Exodus 17:6 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 17:6

That rock was Christ. In the statement of Paul—"They drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ" ( 1 Corinthians 10:4 )—we have a clear assertion of the typical character of this transaction at Rephidim. We may either suppose the term "Rock" in the first clause to be used by metonymy for the water which flowed from the rock, or we may understand the allusion to be to hint of whom the rock was but a symbol, and who did accompany the Israelites in their... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 17:6

The rock in Horeb - (a rock situated, according to Arab tradition, in Wady Feiran. Horeb was a name given to the whole desert of Sinai and subsequently attached to the mountain. Palmer).It is questioned whether the water thus supplied ceased with the immediate occasion; see 1 Corinthians 10:4, the general meaning of which appears to be that their wants were ever supplied from Him, of whom the rock was but a symbol, and who accompanied them in all their wanderings. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 17:5-6

Exodus 17:5-6. Go before the people Though they spoke of stoning him. He must take his rod with him, not to summon some plague to chastise them, but to fetch water for their supply. O the wonderful patience and forbearance of God toward provoking sinners! He maintains those that are at war with him, and reaches out the hand of his bounty to those that lift up the heel against him. If God had only showed Moses a fountain of water in the wilderness, as he did to Hagar, not far from hence,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 17:1-16

Events at Rephidim (17:1-16)When the people arrived at Rephidim and found no water, they again complained against God and against Moses. Once more Moses prayed for them and once more God miraculously provided. The names by which the place became known, Massah and Meribah, reminded the people of how they ‘tested’ God (Massah) and ‘argued with’ Moses (Meribah) (17:1-7).The Amalekites, a race of wild desert nomads descended from Esau (see Genesis 36:12,Genesis 36:16), saw the migration of the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 17:6

Behold . Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6 . I will stand . Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6 . rock : a type of Christ. Frequently referred to (Deuteronomy 32:4 , Deuteronomy 32:15 , Deuteronomy 32:18 , Deuteronomy 32:31 , Deuteronomy 32:37 ; 1 Samuel 2:2 .Psalms 18:2; Psalms 18:2 ). Rock of life (Deuteronomy 32:18 ): Salvation (2 Samuel 22:47 , &c.): Refuge (Psalms 27:5 ; Psalms 62:6 , Psalms 62:7 ): Rest and refreshment (Isaiah 32:2 ). Horeb . Compare Exodus 3:1 . smite... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 17:4-6

"And Moses cried unto Jehovah, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they are almost ready to stone me. And Jehovah said unto Moses, Pass on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel, and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thy hand, and go. Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel""I... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 17:6

Exodus 17:6. I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb— That is, "I will manifest my presence upon a certain rock in Horeb, whence water shall flow upon thy smiting the rock; as proper witnesses of which, thou art to take the elders of Israel with thee," Exodus 17:5. The word there, שׁם sham, must either denote, that God pointed out the particular part of the rock in Horeb, where he would appear; or, it may denote only, a rock there in Horeb. The LXX render it, and go where I stood... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 17:1-7

3. The lack of water at Rephidim 17:1-7Again the Israelites complained because there was no water to drink when they camped at Rephidim (cf. Exodus 15:24). At Marah there was bad water, but now there was none.". . . the supreme calamity of desert travellers [sic] befell them-complete lack of water." [Note: Cassuto, p. 201.] Rephidim was near the wilderness of Sinai (Exodus 17:1; cf. Exodus 19:2; Numbers 33:15) and the Horeb (Sinai) range of mountains (Exodus 17:6).The Israelites’ grumbling... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 17:1-16

Rephidim. Murmuring for Water. Opposition of AmalekLeaving the maritime plain the Israelites now strike inland, and after halting at Dophkah and Alush (see Numbers 33:12-13) they come to Rephidim. This is usually identified with the modern Wady Feiran, lying about 20 m. N. of Sinai. It is one of the oases of the peninsula, very fertile and usually well watered. On this occasion the brook was dry.1. After their journeys] RV ’by their journeys’ (RM ’stages’). 2. Tempt the Lord] challenge His... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Exodus 17:1-16

Exodus 17:2 In the first expostulation condemning them of injustice since not he, but the Lord, hath afflicted them; in the second, of presumption; that since it was God that tempted them by want, they should tempt Him by murmuring. In the one He would have them see their wrong; in the other, their danger. Bishop Hall. You, therefore, who wish to remain free, either instantly be wise, or, as soon as possible, cease to be fools; if you think slavery an intolerable evil, learn obedience to reason... read more