Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?

General references

Bible References

He smote

Exodus 17:6
Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
Numbers 20:11
Then Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation and their beasts drank.

Can he give

Psalm 78:41
Again and again they tempted God,
And pained the Holy One of Israel.
Genesis 18:12
Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I have become old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
Numbers 11:21
But Moses said, “The people, among whom I am, are 600,000 on foot; yet You have said, ‘I will give them meat, so that they may eat for a whole month.’

General references

Leviticus 25:20
But if you say, “What are we going to eat on the seventh year if we do not sow or gather in our crops?”
Matthew 14:17
They *said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.”