Things Hard to be Understood | by Rob Thiele | Volume 25, Issue 3 | May - June 2019
Scripture presents two occasions during the Exodus when divine power brought forth water from a rock to meet the needs of the children of Israel. We know of Paul’s comment in 1 Corinthians 10:4 pointing out that Israel “... did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ”. What is meant by spiritual drink? Didn’t they all drink literal water? And what did Paul mean when he wrote that the spiritual rock followed them? How can a rock follow anyone?
Exodus 17 – Israel at Rephidim – no water to drink
Paul is alluding to the incident recorded in Exodus 17. Were the record informs us that “all the congregation of the children of Israel…pitched in Rephidim”. This establishes Paul’s point that “all drank”. All of God…
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