The provided Les Feldick transcripts do not teach directly on the tree at the bitter waters of Marah, so its significance is not established from this evidence.
The Bible records that the Lord showed Moses a tree, and casting it into the bitter water made the water sweet. The transcript evidence moves from Israel's three days without water to later incidents of water from the rock, but the tree itself is never mentioned in these clips.
Exodus 15:23-25 — This is the exact passage where Moses casts the tree into the bitter water, making it sweet.
In Exodus 15, after crossing the Red Sea, Israel traveled three days in the wilderness without water. When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water because it was bitter, and the people murmured against Moses. Moses cried to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. When he cast the tree into the waters, the waters became sweet. The Lord then made for them a statute and an ordinance, and proved them there.
In the provided transcript evidence, Les Feldick does not directly address the tree at Marah. However, he teaches that the rock at Horeb is Christ (Clip 4, Clip 5). He also emphasizes that Moses was to strike the rock only once, just as Christ was smitten once and went to the cross once (Clip 6). While the tree is not connected to the cross in these clips, Les's teaching focuses on Christ as the smitten Rock and the once-for-all sacrifice.
Exodus 15:22-25 records that Israel found no water for three days. When they reached Marah, the water was bitter, and the people murmured. Moses cried to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree. Casting the tree into the waters made them sweet. The passage then says God made a statute and an ordinance and proved them there.
In the provided clips, Les teaches that the rock at Horeb is Christ (Clip 4, Clip 5). He stresses that Moses was told to strike the rock once, and water came out (Clip 5). He also connects this to the once-for-all sacrifice of Christ (Clip 6).
The provided teaching clips do not address the tree directly. The Bible says God showed Moses a tree that made the water sweet, but Les's interpretation of that tree is not included in this transcript evidence. His teaching on the cross and the Rock provides related context.
Israel's Journey to the Bitter Waters
Les sets the context of Israel leaving the Red Sea and traveling three days without water, which leads directly to the bitter waters of Marah.
Why Moses Was Forbidden From the Promised Land — The Real Reason
And especially for benefit of the Jew, even today, the best place to start is Isaiah 53 and show to him that out of his Old Testament, God had the work of the cross in mind all the time. All right. Verse 4. For surely he hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows, yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God and afflicted when he was crucified. All right.
What "Baptized Unto Moses" Really Means — 1 Corinthians 10 Explained
And they thirsted there for water, and the people murmured against Moses, and they said, wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst? What's the purpose? My Moses, we could be just as well down there mixing mortar and making brick as to die of thirst. All right.
Genesis 2-3 Bible Study: How the Fall of Man Changed Everything
All right, so these two trees we want to take note of. The tree of life, which had Adam been able to partake of, he would have definitely been able to live forever. That was the idea of that tree. It would enhance eternal life. And that's why it comes back on the scene then in the last part of our Bible in Revelation, in the new heaven and new earth, because there it will definitely enhance eterni…
The Rock Is Christ
Les explicitly says 'Rock is Christ,' showing that the water from the rock is a picture of Christ as the source of life.
The Rock Is Christ
In the context of the rock struck at Horeb, Les reiterates that the rock is Christ, and the water came when Moses struck it once.
Christ Smitten Once
Les emphasizes that Christ was smitten once and went to the cross once, so He is not to be smitten a second time.
Why Moses Was Forbidden From the Promised Land — The Real Reason
Now then let's go to the thing that brought Moses down and kept him from going in. We'll have to go to Numbers chapter 20. Numbers chapter 20. Now, of course, this is many years after they're coming out of Egypt and they're in their 40 years wilderness journeys and, of course, they're down in that area of the Sinai which is just that, it's wilderness and it's a lot of desert.
Exodus 15:23: And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah; for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.
This is where Israel finds the bitter water at Marah.
Exodus 15:24: And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
The people murmur because the water is undrinkable.
Exodus 15:25: And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
Moses casts the tree and the water becomes sweet.
No. The provided transcripts do not mention the tree at the bitter waters. They cover the song of Moses, the lack of water, and later events involving water from the rock.
After crossing the Red Sea, Israel went three days without water. At Marah, the water was bitter, and the people murmured. God showed Moses a tree; casting it into the water made it sweet.
Les teaches that the rock is Christ and that He was smitten once for our offenses, just as the rock was struck once at Horeb.
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