The Waters of Meribah

Numbers 20

² _m Now there was no water for the congregation. _n And they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. ³ And the people _o quarreled with Moses and said, "Would that we had perished _p when our brothers perished before the Lord! ⁴ Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness, that we should die here, both we and our cattle? ⁵ And _q why have you made us come up out of Egypt to bring us to this evil place? It is no place for grain or figs or vines or pomegranates, and there is no water to drink." ⁶ Then Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the entrance of the tent of meeting and _r fell on their faces. _s And the glory of the Lord appeared to them, ⁷ and the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ⁸ _t "Take the staff, and assemble the congregation, you and Aaron your brother, and tell the rock before their eyes to yield its water. So _u you shall bring water out of the rock for them and give drink to the congregation and their cattle." ⁹ And Moses took the staff _v from before the Lord, as he commanded him.

1. Cross References
   Exodus 17:1
   All the congregation of the people of Israel moved on from the wilderness of Sin by stages, according to the commandment of the Lord, and camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.
   
2. Cross References
   Numbers 16:19
   Then Korah assembled all the congregation against them at the entrance of the tent of meeting. And the glory of the Lord appeared to all the congregation.
   Numbers 16:42
   And when the congregation had assembled against Moses and against Aaron, they turned toward the tent of meeting. And behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.
   
3. Cross References
   Numbers 14:2
   And all the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The whole congregation said to them, "Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness!
   Exodus 17:2
   Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, "Give us water to drink." And Moses said to them, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord ?
   
4. Cross References
   Numbers 11:1
   And the people complained in the hearing of the...
   Numbers 11:33
   While the meat was yet between their teeth, bef...
   Numbers 14:37
   The men who brought up a bad report of the land...
   Numbers 16:32 - 33
   And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed th...
   Numbers 16:35
   And fire came out from the Lord and consumed th...
   Numbers 16:49
   Now those who died in the plague were 14,700, b...
   
5. Cross References
   Exodus 17:3
   But the people thirsted there for water, and the people grumbled against Moses and said, "Why did you bring us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?
   
6. Cross References
   Numbers 14:5
   Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the people of Israel.
   Numbers 16:4
   When Moses heard it, he fell on his face.
   Numbers 16:22
   And they fell on their faces and said, "O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will you be angry with all the congregation?
   Numbers 16:45
   Get away from the midst of this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment." And they fell on their faces.
   
7. Cross References
   Leviticus 9:23
   And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and when they came out they blessed the people, and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people.
   
8. Cross References
   Exodus 17:5
   And the Lord said to Moses, "Pass on before the people, taking with you some of the elders of Israel, and take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go.
   
9. Cross References
   Exodus 17:6
   Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb, and you shall strike the rock, and water shall come out of it, and the people will drink." And Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel.
   
10. Cross References
    Numbers 17:10
    And the Lord said to Moses, "Put back the staff of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebels, that you may make an end of their grumblings against me, lest they die.