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Yahweh-Rophe,
The LORD Who Heals
Exodus 15:22-27
2 Corinthians 4:7-18

Exodus 15:22-26

Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea,
and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They
went three days in the wilderness and found no
water. 23��When they came to Marah, they could not
drink the water of Marah because it was bitter;
therefore it was named Marah. 24��And the people
grumbled against Moses, saying, “What shall we
drink?” 25��And he cried to the LORD, and the
LORD showed him a log, and he threw it into
the water, and the water became sweet.

Exodus 15:22-26, cont

There the LORD made for them a statute and a
rule, and there he tested them, 26��saying, “If you
will diligently listen to the voice of the LORD
your God, and do that which is right in his eyes,
and give ear to his commandments and keep all
his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on
you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the
LORD, your healer.”

The meaning of the name:
Yahweh-Rophe depicts God as the Lord
who redeems us from the effects of sin
and brings life, wholeness, and salvation
to us

The Biblical View of Healing
 Wholistic world view – not compartmentalized
 Pre-scientific – but not ignorant. They had no
class of physicians but were proactive in treating
sicknesses.
 Rural – farm animals – common sicknesses were
skin infections
 Sickness meant an absence of wholeness
 Healing meant wholeness – Rapa and Rophe in
Hebrew

Healing in the Old Testament
 Diseases – Psalm 103:3, “Who forgives all your sins and
heals all your diseases.”
 The earth, farm land – 2 Chron. 7:14, “And heal their
land.” Aretz refers to the land, Aretz Israel.
 The Salt Sea (Dead Sea) – Ezek. 47:8, “The waters there
become fresh.” Rapha is used.
 The broken-hearted – Psalm 147:3, “He heals the
brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”
 Preventive Healing – Exodus 15:25-26, “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.”

Healing in the Old Testament
 Spiritual Healing – Psa. 41:4, “Heal me, for I have sinned
against you”;
 Isaiah 6:10: “Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and
turn and be healed.”
 Jeremiah 3:22: “Return, faithless people; I will cure you
of backsliding.”
 Also Isaiah1:5-6; 6:10; 30:26; 53:4-5; Jeremiah 3:22; 8:22;
30:12-17;
 Hosea 6:1; 14:4, “I will heal their waywardness and love
them freely.”
 Heavenly Healing – Ezekiel 47:11-12:

Healing in the New Testament
 Broad meaning – wholeness: Matthew 4:24, “People
brought to him all who were ill with various diseases,
those suffering severe pain, the demon possessed, those
having seizures, and the paralyzed, and he healed them.”
 Spiritual problems – Mark 2:17, “It is not the healthy
who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call
the righteous, but sinners.”
 Gifts of healing – 1 Corinthians 12:9
 Heavenly healing – Revelation 22:2, “And the leaves of
the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer will
there be any curse…”

In the wilderness…
 Disappointment at Marah: after deliverance
from Egypt they experienced disappointment in
the Wilderness
 Deliverance – healing: despite the bitterness of
the water, God made it sweet and drinkable
 Identity – a new name of God was given:
Yahweh-Rophe or the LORD who heals.

1. The Disappointments of Life
 Deliverance from
Egypt did not
prevent bitter
experiences in the
wilderness.
 After salvation, how
do we get rid of the
bitterness of our
soul?

What do we do with our
disappointments?
 The Blame Game – you, him, them?
 The Spiritual Shopping Trip – trying to find a
better offer
 Go back to Egypt? Forsaking Christ? Can we
return to our lost condition?
 The Internalization of Bitterness – stiff upper lip
and a hard bitter heart
 Is someone supposed to make us happy?

2. The Healing of the Waters
 Moses cried out to
the LORD, in faith
 A piece of wood,
an image of the
cross
 When Christ is
brought into the
picture, God can
bring healing

Israel’s Deliverance and Healing
Israel Us today
 Deliverance from  Delivered from Sin at
enslavement in Egypt Salvation
 Healing and provision in  Wilderness Wanderings
the wilderness depict the carnal
wanderings Christian life
 Final victory as they  Final Victory is the life of
entered the Promised surrender
Land  Heb 4:3,9-11

3. A New Name was given
 Moses and the nation of Israel had a new
understanding of God. He not only delivers but
He heals.
 God is always relevant for our lives
 The question is whether our lives are relevant to
the plans and purposes of God

How to receive God’s inner
healing
 All God’s healing is mediated by Christ and
achieved by the cross. Sufficient grace is
available to cover the sins of the whole world.
 Faith is required on our part.
 Inner healing is the victory of God over our
hurts, our wounds, our fears, our worries.
 Some healing experiences take time to be
completely received and experienced.

Healing through resting in Him
 Healing of resting in Him: Matthew 11:28, “and
you will find rest for your souls.” Rest was one
of the main ways people were treated for
illnesses.
 We can find soul rest and soul health through
ceasing to struggle to impress God or to earn
His love, and trust in His love for us and in His
salvation offered for us through grace.

Healing through holiness in our
lives
 By pursuing holiness our lives are healthier.
 “…and give ear to his commandments and keep
all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on
you…”
 1 Peter 3:10-11: “Whoever would love life and
see good days must keep their tongue from evil
and their lips from deceitful speech. They must
turn from evil and do good; they must seek
peace and pursue it.”

Healing through forgiving others
 James 5:16: “Therefore confess your sins to each
other and pray for each other so that you may be
healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful
and effective.”
 Forgive others, and ask for their forgiveness.
Confess your faults to others. Stubbornness in our
hearts causes soul sickness and often physical
sickness.
 And Pray – the exercise of prayer is one of the most
helpful things we can do for our spiritual health.

Healing through giving
 Luke 6:38: “Give and it shall be given unto you.”
 2 Corinthians 8:7: “Just as you excel in
everything – in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in
complete earnestness and in your love for us –
see that you also excel in this grace of giving.”
 2 Cor. 9:11: “You will be made rich in every way
so that you can be generous on every occasion.”

A lesson from John D…
 John D. Rockefeller
 World’s first Billionaire at 43
years of age!
 At 53 years of age his health
was so bad he lived on crackers
and milk. He enjoyed nothing.
 Ida Tarbell wrote, “He was the
oldest man I have ever seen.”
 He changed his purpose in life
from getting to giving.

A lesson from John D
 “Turn your thoughts upon the higher things of
life. Be of service to humanity. Turn your
thoughts into channels of usefulness; look
forward to a determination that something
useful shall come out of your success…Do
everything you can for the betterment of your
fellow-men and in doing this you will enjoy life
the better.”
 He lived to be 97 years old.

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Yahweh rophe

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