{"product_id":"2940183036596","title":"Water From The Rock: How Two Wilderness Miracles Reveal The Gospel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Rock. A Rod. And a God Who Stood Where the Judgment Would Fall.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost Christians know the story. Moses strikes a rock, water comes out, Israel drinks. Simple miracle. Sunday school classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut when you slow down and read the Hebrew and Greek texts side by side, you discover something far more profound than a water miracle. You discover the Gospel, hiding in plain sight in the wilderness of Sinai.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Exodus 17, God tells Moses something remarkable: \"I will stand there before you on the rock.\" Then He tells Moses to bring the rod of judgment, the same staff that turned the Nile to blood, and strike that rock. God positions Himself at the very place where the blow will fall. The rod of wrath strikes the rock where God stands. And water, life itself, pours out for a dying nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eForty years later, the crisis repeats. But God changes the instructions. This time: don't strike the rock. Speak to it. The rock has already been struck once. That's enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoses doesn't listen. He strikes it anyway. Twice. And for that act, God bars him from the Promised Land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy? Because the rock was never just a rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside this study, you'll discover:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy God positioned Himself at the rock before telling Moses to strike it, and what that reveals about the cross\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow the Hebrew text emphasizes God's promise to be there, while the Greek text reveals He was already there before Moses arrived\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy God changed the instructions from \"strike\" to \"speak\" forty years later, and why the difference matters theologically\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe real reason Moses' punishment was so severe — and why it has everything to do with the sufficiency of Christ's sacrifice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow the early church fathers (Justin Martyr, Origen, Augustine) read these passages as pictures of the crucifixion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe stunning moment when Moses finally enters the Promised Land — fifteen hundred years later, on the Mount of Transfiguration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo miracles. Two textual traditions. One Gospel truth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a concise introduction to the kind of comparative biblical study found throughout the \"Two Witnesses, One Truth\" series. If you've ever wondered what you might be missing by reading Scripture through only one textual tradition, this is the place to start.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo seminary degree required.\u003c\/b\u003e Hebrew and Greek terms are explained in plain language. You'll come away seeing two familiar Old Testament stories in an entirely new light — and understanding why Paul wrote, \"that Rock was Christ\" (1 Corinthians 10:4).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the \"\u003ci\u003eTwo Witnesses, One Truth\u003c\/i\u003e\" series, author Kevin B. Potter offers extended biblical studies exploring how the Masoretic Text and Septuagint illuminate Scripture together. Begin with book 1 to just dip your toe in, grab The Septuagint: An Introductory Analysis for the full foundation, or start here with a brief, powerful glimpse of how comparative reading reveals Jesus even more clearly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kevin Potter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48246923690225,"sku":"2940183036596","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940183036596_p0.jpg?v=1780561575","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940183036596","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}