A. The Passover (Exodus 12)
B. Crossing the Red Sea (Exodus 14)
C. The bitter waters of Marah (Exodus 15:22-27)
II. Examples of healing
A. King Hezekiah (2 Kings 20:1-6)
B. The waters of Jericho (2 Kings 2:19-22)
C. Jesus healed many (Matthew 4:23)
D. Healing was a part of the Spirit’s work in confirming the truth in the first century (Mark 16:17-18; Hebrews 2:4; 1 Corinthians 13:8-10; James 1:25)
III. The worst sickness of all
A. Sin (Psalm 38:3; Isaiah 1:4-6; Romans 6:23)
B. The Great Physician alone can heal (Mark 2:17; 1 Peter 2:21-25)
A. Deliverance does not remove all difficulties
B. The same is true spiritually – deliverance from sin does not remove temptations, persecutions, distractions (Mark 4:16-19; 2 Timothy 3:12)
II. The response (15:24)
A. Complaining, grumbling, murmuring was an oft-repeated response of Israel (Exodus 15-17; Numbers 14, 16-17)
B. When a Christian complains, he hinders the cause of Christ (Philippians 2:14-16)
III. The solution (15:25a)
A. God’s solution involved a tree and water in Moses’ day
B. God’s solution still involves a tree and water today
1. The tree – the cross (Acts 5:30-31; 10:38-39; 13:28-30; 1 Peter 2:24)
2. The water – baptism (1 Peter 3:21)
IV. The command (15:25b-26a)
A. Diligent obedience
B. God’s expectations have not changed (2 Timothy 2:15)
V. The blessing (15:26b-27)
A. Prevent and heal disease, and provision for needs
B. God still heals (James 5:14-15), and still provides (Matthew 6:25-34)
But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized. (Acts 8:12)
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