BESHALAJ
Elohim tells Moshe to raise his staff above the water;
the sea opens to let the Jewish people through and
then closes over the Egyptians. Moshe and the
Children of Israel sing a song of praise and thanks to
Elohim.
Moshe and the Children of Israel sing a song of praise
and thanks to Elohim. In the wilderness, people suffer
from thirst and hunger and repeatedly complain to
Moshe and Aaron. Elohim miraculously sweetens the
bitter waters of Mara and then has Moshe draw
water from a rock by striking it with his staff; He
brings down manna from heaven before the dew
every morning to disappear from the Israelite camp at
night. The people of Israel are informed to gather a
double portion of manna on Fridays because manna
will not descend on Saturdays, the day of rest decreed
by Elohim.
Some disobey and go out to gather manna on the
seventh day but find nothing. Aaron preserves a small
amount of manna in a jar as a testimony for future
generations. In Rephidim, the town was under attack
by the Amalekim, defeated by the prayers of Moshe
and an army gathered by Yoshua.
