Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
drink-- (Exodus 17:6). In Numbers 20:8, "the beasts" also are mentioned as having drunk. The literal water typified "spiritual drink," and is therefore so called.
spiritual Rock that followed them--rather, "accompanied them." Not the literal rock (or its water) "followed" them, as ALFORD explains, as if Paul sanctioned the Jews' tradition (Rabbi Solomon on Numbers 20:2) that the rock itself, or at least the stream from it, followed the Israelites from place to place (compare Deuteronomy 9:21). But Christ, the "Spiritual Rock" (Psalms 78:20, Psalms 78:35; Deuteronomy 32:4, Deuteronomy 32:15, Deuteronomy 32:18, Deuteronomy 32:30-31, Deuteronomy 32:37; Isaiah 28:16; 1 Peter 2:6), accompanied them (Exodus 33:15). "Followed" implies His attending on them to minister to them; thus, though mostly going before them, He, when occasion required it, followed "behind" (Exodus 14:19). He satisfied all alike as to their bodily thirst whenever they needed it; as on three occasions is expressly recorded (Exodus 15:24-25; Exodus 17:6; Numbers 20:8); and this drink for the body symbolized the spiritual drink from the Spiritual Rock (compare John 4:13-14; see on 1 Corinthians 10:3).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Exodus 17:5
Numbers 20:11
Deuteronomy 9:21
1 Corinthians 9:24
1 Corinthians 10:1
1 Corinthians 10:9
Galatians 4:21
2 Timothy 3:16
1 Peter 2:4
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