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Water from the rock

God provides water in the wilderness.
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The whole Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin, travelling from place to place as the Lord commanded. – Slide 1
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They camped at Rephidim … – Slide 2
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… but there was no water for the people to drink. – Slide 3
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So they quarrelled with Moses and said, ‘Give us water to drink.’ – Slide 4
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Moses replied, ‘Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?’ – Slide 5
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But the people were thirsty for water there, and they grumbled against Moses. – Slide 6
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They said, ‘Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?’ – Slide 7
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Then Moses cried out to the Lord, ‘What am I to do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me.’ – Slide 8
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The Lord answered Moses, ‘Go out in front of the people.’ – Slide 9
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‘Take with you some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go.’ – Slide 10
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‘I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb.’ – Slide 11
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‘Strike the rock ...’ – Slide 12
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‘... and water will come out of it …’ – Slide 13
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… for the people to drink.’… for the people to drink.’ – Slide 14
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So Moses did this … – Slide 15
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… in the sight of the elders of Israel. – Slide 16
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And Moses called the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarrelled and because they tested the Lord saying, ‘Is the Lord among us or not?’ – Slide 17
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