They were hungry,\par so you gave them food from heaven.\par They were thirsty,\par so you gave them water from a rock.\par And you told them,\par ‘Come, take this land.’\par You used your power,\par and took the land for them!\par
Exodus 17:6 - Easy To Read Version I will stand before you on a rock at Horeb (Mount Sinai). Hit that rock with the walking stick and water will come out of it. Then the people can drink.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at [Mount] Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water shall come out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. [I Cor. 10:4.] American Standard Version (1901) Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. Common English Bible I’ll be standing there in front of you on the rock at Horeb. Hit the rock. Water will come out of it, and the people will be able to drink.” Moses did so while Israel’s elders watched. Catholic Public Domain Version Lo, I will stand in that place before you, on the rock of Horeb. And you shall strike the rock, and water will go forth from it, so that the people may drink." Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold, I will stand there before thee, upon the rock Horeb: and thou shalt strike the rock, and water shall come out of it that the people may drink. Moses did so before the ancients of Israel: |
They were hungry,\par so you gave them food from heaven.\par They were thirsty,\par so you gave them water from a rock.\par And you told them,\par ‘Come, take this land.’\par You used your power,\par and took the land for them!\par
God split the rock,\par and water came bubbling out.\par A river began flowing in the desert!\par
God is the One who caused water to flow\par from a rock.\par God made a spring of water flow\par from that hard rock.\par \par \par
There is a river whose streams\par bring happiness to God’s city,\par to the holy city of God Most High.\par
You make the springs and rivers flow.\par And you make the rivers become dry.\par
Then those people decided to test God.\par They asked God for food, just to satisfy their appetites.\par
He hit the rock\par and a flood of water came out.\par Surely he can give us some bread and meat!”\par
You people were in trouble.\par You called for help\par and I set you free.\par I was hidden in the storm clouds,\par and I answered you.\par I tested you by the water at Meribah.” {\cf2\super [468]} \par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [469]})\i0 \par
Raise the walking stick in your hand over the Red Sea, [93] and the sea will split. Then the people can go across on dry land.
Aaron spoke to all the people of Israel. They were all gathered together in one place. While Aaron was talking, all the people turned and looked into the desert. And they saw the Glory of the Lord [104] appear in a cloud.
The Lord led his people through the desert,\par and they never became thirsty!\par Why? Because he made water\par flow from a rock for his people!\par He split the rock,\par and water flowed out!”\par
“Get the {special} walking stick. Take your brother Aaron and the crowd of people and go to that rock. Speak to the rock in front of the people. Then water will flow from the rock. And you can give that water to the people and to their animals.”
Jesus answered, “You don’t know about the thing God gives. And you don’t know who I am that asked you for a drink. If you knew these things, you would have asked me and I would have given you living water.”
But the person that drinks the water I give will never be thirsty again. That water I give will become like a spring of water flowing inside that person. That water will bring that person life forever.”
And they all drank the same spiritual drink. They drank from that spiritual rock that was with them. That rock was Christ.
The trip from Mount Horeb (Sinai) through the Seir mountains to Kadesh Barnea takes only eleven days.
The Lord led you through that great and terrible desert. Poisonous snakes and scorpions [52] were in that desert! The ground was dry, and there was no water anywhere. But the Lord gave you water out of the rock.
The Spirit {\cf2\super [178]} and the bride say, “Come!” Every person that hears this should also say, “Come!” If a person is thirsty, let him come; that person can have the water of life as a free gift if he wants it.