7 lessons from Moses' Big-time Foul Up
In the days of Moses, God gave him a calling to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt and delivered them from the bondage of slavery. This was the time when God performed many amazing miracles, signs and wonders one after another. The ten plagues that fell upon the Egyptians so that they would release the children of Israel. The parting of the Red Sea so that they could walk on dry land while the Egyptian soldiers drowned after them. The supernatural provisions of manna and bringing out of water from rocks. Out of these miracles, one incident resulted in Moses paying a great price - the price of not being able to enter into the Promised land. It was the miracle of striking the rock to bring out water, as recorded in the book of Exo 17:1-6 and Exo 20:1-12. This miracle happened twice in the Bible. First time, it happened in Exo 17. The children of Israel were camping in Rephidim and there was no water to drink. The people complained against Moses that he broug...