Is Your Faith Shallow? | Exodus 15

Summary

Andrew Wommack works through Exodus 15, connecting Israel’s song after crossing the Red Sea with lessons about faith, praise, fear, worship, and healing.

Faith, praise, and victory

• Faith praises God before the outcome is visible. Israel celebrated after the Egyptians were defeated, but Wommack says their quick return to complaining shows that the experience did not produce lasting trust. He contrasts praise after a victory with faith that can rejoice before the “sea parts,” and gives the Shunammite woman—who said “It is well” despite her son’s death—as an example.
• Praise recognizes God’s power and victory over evil. The Israelites’ song celebrates God’s defeat of Pharaoh’s forces. Wommack says Christians should love their enemies and hope they repent, but may also rejoice when evil is overcome. He connects praise with making a place for God’s presence, drawing on Exodus 15:2 and Psalm 22:3.
• God is not limited by the scale or nature of a problem. Wommack emphasizes that God defeated a powerful army using the sea and, as the song describes it, the breath of his nostrils. He applies this idea to present-day difficulties, including illness and financial problems.

Fear and God’s promises

• Fear, rather than the obstacles themselves, can keep people from acting on God’s promises. The song anticipates that surrounding peoples will fear Israel. Wommack links this to Rahab’s account in Joshua 2, arguing that the inhabitants had already lost courage. He says Israel’s later refusal to enter the land after hearing the spies’ report was driven by fear and unbelief, leading to 40 years in the wilderness. He applies this lesson to believers’ confidence in promises about healing, provision, and God’s help.
• The song speaks confidently about a future not yet reached. Israel had not yet conquered Canaan or established the sanctuary described in the song. Wommack presents Moses’ words as an example of speaking in faith about what God had promised, rather than focusing only on what could be seen at the time.

Worship, healing, and the covenants

• Miriam’s worship is presented as prophetic ministry. Wommack interprets Miriam’s designation as a prophetess as referring to worship inspired by the Holy Spirit, not necessarily predictions about the future. He also argues that women could be anointed to prophesy and minister, and challenges a restrictive reading of 1 Timothy 2.
• The bitter water at Marah illustrates how Jesus can transform painful circumstances. The Israelites complain when they cannot drink the bitter water, and God shows Moses a tree that makes it sweet. Wommack treats the tree as a symbol of Jesus’ cross: what is bitter or damaged can, through Christ, be turned toward good and used to glorify God. He illustrates this with Selena Brown’s testimony of recovery from a troubled life.
• Wommack distinguishes the Old and New Covenants in discussing healing. He says the promise in Exodus 15:26 was given under a covenant generally tied to obedience, whereas the New Covenant rests on what Jesus did. In his interpretation, believers receive what Jesus provided by faith, not by earning it through flawless performance. He still warns that sinful choices can give Satan an “inroad” and cause harm, while stressing that God’s power is not earned by personal holiness.

Elim and Mount Sinai

The chapter ends with Israel reaching Elim. Wommack notes its twelve wells and seventy palm trees and refers to Bob Cornuke’s search for the location of Mount Sinai and the Red Sea crossing. He connects this discussion to the claim in Galatians 4:25 that Mount Sinai was in Arabia.

Speakers and sources featured or referenced

• Andrew Wommack — the speaker and teacher throughout the video.
• Biblical texts cited or discussed: Exodus 14–15; Psalm 22:3; Revelation 11:15; Joshua 2:9–11; Numbers 13; 1 Samuel 10:10; 1 Timothy 2; Hebrews 8:6; Romans 6:16; and Galatians 4:25.
• Biblical figures referenced: Moses, Miriam, Pharaoh, Rahab, the Shunammite woman, Saul, and Jesus.
• Other people and materials referenced: Josephus; Bob Cornuke and his video In Search of the Real Mount Sinai; Julianne Harris and Caris Unplugged; Selena Brown and her testimony and book; and Wommack’s teaching on the effects or power of praise.