Exodus 17:4-7 And Moses cried to the LORD, saying, What shall I do to this people? they be almost ready to stone me.… I. THE ROCK A TYPE OF CHRIST. 1. Its situation. In midst of wilderness. 2. Its stability (Isaiah 28:16). 3. Its durability. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever. II. MOSES STRIKING THE ROCK. An act of violence required. When man is to be saved, the rod of Divine wrath strikes the Saviour, and "the rock" pours forth streams of everlasting salvation. III. THE PURPOSE OF THE MIRACLE. (I. Saunders.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me. |
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