I will stand before you on the rock at Mount Sinai. Strike the rock, and water will come gushing out. Then the people will be able to drink.” So Moses struck the rock as he was told, and water gushed out as the elders looked on.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The rock in Horeb - (a rock situated, according to Arab tradition, in Wady Feiran. Horeb was a name given to the whole desert of Sinai and s…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb ,
&c.] Or "upon that rock" F11 , a particul…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The children of Israel journeyed according to the commandment of the Lord, led by the pillar of cloud and fire, yet they came to a place where ther…