Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water.
We will notice that this is an obvious allusion to Exodus 17:6 and Numbers 20:11 as well as a not so obvious reference to Psa 78:15; 105:41; 107:35 and Deut. 8:15. Behold the allegory! What we have here is a picture, beautifully portrayed of our salvation. But what need I say for it is very clear, Christ came and saved. God initiated our salvation by first touching our hearts like when Moses struck the stone. Out hearts, like the stone, were turned to water! Look in Ezekiel 11:19 which is also repeated,
And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. (Ezekiel 36:26-27)
These are all gorgeous pictures of our salvation in the Old Testament. But look ye,
Joh 4:14 but whoever drinks of the water that I [Christ] will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
Soli Deo Gloria
Amen Brother! Thank you for doing such a good job pointing out some of the OT passages pointing to salvation. I enjoyed reading this post. It's great to think of how God had thought of and planned out our salvation before there was time. And displayed this plan all through His word. God is truly Awesome!!
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