).

    Then I cried out to Yahweh and Yahweh showed me a tree, His son had died and Rose from, He made the water living water. What I keep seeing is such a beautiful picture of the stake and how we are healed by Yahshua. Do you have a take on this? Just a thought Achi.

    As I read what Jack wrote again, but for the first time on a Sabbath morning gathering, I can't help but admit that I got emotional just from reading that. Amazing. HalleluYah! Praise be to Yahweh for all He provides and for sending Yahushua!

    On another note, miraculously, Jack made parole 30 years early a few years after writing this letter to me. Yahweh is SO AWESOME!!!! HALLELUYAH!!!!

  • Exodus 15:26 says "Yahweh who heals you" which in Hebrew is "Yahweh Rophekha" (possibly translated also "Yahweh your healer" though I'm not sure).
  • In Exodus 16:12 we see that Yahweh heard their grumblings. We have to remember that in this wilderness, we do not want to grumble when things are hard. A brother once said to me that one of the first things he does in a hard situation is get on His face before the Father and give thanks and praise and esteem to Him. He pointed out that the enemy can't really have any power to do anything against us while we are there just praising Yahweh and giving esteem to Him. It will put us in the mindset we need to be in, to not worry, not complain, not grumble, just trust and wait upon Yahweh for deliverance from the hard time we are in. May Yahweh put these things that are good to do in the hard times at the forefront of our minds and bring them to remembrance whenever we encounter struggles of any kind in our life. Amein.
  • Exodus 16:5 and 16:23 shows we are to prepare our food we intend to eat on Shabbat (Sabbath) before the Shabbat arrives. We are not to cook on the Shabbat. We also see that the 7th day is the day for the Shabbat (Exodus 16:26, Hebrews 4).
  • Exodus 16:29 teaches us we are not to be doing extensive travel on the Sabbath, except to gathering of course which is commanded on Shabbat.
  • Manna is Greek. In Hebrew, it is מָן (Man) in Exodus 16:31.
  • In Exodus 17:15 it says "Yahweh Nissi" which is translated sometimes as "Yahweh is my Banner" or "Yahweh is my Standard" (standard meaning a flag hung from a pole).

Related Verses

Heals All Your Diseases: Psalms 103:3
No Flight On Shabbat: Matthew 24:20
No Buying or Selling On Shabbat: Nehemiah 10:31, 13:15-21, Amos 8:4-7
Made Known Sabbath & They Refused To Obey: Nehemiah 9:14-17
Sabbath Rest: Luke 23:56, Hebrews 4:9-11
Trying The People: Deuteronomy 8:2, 16, Judges 2:22, 3:1, 4, Jeremiah 9:7, 17:10, Zechariah 13:9
Do Not Try Yahweh: Deuteronomy 6:16, Matthew 4:7, Luke 4:12
Blot Out Amaleq: Deuteronomy 25:17-19
40 Years Sustained: Nehemiah 9:20-21