Results 1 - 5 of 5
|
|
|||||
Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Ordered by Verse | ||||||
Results | Verse | Author | ID# | |||
1 | The Rock of Israel in the Wilderness? | Gen 28:18 | Jim Estes | 177367 | ||
"And Jacob rose early in the morning and took the stone he had put under his head, and he set it up for a pillar (a monument to the vision in his dream), and he poured oil on its top [in dedication]." (Genesis 28:18) This pillar seems to be the rock which is symbolic of our Lord Jesus Christ. Jacob anointed this rock and Jesus is known as the “Anointed One.” This Rock was also “the house of God.” (Genesis 28:22) This was Jacob-Israel’s Rock and Jesus is known as “the Rock of Israel.” (Genesis 49:24) Is this the rock that followed the Israelites during their 40 years in the wilderness, providing them with water? (1 Corinthians 10:4) With over a million Israelites in the wilderness it would appear this rock provided water many more times than just the two instances recorded in scripture. |
||||||
2 | The Rock of Israel in the Wilderness? | Gen 28:18 | Searcher56 | 177374 | ||
God's day to you, Jim Estes ..................... I think it is a stretch to collarate Jacob's rock with Christ. His vow (vv 22-22) is trying to make a deal with God. Again it is a "spiritual rock" not phyiscal. Be careful how you read a verse ... understand the context. S |
||||||
3 | The Rock of Israel in the Wilderness? | Gen 28:18 | Jim Estes | 177454 | ||
Hi Searcher, You wrote: “His vow (vv 22-22) is trying to make a deal with God.” And 20 years later the Lord remembered that vow in Genesis 31:13, “I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and where you vowed a vow to Me. Now arise, get out from this land and return to your native land.” You wrote: “Again it is a "spiritual rock" not phyiscal. Be careful how you read a verse ... understand the context.” You did not answer the question that I asked. I fully understand that 1 Corinthians 10:4 refers to a “spiritual Rock” and that Rock is Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ is not a literal stone. There is a literal stone from which the Israelites were given drink during their time in the wilderness and that literal rock is clearly symbolic of Jesus Christ. Scripture records two instances were the Lord supernaturally provided water to the Israelites from a literal rock. Is it the same stone that Jacob anointed and named “the house of God?” If not, then why did Jacob-Israel refer to Jesus Christ as “the Rock of Israel” as recorded in Genesis 49:24 and for what purpose did Jacob anoint or dedicate this stone? Jim Estes |
||||||
4 | The Rock of Israel in the Wilderness? | Gen 28:18 | CDBJ | 177462 | ||
Hi Jim E, You seem to be pretty good at figuring things out, from reading your previous posts. Considering the total population that came out of Egypt, men, woman, and children, including all the cattle added in: approximately how large a “pipe” or hole, would you think it would have taken to supply enough water for all of Israel’s needs? It sure wasn’t a trickle coming out of that rock, as most people have pictured in their minds; I’m guessing a minimum of a 30” pipe or larger and really gushing at full tilt! Have fun, CDBJ |
||||||
5 | The Rock of Israel in the Wilderness? | Gen 28:18 | Jim Estes | 177473 | ||
Hi CDBJ, I have no idea, but that is an excellent question! I just know that the Lords' arm is not too short! (Numbers 11:23) Jim |
||||||