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Notes
Mount Sinai: See study note on 3:1.
water will come out of it: Note the similar way God provided for the people in Numbers 20:11 (see also Psalms 78:15–16; 105:41; 114:8; Isaiah 48:21).
On the journey from the sea to Mount Sinai, God continued to care for the people's needs. During the events where he rescued them, he showed his power. Here, he showed that he cares about their basic needs.
Events
Parallels
People
Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt
Places
Sinai: Mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments
Glossary
Aaron’s Rod Amalek, Amalekites Book of Exodus Deuteronomy, Book of Moses Rephidim Type
Topics
Answers To Prayer: Moses Backsliders: Israel's Backsliding: At Meribah Blessing: Temporal, from God in Egypt: Water Dowsing Government: Mosaic: Closely Associated with Moses and Subsequent Leaders Horeb: A Range of Mountains of Which Mount Sinai is the Most Prominent Israel: Complained for Lack of Water at Rephidim Israel: Water Miraculously Supplied from the Rock at Meribah Journey of Israel Through The Desert: To Rephidim: Water Brought from the Rock Meribah: A Place in Rephidim, where Moses Struck a Rock and Brought Forth Water Miracles Wrought Through Servants of God: Moses and Aaron: Water from Rock in Horeb Prayer: Answered: Moses, at Mount Horeb Rocks: Horeb in Rephidim Rocks: Miracles Connected With: Water Brought From Symbols and Similitudes: The Rock That Was Struck Symbols and Similitudes: The Rock That Was Struck, of Christ Types of Christ: Rock of Horeb Water: Miracles Connected With: Brought from the Rock Water: Miraculously Supplied: To the Israelites