Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
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Gill's Exposition
Therefore the Lord heard this,.... What they said in their hearts, and what they expressed with their mouths, all their murmurings against him, their distrust of his power and providence, and…
Barnes' Notes
Behold, he smote the rock ... - See the notes at Psa 78:15. The smiting of the rock the first time occurred “before” the complaining about the food. The fact that the rock had been smitten could not…
In these verses,
I. The psalmist observes the late rebukes of Providence that the people of Israel had been under, which they had brought upon themselves by their dealing treacherously with God, Psa…
Cambridge Bible
can he provide R.V., Will he provide? The narrative is thrown into a graphic poetical form. Unbelief reaches its climax in the words for his people. If, as He says, we are His people, let Him provide,…
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