Exodus 17:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos.App-6.

I will stand. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.

rock:. 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. Smitten only once. Compare Isaiah 53:4.Zechariah 13:7. Jehovah on the Rock. God in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:19). No water till smitten (Psalms 78:20; John 7:38; John 7:39; John 12:24). water. Water from the rock. Fire out of the rock (Judges 6:21). Honey from the rock (Psalms 81:16). Oil from the rock (Deuteronomy 32:13).

Exodus 17:6

6 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.