Tu’apulelulu 11 Ma’asi 2021
I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb
te u ‘i he potu ko ia, ‘o tu‘u ‘i ho ‘ao
‘i he maka ‘i Hōlepi
(v. 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.
(v. 6) Ko au ‘eni te u ‘i he potu ko ia, ‘o tu‘u ‘i ho ‘ao ‘i he maka ‘i Hōlepi; pea te ke taa‘i ‘a e maka, pea ‘e ‘alu atu ha vai mei ai ke inu ‘e he kakai. Pea na‘e fai pehē ‘e Mōsese ‘i he ‘ao ‘o e kau Mātu‘a ‘o ‘Isileli.
*Commentary: The ESV Study Bible*
at Horeb. I will stand before you there on the rock. A further example of the Lord's promise to Moses, "I will be with you" (3:12). The Lord's presence presumably was manifested in the pillar of cloud (see 13:21-22), providing protection for Moses from quarreling people of Israel, but also as a demonstration of God's power, producing fear and awe among the people. The trustworthiness of God's promise to provide for his people is dramatically demonstrated, as Moses obeys God's command to strike the rock and the Lord provides water for his people. In light of God's promise to stand there on the rock," some interpreters see a close identification between the presence of God and the rock itself. The command, you shall strike the rock, is thus understood to be God's command to Moses to strike God himself, with the result that God himself is the source of the life-giving water that flowed from the rock. This incident probably provides the background in the NT when Paul says "the Rock was Christ" (1 Cor. 10:4; see note on Num. 20:2-13).
*Tohi Vete: Tohitapu Ako ‘a e ESV*
‘I Holepi. Te u tu’u ‘i
ho ‘ao´ ‘i he maka. Ko e toe fakamo’oni
mai ‘o e palomesi ‘a e ‘Otua kia Mosese, “te
u ‘iate koe” (vahe 3:12). Ko e
lotolotonga ‘o e ‘Otua´ na’e fakahāsino mai ‘i he pou ’ao (13:21-22), na’e hoko
ko ha malu’i ‘o Mosese mei he ngaahi vā ‘o e kakai ‘Isileli, pea na’e toe hoko
ko ha faka’ali’ali ‘o e ivi ‘o e ‘Otua, pea hoko ai ha manavahe ‘i he kakai. Ko e fakalala’anga ‘a e palomesi ‘a e ‘Otua ke
ne tokonaki ma’a hono kakai´, na’e faka’ali’ali ia ‘i he talangofua ‘a Mosese
ki he fekau ‘a e ‘Otua ke ne taa’i ‘a e maka´, pea na’e tokonaki ‘e he ‘Otua ha
vai ma’a hono kakai. Pea ko ia, ko e
palomesi ‘a e ‘Otua te ne tu’u ‘i he maka´, ‘oku pehe ‘e he kau vete Tohitapu
‘oku felave’i pe ‘a e lotolotonga ‘o e ‘Otua pea mo e maka´. Ko e fekau, “te ke taa’i ‘a e maka”, ‘oku
mahino ko e fekau ia ‘a e ‘Otua kia Mosese ke ne taa’i ‘a Iaa´, pea ko e ola ko
ia ko e ‘Otua´ tofu pe ia, ko e fauniteni ‘o e matavai mo’ui ‘a ē na’e tafe mei
he maka´. Ko e mana ko ‘eni´, na’e hoko
ko ha makatu’unga ‘i he Fuakava Fo’ou ‘i he lau ‘a Paula “ko e Maka ko ia´ ko
Kalaisi” ( 1Kolinito 10:4).
The Rock is Christ. Be obedient in everything you’re told to do because when you do comes great reward. It may not be right away like the water flowing from the rock, but it could be in the near future like when the Israelites entered the promise land 💯🙏🏼
ReplyDeleteIt's eye opening to see the interpretation between God and the rock and how he is the source of where life flows from. It's unfathomable to think of any living being striking God and live but thankfully it's only an interpretation. The only time I know of someone commanding God to do something and live was Joshua telling the sun to stay where it's at until the battle was won.
ReplyDeleteThe most important thing to me is to never make promises you can't keep. Most of our words and promises we make have little weight to it. To some it's as common as a greeting, a hello or goodbye. But God continue to show us that when he told Moses he will provide for them he did, time and time again. So become someone who values their words and follow through on your promises. It will instill trust and confidence in ourselves and others and develope you as a person of character.
The interpretation of God and the rock demonstrates how reliable and trustworthy he is. Like a rock, God is indestructible and strong. Us as humans are vulnerable to many things. But when we have God on our side, we too can be just as strong as he is. What I learned from this is that God never breaks his promises, which makes him someone who is reliable and will never leave your side. No matter what circumstances or situations may be holding us back from finding our spiritual peace, nothing is too great or too small for our God to handle. I also learned that it is important to keep the promises we make. Not only is it important that we keep the promises that we make to others, but it is also important that we keep the promises we make to ourselves. Being able to do so goes to show how strong your are physically, mentally, and spiritually. We need to remember that with God on our side, anything is possible and that there are no limitations for him.
ReplyDeleteAmen 🙏 Malo Sifoni
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