EXODUS 15:26 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.”
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. The Lord who heals — YHWH Rapha — is the divine name revealed at Marah. The condition is covenant faithfulness: listen, do right, keep commands. The promise is health — freedom from the diseases that fell on Egypt. The connection between covenant obedience and wholeness runs through Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 28) and the wisdom literature. James 5:14–16 connects prayer with healing in the context of the community. The healer God is not revealed in a context of health but in a context of bitter water and wilderness threat — I am the Lord who heals you is spoken at the first moment when healing is urgently needed.
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