1. Moses and the Rock of Stumbling
Numbers 20:1-13

2. Moses and the Rock of Stumbling
Time
1st month of the 40th year
Setting
Wilderness of Zin – Kadesh (border of Canaan)
Miriam has died
No water for the people
Background
Full circle – back where they were 39 years ago

3. Moses and the Rock of Stumbling
The command (v.8)
8 “Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals.”

4. Moses and the Rock of Stumbling
The command (v.8)
8 “Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals.”

5. Moses and the Rock of Stumbling
The command (v.8)
The disobedience (vs.10-11)
10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock; and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels! Must we bring water for you out of this rock?”
11 Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their animals drank.

6. Moses and the Rock of Stumbling
The command (v.8)
The disobedience (vs.10-11)
10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock; and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels! Must we bring water for you out of this rock?”
11 Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their animals drank.

7. Moses and the Rock of Stumbling
The command (v.8)
The disobedience (vs.10-11)
The punishment (v.12)
12 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.”

8. Moses and the Rock of Stumbling
The command (v.8)
The disobedience (vs.10-11)
The punishment (v.12)
The lesson (1Cor.10:1-11)

9. Moses and the Rock of Stumbling
The Lesson
11 Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
12 Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.

10. Moses and the Rock of Stumbling
The Command (v.8)
The Disobedience (vs.10-11)
The Punishment (v.12)
The Lesson (1Cor.10:1-11)

11. Moses and the Rock of Stumbling
What it means to “Believe”
How God is “Hallowed”, Revered or Glorified
Don’t let the unrighteous actions of others cause you to stumble!
Even the greatest of men can fall
There are always consequences for sin

12. Moses and the Rock of Stumbling
Do you desire “water” from the Rock?
Jesus is the Rock (1Cor.10:4)
“and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.”

13. Moses and the Rock of Stumbling
Do you desire “water” from the Rock?
Jesus is the Rock (1Cor.10:4)
Whoever desires (Rev.22:17)
And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.

14. Moses and the Rock of Stumbling
Do you desire “water” from the Rock?
Jesus is the Rock (1Cor.10:4)
Whoever desires (Rev.22:17)
Receive eternal life through obedient faith (Heb.5:8-9)
8 though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.
9 And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,

15. Moses and the Rock of Stumbling
Numbers 20:1-13