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See other Religion Articles Title: Digging Deeper into Scripture: Exodus 17:1–7
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Concordia Publishing House
URL Source: https://blog.cph.org/study/digging- ... r-into-scripture-exodus-17-1-7
Published: Mar 10, 2023
Author: Phil Rigdon
Post Date: 2023-03-10 01:35:59 by Charles_Byrd
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Views: 104
I have seen Star Wars too many times. Wait, is that possible? When I say I’ve seen Star Wars, I mean the original movie from May 1977, which started the whole franchise. I am dating myself a little here. I was five when I first saw it (technically four, I guess.) Here’s a trivia question. Remember that Luke Skywalker’s home world was Tatooine, a desert planet. Luke was raised by his uncle Owen and aunt Beru. What was the family’s occupation? If you guessed moisture farmers or something along those lines, you are correct. The people of Israel, as we encounter them in this weekend’s Old Testament reading from the Book of Exodus, could have used a moisture farm or two. This pericope recounts God’s people moving from the wilderness of Sin to Rephidim. Unfortunately, there was no water to drink. God didn’t free the people from slavery in Egypt to die of thirst (although the people seemed to think so). No, God divided the Red Sea, drowned the Egyptians, and provided the people with manna to preserve them. Now they needed water. God provided and, along with quenching their thirst, pointed to the coming Savior, Jesus Christ. Click for Full Text! Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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