The Bible. Are you intimidated at the thought of reading such a complicated book? Do you find it

daunting or delightful or both? Welcome to the club. The Bible Book Club where we read every word

of this great book and then study it together the big worship

song last episode the song of moses and miriam it was a recap and kind of something to remind us

and to remind the israelites of what happened and what god brought them through in the Exodus. And they were just describing what God did for them. So they would not forget. And that's the same thing that worship can do for you today. Just let him speak those songs over your life. And I will be the first to admit that there are certain songs that sometimes I'm like, well, that was a really misplaced Bible verse. And it doesn't really belong in that song, but most of the ones that are. At least you're listening to the words.

Yes, I do listen to the words. Unlike my kids who go, what's wrong with me listening to that song? I didn't hear the words. I'm like,

oh, no. Anyway, listen to worship songs. Let those wash over you. Let the truth of that wash over you just the way that Moses did for the Israelites.

And then we also talked about the Israelites and how darn grumbly they were.

They were just some winers, complainers.

First they were at Mara and the water was bitter.

And then God provided daily man and quail and then brought them to some water

that was good. So the water at Mara and the man in the quail are the first two tests from God to

teach the Israelites to trust him. The other two are in chapter 17, which begins with yet another

water crisis. Why water? I ask, why water? Okay, here's why water. The Nile River that they have been living by for 400 years is the most important topographical feature of Egypt. The water it provides is the only source of water in an otherwise barren land. So all fertility came from that river.

So it's not surprising then that water is a reoccurring topic in Exodus.

Because think about it, baby Moses is saved by being placed in water.

And it is a reminder every time the Israelites say his very name, because Moses means

drawn out of the water. So they're wandering around in the desert without water calling out

drown out of the water. Hey, drown out of the water. Give us some water because that's his name.

Additionally, the first plague turned water to blood. Then the Israelis crossed through the water

and the Egyptians die in the same water. So we have so much imagery of water. Now, as a new nation,

Israel has left the Nile, which they loved and trusted to feed their sheep. it was their only source of water, and they

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