Pastor Taylor Shippy - Exodus 15:22-26

If you’ve ever read through the book of Exodus, you may have noticed a trend that emerges about a third of the way through the book. As soon as the people leave Egypt, after God rescues them, ‘saves’ them (cf. 14:30), God starts to test them. What does it mean when God tests us? What is God looking for? What are the purposes of God testing us? How do we get a passing grade? Perhaps through the lens of the wilderness we can come close to an answer...