Ministry of Christian Renewal Lessons on the Water from Rock
The book of Exodus has amazing stories that the God uses to remind Christians how mighty the rock can be.It illustrates about how Moses was faced with tough situation of the complaining Israelites. The Ministry of Christian’s renewal believes that there is great revelation of the rock from the water that happened centuries ago.
The Relevance of the water
The book of the Exodus chapter 17: 1-4 highlights the rumbling and the complaining of the Israelites in the desert. It was a serious issue as the Israelites cannot find water to drink. The value of water is brought in this caper and it shows how it is hard to survive without it.Their eagerness and determinations makes Moses to seek consultations with God.
The reasons why the water come from the rock
Moses finds relieve when he is answered and God tell him to go ahead with his elders at Horeb and strike the rock. Although it may seem natural that the water had to come from the rock, God uses it to bring a revelation. God had ordered Moses to strike the Water because it was to be used as a sign of remembrance. The thirst of the Israelites was quenched when they drank from the rock which signifies Jesus.
The symbolic meaning of speaking to the Rock
Moses breaks the order in the book of Numbers 20: 7-13 when God orders him to just speak to the Rock in front of the gathering. The water comes from the rock after Moses strikes it but God is not happy by the action of striking the rock twice. The rock that is Jesus was sent on earth to be sacrificed once and not twice.After his death he is to resurrect hence he becomes alive again. When Jesus is alive you do not need to strike him but to speak to him.
The significance of the Amalekites attack after drinking the water
The Israelites faced a tough battle after drinking the water from the rock . When the Israelites drunk the water, they were given another body that was ready to battle it out with the enemy. The Amalekites represents the sin and this time the Israelite have the power to overcome.
The power of the Rock-Jesus Christ is an important illustration of the Gods universal power.God uses the message to show the Christians of today that there is a relation between the Rock that was struck several years ago and his Son Jesus that he sent to the humanity. The rock from the water is available because Jesus is alive and when you seek his face by speaking with him most of your thirsts will be quenched.