It states that God told Moses to strike the rock with his staff and water would come forth. But that's what caused him to not be able to enter the Promised Land. God actually told him to speak to the rock and water would come out. Why do you think my Bible has the whole thing wrong?
2007-02-13 01:01:20 · 17 answers · asked by Pinktuxcat 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Previously, God had instructed Moses to strike the rock to produce water. on this occasion, Moses was instructed to speak to the rock, he struck it twice instead.
But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not trust in me enough to honor me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them."
2007-02-13 01:11:41 · answer #1 · answered by sdr35hw 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are two places where God tells Moses to get water from a rock. One is from Exodus 17:5-6. God tells Moses to strike the rock and water will come out. The other is from Numbers 20:8-12. God tells Moses here to just speak to the rock, but instead Moses gives it two whacks. Because Moses did not speak to it showing his trust in God, they were denied access to the Promise Land. I feel a bit sorry for Moses, he had to listen to a lot of complaining. However, he also, had God with him in a way we don't, so he should have known better.
2007-02-13 02:00:50 · answer #2 · answered by angel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. Moses bring water out of a rock twice.
The first time in Exodus 17:6 he is told to strike the rock and he does
The second time is in Numbers 20:8. There he is told to speak to the rock. He does not, and stricks it instead, because he is mad at the people. It is that "anger" in his heart that keeps him out of the Promised Land. Stricking the rock is just the evidence of the anger.
(And the NIV is a good translations - not a paraphrase. You should continue to use it if you like it. The problem is not with the version you were using, but with the incidence you were looking at. Can see how if you did not know that it happened twice, it could be confusing).
2007-02-13 01:18:26 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there are two times that God told Moses to draw water from the rock. The second time when God asked him to speak to the rock he struck it again. He did not go into the promised land because he did not draw the water the way God told him. This time God told him to to speak to the rock.
2007-02-13 01:28:51 · answer #4 · answered by AdoreHim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"CDNreserve" is absolutely correct. It had NOTHING to do with Moses striking the rock and EVERYTHING to do with the fact that he didn't reprimand the people for their disrespect of God. Moses also took partial credit for the miracle of water flowing from the rock.
At Numbers 20:3-5, the people demanded Moses to explain (yet again) why they had been brought out of Egypt, apparently to die in the wilderness. Moses struck the rock and shouted at verse 10b: "Hear now, you rebels! Must WE bring water for you out of this rock?" (NKJV)
Unlike previous similar occastions when Moses castigated the people for their weak faith, there was no reprimand this time. Instead, Moses lost his temper and ended up taking partial credit for the water!
EDIT: "Quinie," actually, the Geneva Bible is an older English translation than the KJV. It was first published in 1560. The Bishop's Bible followed in 1568, then the KJV in 1611.
2007-02-13 01:25:18 · answer #5 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are 2 instances where Moses struck the rock. The first time God told him to strike the rock. the second time God said speak to the rock and moses struck the rock and shamed the Lord who was Christ Jesus.
Either you are mistaken or have blashemed.
2007-02-13 01:06:48 · answer #6 · answered by Tribble Macher 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NIV is a paraphrased translation, the same as NLT and The Message.
I agree with one response. Get yourself a New American Standard. It is the closest translation to the King James. But, keep your NIV.
I have four different translations, and I cross reference all the time.
The reason why some people say there are contradictions in the Bible is because of this:
In the original Greek, there are certain words that can have multiple meanings, depending on the context of the sentence. So, when they are translated, different translations use different words.
Therefore, get yourself different translations, and cross reference them. I also like John MacArthur's commentaries. He explains things so well, without putting his opinion in.
Then, pray. Ask God to give you understanding. He will, because He WANTS you to understand His Word.
2007-02-13 01:16:52 · answer #7 · answered by Dianne C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I occasionally use an NIV Bible and sometimes I am not too sure of the translation, so I usually cross reference with another one. Usually NKJV or the RSV.
But what you are referring to is two separate incidents. One in which Moses obeyed God, and one in which Moses did not obey but reverted back to the method he had used before.
He relied on the method not the Maker.
2007-02-13 01:16:35 · answer #8 · answered by thankyou "iana" 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to the legend, Moses struck the rock more times than God asked him to, thus indicating a lack of faith. God, in this story, comes off a bit petulant, having all the magnaminity of a teenage boy with a bad report card.
2007-02-13 01:31:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One version said because of Moses was a anger man and god punished him cannot entered the promised land. Then It showed god is also a anger man. I can say that a anger man who always loose of control himself, the physically and psychology are trend to short life. His karma or intensionally he gave up his job to enter the promised land.
2007-02-13 01:16:39 · answer #10 · answered by johnkamfailee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋