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,

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Definitions of words in Numbers 20:8:

A {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Aaron {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Aaron {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Aaron {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Before {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Bring {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Brother {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Brother {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Congregation {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Congregation {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Drink {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Drink {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Gather {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Give {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Rock {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Rock {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Rod {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Take {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Water {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Will {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Other definition entries containing Numbers 20:8:

Meribah {Easton's}
Criticism {I.S.B.E.}
Massah And Meribah {I.S.B.E.}
Moses {I.S.B.E.}
Pentateuch, 2a {I.S.B.E.}
Pentateuch, 2b {I.S.B.E.}

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