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In the journeys of life, God can meet every need.
God gives victory. The nation of Israel was on the move as God gave the people one victory after another over strong kings and armies. Israel could have had this experience in Canaan had they trusted God and entered the land. These battles helped to train the younger men for the time when they would conquer Canaan.
God gives healing. Israel murmured not about the battles but about their lack of food and water in the wilderness. It was the old “Egyptian appetite” asserting itself again. Instead of meeting the need immediately, God first disciplined the people until they cried out for help. Jesus used the uplifted brazen serpent to picture His own death on the cross (John 3:14–16). He became the very thing that was killing us—sin (
God gives water. This time the water did not come from a rock, for God is not limited to one way of meeting our needs. He provided a well for them in a miraculous way. This shows the grace and goodness of the Lord, for just a short time before, the people had complained about the way He was leading them. Give thanks for Psalm 103:10 and