Exodus 23:25-26
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. None shall miscarry or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days.
English Standard Version (ESV)
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The verse isn't just promising that food will be provided, but that God's blessing will make even the simplest fare – "bread and water" – truly nourishing and life-sustaining. It highlights that true health and sustenance come not just from physical provision, but from God's active presence in our daily lives.
This verse is part of God's instructions to the Israelites about how to live in the Promised Land, following His commands and not the ways of the nations around them. It's a promise of blessing for obedience, directly linking their faithful service to God with health and nourishment for their food. This contrasts with the curses and judgments detailed in the preceding verses for disobedience.
We often think blessings are about grand miracles, but what if God's favor is also about the everyday sustenance of life?
In Exodus 23:25, God promises to bless Israel's 'bread and your water.' This isn't just about having food; it's about God's active involvement in making their basic provisions nourishing and sufficient.
The Power of God's Favor
Is there a link between our spiritual devotion and our physical well-being? This verse suggests a powerful connection.
The promise of health in Exodus 23:25 – 'I will take sickness away from the midst of you' – is directly preceded by the command: 'You shall serve the LORD your God.'
The Divine Exchange
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.
aqarah · Hebrew Adjective
The state of being unable to conceive or produce offspring, often viewed in the Old Testament as a sign of divine disfavor or a lack of blessing.
mispar yamim · Hebrew Noun phrase
The duration of a person's life, which in the biblical worldview is ultimately determined and sustained by God.
This passage echoes Exodus 23:25, stating God will keep you from all sickness and put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which you knew, on you, but will lay them on your enemies. It reinforces the idea that health is a blessing tied to faithfulness to God.
Leviticus 26:3-13This section outlines the blessings for obedience, including abundant food and peace from enemies, and specifically mentions God walking among them and being their God while they are kept from sickness. It shows the broader covenantal blessings tied to obeying God's commands.
Psalm 103:1-5David blesses the Lord, remembering His benefits: who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, and satisfies you with good things. This highlights that physical health and sustenance are part of God's redemptive work.
Proverbs 3:7-8This proverb advises not to be wise in your own eyes, but to fear the LORD and turn away from evil, promising that it will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones. It connects reverence for God and righteousness with physical well-being.
1 Corinthians 10:31Paul urges believers to do all to the glory of God, whether they eat or drink or whatever they do. This connects the mundane aspects of life, like eating and drinking (mentioned in Exodus 23:25), to a higher purpose of glorifying God, implying His blessing on our lives when we live for Him.
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 verse isn't just promising that food will be provided, but that God's blessing will make even the simplest fare – "bread and water" – truly nourishing and life-sustaining. It highlights that true health and sustenance come not just from physical provision, but from God's active presence in our daily lives.
This verse is part of God's instructions to the Israelites about how to live in the Promised Land, following His commands and not the ways of the nations around them. It's a promise of blessing for obedience, directly linking their faithful service to God with health and nourishment for their food. This contrasts with the curses and judgments detailed in the preceding verses for disobedience.
This verse is part of God's instructions to the Israelites about how to live in the Promised Land, following His commands and not the ways of the nations around them. It's a promise of blessing for obedience, directly linking their faithful service to God with health and nourishment for their food. This contrasts with the curses and judgments detailed in the preceding verses for disobedience.
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"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. None shall miscarry or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days." — The verse isn't just promising that food will be provided, but that God's blessing will make even the simplest fare – "bread and water" – truly nourishing and life-sustaining. It highlights that tr…
