The term Jehovah Rapha first appears in Exodus 15:26. God has just released the Israelites from 400 years of slavery. Each survivor was an eyewitness to the Red Sea parting, collapsing back upon the Egyptians as well as being passed over by the angel of death. Moses is crying out to the Lord in this passage, acknowledging that God has the power in His nature to heal Israel.
Rapha is Hebrew meaning to mend. Mend in the sense of stitching up a torn cloth, to restore to its previous state. Rapha also can mean to cure, to heal, repair and make whole once again. Although Israel was free from the grips of Egypt, their souls and spirits were in desperate need of healing. Images of their slavery must have been light nightmares, flashing back the painful memories of oppression. This mind trick is still being carried out today by Satan.
When I was young, stuttering prevented me from communicating with people. Though I am healed today, there are triggers in my mind which can bring back the pain from my childhood in an instant. Therefore, it is essential to claim the healing power of Jesus, Luke 8:45-48. Faith in Jehovah Rapha and a sense of desperation, like the woman with a bleeding disorder, can lead to a restored life and soul. Whatever you are going through or have already been up against, call out to the Lord like Moses, asking Jehovah Rapha to make you whole again, one stitch at a time.
by Jay Mankus
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