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The Struck Rock and the Battle with Amalek

The rock Moses struck gave water to a thirsty people, and Paul says that Rock was Christ; on the hill above the battle with Amalek, Moses' raised hands picture our Intercessor.

The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.

What you'll learn
1

Retell the water from the rock at Rephidim and the battle with Amalek as real history

2

Explain why 1 Corinthians 10:4 lets us say plainly that the Rock was Christ, and how the rock struck once pictures Christ offered once

3

Understand why striking the rock twice in Numbers 20 was a grave error, and what it teaches about obeying God's exact instructions

4

See in Moses' raised hands a picture of Christ our Intercessor, and learn to lean on God's grace rather than our own strength

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