Numberi 20:10

10 En Mozes en Aaron vergaderden de gemeente voor de steenrots, en hij zeide tot hen: Hoort toch, gij wederspannigen, zullen wij water voor ulieden uit deze steenrots hervoorbrengen?

Numberi 20:10 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 20:10

And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before
the rock
To which they were directed, and were to speak unto; before this they gathered not only the elders of the people, but as many of the congregation as could be well assembled together:

and he said unto them;
Moses, who was bid to take the rod, and was the principal person concerned in this affair:

hear now, ye rebels;
such their fathers had been, and such they now were, a rebellious generation ever since they were known by him; not only rebellious against him their chief magistrate, but against the Lord himself, murmuring against him, being discontented and disobedient, see ( Deuteronomy 9:23 Deuteronomy 9:24 ) :

must we fetch you water out of this rock?
not only signifying their unworthiness of having such a miracle wrought for them, and as showing some degree of reluctance to attempt it, but as expressing diffidence about it; not of the power of God to bring water out of the rock, but of his will to do it for such a rebellious people; or else their unreasonableness to expect any such thing should be done for them: when they were so wicked, how could they think that such a miracle should be wrought for them? so the Targum of Jonathan,

``out of this rock is it possible for us to fetch out water for you?''

so Aben Ezra, have we power to bring out water to you from it? This was said in a passion, as the manner of speaking shows; see ( Psalms 106:32 Psalms 106:33 ) many of the congregation as could be well assembled together:

Numberi 20:10 In-Context

8 Neem dien staf, en verzamel de vergadering, gij en Aaron, uw broeder, en spreekt gijlieden tot den steenrots voor hun ogen, zo zal zij hun water geven; alzo zult gij hun water voortbrengen uit den steenrots, en gij zult de vergadering en haar beesten drenken.

9 Toen nam Mozes den staf van voor het aangezicht des HEEREN, gelijk als Hij hem geboden had.

10 En Mozes en Aaron vergaderden de gemeente voor de steenrots, en hij zeide tot hen: Hoort toch, gij wederspannigen, zullen wij water voor ulieden uit deze steenrots hervoorbrengen?

11 Toen hief Mozes zijn hand op, en hij sloeg de steenrots tweemaal met zijn staf; en er kwam veel waters uit, zodat de vergadering dronk, en haar beesten.

12 Derhalve zeide de HEERE tot Mozes en tot Aaron: Omdat gijlieden Mij niet geloofd hebt, dat gij Mij heiligdet voor de ogen der kinderen van Israel, daarom zult gijlieden deze gemeente niet inbrengen in het land, hetwelk Ik hun gegeven heb.