Exodus 23:25
You shall serve the LORD your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from among you.
English Standard Version (ESV)
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The promise isn't just about having enough food, but about God's blessing making even the simplest bread and water truly nourishing and life-giving. It also highlights that freedom from sickness isn't just about avoiding disease, but about actively taking it away, implying a deep connection between their faithfulness and their physical well-being.
This verse is part of God's covenant promises to Israel as they prepare to enter the Promised Land, following instructions on how to live in a way that pleases Him. It's a direct response to the command to serve Him exclusively, detailing the blessings of health and sustenance that will flow from their obedience, contrasting with the plagues that afflicted Egypt. These blessings are presented as the natural outcome of a life lived in faithful relationship with their covenant God, rather than the gods of the nations they are leaving behind.
Think about your last meal. Did you consider where its true nourishment came from? This verse reminds us that even the simplest food becomes life-sustaining through God's blessing.
The promise that God will 'bless your bread and your water' isn't just about quantity, but quality and sufficiency.
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Imagine a life free from illness, where physical well-being is the norm. This verse offers a profound promise connected to our devotion.
The promise to 'take sickness away from among you' is a powerful sign of God's covenantal care and blessing for His obedient people.
Understand the original words
YHWH · Hebrew Proper Noun
The personal name of the God of Israel, revealed to Moses, signifying His self-existence, covenant faithfulness, and holiness.
barakh · Hebrew Verb
Divine favor and the impartation of good, often associated with prosperity, protection, and life-sustaining provisions provided by God to His people.
This passage reiterates the promise of protection from sickness as a direct result of obedience to God, directly echoing the sentiment in Exodus 23:25.
Leviticus 26:9Here, God promises to 'make you fruitful and multiply you' and to 'maintain His covenant with you,' which implies His blessing on sustenance and health, similar to the promises in Exodus.
Psalm 103:2-3This psalm celebrates God's forgiveness of sins and His healing of all diseases, highlighting the connection between divine favor and physical well-being that is also present in Exodus 23:25.
1 Corinthians 10:9While this passage warns against testing Christ, it directly references the Israelites' complaints in the wilderness, indirectly touching upon the sustenance and health God provided them, as promised in Exodus.
1 Peter 3:11This verse encourages believers to 'seek peace and pursue it,' implying a life of righteousness leads to blessings, which aligns with the concept in Exodus that serving God brings protection from harm and blessings on daily life.
pooleExodus 23:25: "And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee."
Thy bread and thy water, i.e. thy meat and thy drink, that they shall be able to nourish thee, and give thee comfort, which without my blessing they will never be able to do.
pulpitExodus 23:25: "And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee."
Verse 25. - He shall bless thy bread and thy water. If the Israelites were exact in their obedience, and destroyed the idols, and served God only, then he promised to bless "their bread and their water" - the food, i.e., whether meat or drink, on which they subsisted, and to give them vigorous health, free from sickness of any kind, which he pl…
The promise isn't just about having enough food, but about God's blessing making even the simplest bread and water truly nourishing and life-giving. It also highlights that freedom from sickness isn't just about avoiding disease, but about actively taking it away, implying a deep connection between their faithfulness and their physical well-being.
This verse is part of God's covenant promises to Israel as they prepare to enter the Promised Land, following instructions on how to live in a way that pleases Him. It's a direct response to the command to serve Him exclusively, detailing the blessings of health and sustenance that will flow from their obedience, contrasting with the plagues that afflicted Egypt. These blessings are presented as the natural outcome of a life lived in faithful relationship with their covenant God, rather than the gods of the nations they are leaving behind.
This verse is part of God's covenant promises to Israel as they prepare to enter the Promised Land, following instructions on how to live in a way that pleases Him. It's a direct response to the command to serve Him exclusively, detailing the blessings of health and sustenance that will flow from their obedience, contrasting with the plagues that afflicted Egypt. These blessings are presented as the natural outcome of a life lived in faithful relationship with their covenant God, rather than the gods of the nations they are leaving behind.
"You shall serve the LORD your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from among you." — The promise isn't just about having enough food, but about God's blessing making even the simplest bread and water truly nourishing and life-giving. It also highlights that freedom from sickness is…
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