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5 And the Lord said to Moses, a“Go on before the people, and take with you some of the elders of Israel. Also take in your hand your rod with which byou struck the river, and go.  
6 aBehold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.  
7 So he called the name of the place aMassah and Meribah, because of the contention of the children of Israel, and because they3 tempted the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”  

Victory over the Amalekites

8 aNow Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim.  
9 And Moses said to Joshua, “Choose us some men and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with athe rod of God in my hand.”  
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Adam Clarke
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Exodus 17:7

He called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah - Massah signifies temptation or trial; and Meribah , contention or litigation. From I Corinthians 10:4, we learn that this rock was a type of Christ, and their drinking of it is represented as their being made partakers of the grace and mercy of God through Christ Jesus; and yet many who drank fell and perished in the wilderness in the very act of disobedience! Reader, be not high minded, but fear! On the smiting of the rock by the rod of Moses, Mr. Ainsworth has the following pious note: "This rock signified Christ, and is therefore called a spiritual Rock, I Corinthians 10:4. He being smitten with Moses' s rod, and bearing the curse of the law for our sins, and by the preaching of the Gospel crucified among his people, Galatians 3:1, from him floweth the spiritual drink wherewith all believing hearts are refreshed." John 7:37, and Isaiah 53:1-3.




Other Adam Clarke entries containing Exodus 17:7:

Exodus 17:2
Deuteronomy 6:16
Psalms 95:7
Hebrews 3:8

 

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