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But instead of a crucified Christ, you are going to see the present-day exalted Christ and His church!
    Picture of Christ as the exalted Rock . The Hebrew word for the first rock mentioned in Exodus 17 is different from the Hebrew word for the second rock mentioned in Numbers 20. The first rock is tsur , which means a huge boulder. The second rock is sela , which means a lofty or high, exalted rock, similar to a cliff.
    Some of you may have visited Petra in Jordan and seen the high rocks there. The name Petra is Greek for “rock”. In the Bible, the place is called Sela, which is the same Hebrew word for “exalted rock”.
    Now, why is all this significant? Well, the first rock (tsur) speaks of Jesus dying on the cross. He came down to where we were and was smitten for our sins. That is why Moses was told to hit this rock.
    The second rock (sela) speaks of Jesus as the resurrected and exalted one at the Father’s right hand. That is why, on the second occasion, Moses was told to speak to this rock, not hit it.
    Today, Jesus is the exalted Rock. He is no longer on the cross or in the grave, but at the Father’s right hand. We only have to speak to Him and the waters will flow. We don’t have to hit Him again for the blessings to flow in our lives.
    Picture of the church speaking to the exalted Christ . The smiting of the first rock was done before the elders of Israel to show us that Jesus’ crucifixion took place in the presence of the representatives of Israel. But in the smiting of the second rock, the act was performed before the congregation.
    The Lord said to Moses, “Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals.” (Numbers 20:8)
    Now, what is the congregation a picture of? It is a picture of the church, of course. The people gathered by God’s leaders before the exalted Rock is a picture of the church. So church, in the same manner that was commanded of Moses, simply speak to the exalted Rock for the waters you need. There is no need to hit the Rock again.
    Picture of Jesus as our High Priest . In the first smiting of the rock, Aaron is not mentioned. But in the second smiting of the rock, he is mentioned. Why is that? When Jesus was on the cross (the first rock, tsur ), He had not yet become our High Priest, so Aaron is not mentioned in the first smiting of the rock. Jesus became our High Priest (the second rock, sela ) only after His resurrection. That is why Aaron, the high priest, is mentioned in the second smiting of the rock. It points us to the high-priestly ministry of the present-day Jesus!
    Jesus went back to the Father to become our High Priest. He Himself sprinkled His own blood. (Hebrews 9:11–12) He is the High Priest of His own sacrifice. What better High Priest to represent us than Jesus Himself! What better offering for sin than Christ’s own blood!
    In the Old Testament, the problem was not the people’s sins. The problem was either a blemished offering or a high priest who was not up to the mark. If the offering was good, but the high priest was deficient or lousy, the whole nation remained unforgiven before God. If the high priest was good, but the offering was bad, again the people remained unforgiven.
    Thank God for Jesus, the perfect High Priest and the perfect sacrifice!
    Picture of the resurrection life of Jesus . Moses “took the rod from before the Lord” . (Numbers 20:9) This was not his rod of judgment which he had previously used to strike the rock, but Aaron’s rod which had miraculously budded, blossomed and produced almonds overnight. (Numbers 17:8–11)
    Earlier in Numbers 16, the children of Israel had rebelled against the leadership of Aaron. So in Numbers 17, God performed the miracle on Aaron’s rod to prove to the people that He had indeed appointed Aaron.
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