D O Y OU K NOW G OD ? As Your “Rock”?

Rock = A meaningful metaphor The name Rock refers to the fact that God is the foundation of everything. He alone is immovable and unbreakable. In God there is no need to fear because He will not crumble, and as long as we trust in Him neither will we. A shelter from danger and anxiety

Rock=Refuge “The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble. And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.” Psalm 9:9,10

Rock=Refuge “ Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies; In You I take shelter.” Psalm 143:9

Rock=Refuge “In You, O LORD, I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed; Deliver me in Your righteousness. Bow down Your ear to me, Deliver me speedily; Be my rock of refuge, a fortress of defense to save me.” Psalm 31:1,2

Rock=Refuge “ For You are my rock and my fortress ; Therefore, for Your name's sake, Lead me and guide me. Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, For You are my strength.” Psalm 31:3,4

Rock=Refuge “ For I proclaim the name of the LORD: Ascribe greatness to our God. He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He.” Deuteronomy 32:3,4

Moses Knew God This Way Ascribe greatness to our God. He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He.

Moses Knew God This Way “ Of the Rock who begot you, you are unmindful, And have forgotten the God who fathered you.” Deuteronomy 32:18

Moses Knew God This Way The Rock was a place of refuge, safety, and security Deuteronomy 32:36,37 “For the LORD will judge His people And have compassion on His servants, When He sees that their power is gone, And there is no one remaining, bond or free. He will say: 'Where are their gods, The rock in which they sought refuge?”

Rock=Refreshing “Go forth from Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! With a voice of singing, Declare, proclaim this, Utter it to the end of the earth; Say, "The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob !” Isaiah 48:20

Rock=Refreshing “And they did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He caused the waters to flow from the rock for them; He also split the rock, and the waters gushed out.” Isaiah 48:21

Hannah Knew God This Way “And Hannah prayed and said: "My heart rejoices in the LORD; My horn is exalted in the LORD. I smile at my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation. No one is holy like the LORD, For there is none besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God.” 1 Samuel 2:1,2

David Knew God This Way The Rock was a place to escape the threat of danger Rock of Escape- 1 Samuel 23:27-28 “But a messenger came to Saul, saying, "Hasten and come, for the Philistines have invaded the land! Therefore Saul returned from pursuing David, and went against the Philistines; so they called that place the Rock of Escape.”

David Knew God This Way “Then David spoke to the LORD the words of this song, on the day when the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. And he said: The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer.” 2 Samuel 22:1,2

David Knew God This Way “ The God of my strength, in whom I will trust ; My shield and the horn of my salvation, My stronghold and my refuge ; My Savior, You save me from violence. I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.” 2 Samuel 22:3,4

David Knew God This Way “ The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer ; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” Psalm 18:2

David Knew God This Way “ Truly my soul silently waits for God ; From Him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense ; I shall not be greatly moved.” Psalm 62:1,2

David Knew God This Way “ I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:8

David Knew God This Way “ In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God.” Psalm 62:7

Jesus Is Our Rock “ Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock : and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.” Matthew 7:24,25

Jesus Is Our Rock “ And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.” Matthew 16:18

Christians Know God This Way “ Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath, that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us.” Hebrews 6:17,18

Christians Know God This Way “ And all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.” 1 Corinthians 10:4

To Know God At ALL One must respect His power and His care Proverbs 14:26 “ In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence, And His children will have a place of refuge.”

Where Do You Turn For… Refuge from stress and fear? Stability of mind and soul? Peace from the storms of life? Confidence building? Revitalizing the spirit? Do You Know God as Your ROCK?