Que aguas amargas! (Exodo 15:22-27)

Exodus 15:22–27 RVR60

22 E hizo Moisés que partiese Israel del Mar Rojo, y salieron al desierto de Shur; y anduvieron tres días por el desierto sin hallar agua.23 Y llegaron a Mara, y no pudieron beber las aguas de Mara, porque eran amargas; por eso le pusieron el nombre de Mara.24 Entonces el pueblo murmuró contra Moisés, y dijo: ¿Qué hemos de beber?25 Y Moisés clamó a Jehová, y Jehová le mostró un árbol; y lo echó en las aguas, y las aguas se endulzaron. Allí les dio estatutos y ordenanzas, y allí los probó;26 y dijo: Si oyeres atentamente la voz de Jehová tu Dios, e hicieres lo recto delante de sus ojos, y dieres oído a sus mandamientos, y guardares todos sus estatutos, ninguna enfermedad de las que envié a los egipcios te enviaré a ti; porque yo soy Jehová tu sanador.27 Y llegaron a Elim, donde había doce fuentes de aguas, y setenta palmeras; y acamparon allí junto a las aguas.

Israel ha pasado el Mar Rojo, y estan felices, entonces cantan un canto. Pero despues de eso, salieron al desierto.

*Se levantan y van al otro lado del cuarto*

Pero alli, no pudieron hallar agua. Se quedaron con sed por tres dias. Que hicieras tu si no pudieras tomar agua por tres dias? Y durante ese mismo tiempo, si estuvieras caminando todo el dia?

Pero cuando llegaron a las aguas, estaban amargas. Imaginate despues de tanto tiempo, que la unica fuente de agua tenga mal sabor y puede causar enfermedad. Si eso era la unica solucion, lo tomarias? Preferirias pasar sed, o tomar agua amarga que pudiera enfermarte?

Por eso, el pueblo se enojo con Moises. No quisieron beber lo que se les dio. Lo cual, no era malo en si, porque podia causar enfermedades. Pero lo malo fue que se enojaron contra Moises. Tenemos que estar agradecidos en todo momento, y no enojarnos con los demas.

Moises hizo lo bueno: El oro a Dios, y Dios le dio una respuesta. Cuando nosotros oramos, Dios nos escucha, y el nos puede dar lo que necesitamos. Lo que Moises pidio aqui era algo necesario, y Dios nos da todo lo que el sabe que necesitamos.

Pero Dios no hizo todos los pasos: quizo darle responsabilidad para este caso. El le mostro un arbol, y Moises tuvo que echarlo en el agua. No sabemos cuanto pesaba el arbol, pero tenia que ser al menos un poco dificil.

Pero cuando Moises obedecio el mandato de Dios, se endulzaron las aguas.

Y despues de eso, Dios les dio otros mandatos. Esto nos enseña que la vida del cristiano nunca se detiene.

(Caminar al otro lado)

Y al final, llegaron a un lugar muy bueno, que estaba llena de fuentes, donde pudieron descansar.

Asi es Dios, que a veces nos lleva por un momento dificil para que confiemos en El, y nos da descanso en El.

Exodus 15:22–27 NKJV

22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea; then they went out into the Wilderness of Shur. And they went three days in the wilderness and found no water. 23 Now when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah. 24 And the people complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” 25 So he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. When he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet. There He made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there He tested them, 26 and said, “If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you.” 27 Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees; so they camped there by the waters.

Israel has crossed the Red Sea, and they are happy, so they sing a song. But after that, they went out into the desert.

*Get them up and go to the other side of the room*

But there, they could not find water. They were thirsty for three days. What would you do if you couldn't drink water for three days? And if during that same time, you were walking all day?

‌But when they reached the waters, they were bitter. Imagine after so much time, that the only source of water tastes bad and can cause illness. If that was the only solution, would you take it? Would you rather be thirsty, or drink bitter water that could make you sick?

Because of that, the people were angry with Moses. They did not want to drink what was given to them. Which was not bad in itself, because it could cause illness. But the bad thing was that they became angry with Moses. We have to be grateful at all times, and not get angry with others.

Moses did good: He prayed to God, and God gave him an answer. When we pray, God hears us, and he can give us what we need. What Moses asked for here was something necessary, and God gives us everything he knows we need.

‌But God did not do every step for him: He wanted to give him responsibility to accomplish the work. He showed him a tree, and Moses had to throw it into the water. And we don't know how much the tree weighed, but it had to be at least a little difficult.

‌But when Moses obeyed God's command, the waters became sweet.

‌And after that, God gave them other commands. This teaches us that the work of a Christian never stops.

‌(Walk back to the other side)

‌And in the end, they arrived at a great place, which was full of fountains of sweet water, where they could rest.

‌This is how God acts, sometimes taking us through a difficult time so that we can trust in Him, and He gives us rest in Him.

*coloring*