Tusite Sune 29, 2021
Vaikeli ē, puna hake mai!
“Spring up, O well!”
* G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible*
The movement forward of the people now brought them into the path of conflict. The way was rough and difficult and the people were discouraged. Again they felt a lusting after Egypt and spoke against God and against Moses. So pronounced was their rebellion that swift judgment fell upon them in the form of the serpents. The provision made in the elevating of the brazen serpent was simple and sublime. That serpent was erected by the command of God. The people were told to look at it. In itself that was an act of obedience and a yielding to the God against whom they had rebelled.
Proceeding on their way they met and
overcame Sihon and his Amorite hosts and then gained victory over Og the king
of Bashan. At last we find them in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at
Jericho.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon :: Morning and Evening
(V. 17)Toki fai ‘e ‘Isileli ‘a e tau‘a‘alo ni, Vaikeli ē, puna hake mai! ‘Ē, mou tali ‘o hiva ki ai:
(v. 17) Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well! All of you sing to it—
Famous was the well of Beer in the
wilderness, because it was the subject of a promise: "That is the well whereof the Lord spake unto Moses, Gather the
people together, and I will give them water." The people needed water,
and it was promised by their gracious God. We need fresh supplies of heavenly
grace, and in the covenant the Lord has pledged Himself to give all we require.
The well next became the cause of a song. Before the water gushed forth,
cheerful faith prompted the people to sing; and as they saw the crystal fount
bubbling up, the music grew yet more joyous. In like manner, we who believe the
promise of God should rejoice in the prospect of divine revivals in our souls,
and as we experience them our holy joy should overflow. Are we thirsting? Let
us not murmur, but sing. Spiritual thirst is bitter to bear, but we need not bear
it-the promise indicates a well; let us be of good heart, and look for it.
Moreover, the well was the centre of prayer. "Spring up, O well."
What God has engaged to give, we must enquire after, or we manifest that we
have neither desire nor faith. This evening let us ask that the Scripture we
have read, and our devotional exercises, may not be an empty formality, but a
channel of grace to our souls. O that God the Holy Spirit would work in us with
all His mighty power, filling us with all the fulness of God. Lastly, the well
was the object of effort. "The nobles of the people digged it with their
staves." The Lord would have us active in obtaining grace. Our staves are
ill adapted for digging in the sand, but we must use them to the utmost of our
ability. Prayer must not be neglected; the assembling of ourselves together
must not be forsaken; ordinances must not be slighted. The Lord will give us
His peace most plenteously, but not in a way of idleness. Let us, then, bestir
ourselves to seek Him in whom are all our fresh springs.
That we may continue to be individuals that thirst for the Word of God. That’s the only way we will be able to spring up and do His Will for our lives 🙏🏼
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