Numbers 20:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 20:8

6 So Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and ^athey fell on their faces. And ^bthe glory of the Lord appeared to them.

7 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

8 ^a“Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus ^byou shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals.”

9 So Moses took the rod ^afrom before the Lord as He commanded him.

10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock; and he said to them, ^a“Hear now, you rebels! Must we bring water for you out of this rock?”

11 Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; ^aand water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their animals drank.

12 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, “Because ^ayou did not believe Me, to ^bhallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.”

13 ^aThis was the water of¹ Meribah, because the children of Israel contended with the Lord, and He was hallowed among them.

Passage Through Edom Refused

14 ^aNow Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of ^bEdom. ^c“Thus says your brother Israel: ‘You know all the hardship that has befallen us,

15 ^ahow our fathers went down to Egypt, ^band we dwelt in Egypt a long time, ^cand the Egyptians afflicted us and our fathers.

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Topical Studies for Numbers 20:8:

Aaron {Forerunner Commentary}
Aaron {Nave's Topical Bible}

Animals {Nave's Topical Bible}

Brother {Nave's Topical Bible}

Congregation {Forerunner Commentary}
Congregation {Nave's Topical Bible}

Drink {Forerunner Commentary}
Drink {Nave's Topical Bible}

Rock {Forerunner Commentary}
Rock {Nave's Topical Bible}

Water {Forerunner Commentary}
Water {Nave's Topical Bible}
Water {Torrey's Topical Textbook}

Will {Forerunner Commentary}
Will {Nave's Topical Bible}

Rod {Forerunner Commentary}

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