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who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, [in which were] fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water; who brought you forth water out of the rock of flint;
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God's Power in Peril
Commentators emphasize that the wilderness was a genuinely 'great and terrible' place with real dangers like venomous serpents, scorpions, and a lack of water. God's provision of water from a 'rock of flint'—a substance that produces fire when struck—was a profound miracle. This specific memory is meant to remind believers that God's power is most evident in the most impossible situations, providing a firm foundation for faith.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Render: "Who brought you through that great and terrible wilderness, the fiery serpent and the scorpion, and the dry land where are no waters.<…
19th Century
Anglican
The rock of flint. The rock in Horeb is called tsûr; the rock smitten in Kadesh, selagh. The first word conveys …
Baptist
Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy si…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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