CONTENTS This is a most interesting Chapter, and when explained to us by the gospel as it is in the outlines of it by one of the apostles, serves to show how much redemption work occupied the divine mind, when in so many ages before its accomplishment, Christ was held forth to the Church in type an... [ Continue Reading ]
Sad instance of renewed rebellion. Reader! do not overlook what Paul saith of this: 1 Corinthians 10:6. The expression of tempting the Lord is a strong one. It should seem by the impious question which is mentioned in Exodus 17:7, but they questioned whether the Lord was with them or not. Reader! pa... [ Continue Reading ]
Peter explains to us, how such conduct towards God's servants comes under the sin of tempting the Lord. Acts 5:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe the plan of Moses; he seeks relief in prayer. Reader! may you and I imitate him in the provocations of life. When men reproach God will comfort; and if they will not hear, God will. Psalms 55:22.... [ Continue Reading ]
Reader! observe with due meditation and thankfulness, the forbearance and long-suffering of the Lord. Remark also his kindness to his servant Moses. So God always will protect his people. Ezekiel 2:6; Jeremiah 1:8; Acts 18:9. Observe also, that in the mercy God intended the people, the elders were t... [ Continue Reading ]
Here opens to our view the Lord Jesus, in his manifestations to his church and people. Paul's authority under the Holy Ghost is enough to certify the point, This rock he tells us expressly was Christ. 1 Corinthians 10:4. And here we behold the first openings of that river, whose streams ever since h... [ Continue Reading ]
Massah means temptation, and Meribah strife. Monuments of mercy should be set up accompanied with monuments of our unworthiness. Psalms 81:7. David refers to this: Psalms 95:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
The origin of Amalek we find in Genesis 14:7. Observe Amalek is the first of the nations to oppose God's people, and remark his latter end; Numbers 24:20. Is not this also to be spiritually considered? Amalek is of the seed of Esau, in whom there is a natural hatred. Galatians 4:29.... [ Continue Reading ]
Is not Joshua a type of the Lord Jesus and particularly in this instance?... [ Continue Reading ]
Perhaps Moses displayed this wonder-working rod in the sight of the people to animate them; as if he had called to Israel to look at it, and be strong. Psalms 20:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
Moses was both a standard bearer and an intercessor for Israel, and as such represented the Lord Jesus. Isaiah 55:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
If we consider this in a spiritual sense, it will teach us how faint and frail our nature is in all its best soul exercises. Joshua was not faint that we read of in fighting, but yet Moses was, in holding up his hands in prayer. Reader! what an encouraging thought is that of God our Father? Isaiah 4... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe how victory is ascribed to Joshua. Perhaps eminently upon this consideration, that he was a type of our spiritual Joshua, who fights all our battles, and makes us more than conquerors through his grace helping us. Revelation 12:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
This is the first memorial commanded to be made of God's dealing, with his people; and a most memorable one it is. I wish that every child of God would keep it in remembrance, for what doth it express but this, that God's promise is confirmed by God's oath. He will finally destroy our spiritual Amal... [ Continue Reading ]
Jehovah nissi means, the Lord my banner. Song of Solomon 2:4 See this prediction fulfilled in the historical sense of it. 1 Samuel 15:2 compared with 1 Samuel 30:1, and again: 2 Samuel 8:12. And it is worthy remark, that after this period we never read so much as the name of Amalek, in the word of... [ Continue Reading ]
REFLECTIONS Reader! while you and I pause over the relation of Israel's unaccountable conduct, and from the part we bear in this wonderful history, feeling the same sources of unbelief, disobedience and murmuring, in ourselves, as we behold in them, which are the sad consequences of a fallen nature... [ Continue Reading ]