The Lord is my strength and my defense, he has become my salvation.

Exodus 15:1-26

Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: The Lord is my strength and my defense, he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

In the greatness of your majesty, you threw down those who opposed you. You unleashed your burning anger; it consumed them like stubble.

Who among the gods is like you, Lord? Who is like you—  majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?

In your unfailing love, you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength, you will guide them to your holy dwelling. The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the people of Philistia. The chiefs of Edom will be terrified, the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling, the people of Canaan will melt away; terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of your arm they will be as still as a stone— until your people pass by, Lord, until the people you bought pass by.

Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water. When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah. )So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”

Then Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became fit to drink. 

There the Lord issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test. He said, “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.”

If ever a victory deserves to be recorded for posterity this one does. FirstMoses leads the people in a great paean of triumph; God has saved Israel: he has destroyed their enemy. Then Miriam and all the women take up the refrain, and dance for joy. The song is a fine example of ancient Semitic poetry.

In the desert, the people are soon thirsty and hungry - and mutinous. It is not long before the complaints start.

Why?

This victory shows the great and power and the way of the Lord, No one like our Lord, Who is like you—  majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders? 

But no longer after this joy, Israelites complained to the Lord there is no water in the desert. They forgot what God has done for them. How sad for the people, our eyes are focus on so limit matter.

The Lord is caring for us in everything. Be faithful to the Lord even under the trouble.

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1.耶和華大大戰勝埃及軍隊。耶和華與我的關係，以色列人更多認識神，大大讚美神。

2.耶和華勝過埃及的其他神。

3.耶和華救他的百姓。建造他們的生命，列國風聞都害怕了。迦南人心都消化了。

4.以色列人得救，確實很容易就忘記神的大能，隨時保護我們。人的通病只看自己的需要，憑自己的經驗看事情。要先看神的話語，神怎麼說?神沒有指責他們，因為他們才認識到主三天，先施恩後才教導我們

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How?

Be strong and trust in the Lord for God loves us, God's way always is good to those who follow Him.