“And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.”
The promise 'They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he made water flow for them from the rock; he split the rock and the water gushed out' recalls the wilderness tradition, reassuring that the return journey will be sustained by divine provision. The transformation of rock into water source becomes proof of divine care, whether literal or metaphorical. This verse grounds restoration in divine precedent—if God sustained the wilderness journey once, God will do so again. Salvation history becomes warrant for future salvation.
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