Rock of Ages Cleft For Me, Let Me Hide Myself in Thee

            This rock is at least 4 stories tall, and has a split right down the middle, wide enough for a person to pass through it or to hide themselves in it.

 

The rock is a recently documented find, which goes back to several different parties who discovered it searching out the "biblical clues." It has the apprearance and location of being the very rock Moses struck with Aaron's rod, in order for water to flow forth for the dry and weary people following Moses into the desert area of Zin. Read the account for yourself, in Numbers, Chapter 20. 

Posted here are verses 6-11. NASB

⁶Then the glory of the LORD appeared to them; ⁷ and the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,  ⁸“Take the rod; and you and your brother Aaron assemble the congregation and speak to the rock before their eyes, that it may yield its water. You shall thus bring forth water for them out of the rock and let the congregation and their beasts drink.” ⁹ So Moses took the rod from before the LORD, just as He  had commanded him;  ¹⁰ and Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly before the rock. And he said to them, “Listen now, you rebels; shall we bring forth water for you out of this rock?” 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.

Go to 2:38 to see where The Rock at Horeb starts.  More on its location and other findings are in this video. 

Horeb is located near the place where Mt. Sinai's true location is gradually becoming the accepted place and is in Arabia, east of the Sinai Pennisula and south of Palestine.  This area is now called Jebal el-Lawz,  and its location name contains the word "laws." Whoever began calling it that name must have considered what was thought to be there -- the place where the 10 commandments were given to Moses, and written by the hand of God.  This area is completely off limits to anyone, and surrounded by high fences, but you can't cover up the signs that point to the truth, and the above video shows them in great detail.  Because of the slow speed of the streaming Internet at times, you may find it works better to go directly to YouTube to watch, or choose a time of day when the traffic isn't as heavy.  If you search on youtube or google keywords like "Split Rock at Horeb" or "True locatioin of Mt. Sinai" you'll find a great amount of information on the subject, including a movie soon to be released called the Exodus Conspiracy. (this link takes you to the website.)

Although a believer doesn't need evidence like this in order to know that God is true to his Word, these "signs" point to the inerrancy of scripture and in fact shed light on information in the text which seems incomplete or hard to understand without actually seeing it.  Sadly, many have been brainwashed to believe that the bible is a book of myths, and no matter what evidence they see or hear that agrees with the bible does not change their thinking.  To choose atheism or agnosticism is to trust in a mindset that only has man's word to prove it, no matter how scientific it is.  Yet in light of recent discoveries e.g. Noah's ark, remnants from Sodom and Gomorrah, the Red Sea crossing - chariot wheels from Egypt's 18th dynasty period recovered from miles of the sea floor, and many, many other discoveries, it  shows that the LORD, and His Word stand the test of time and truth.  These findings lend credence to the historical record, such as the bible, and works of Flavious Josephus, who lived at the time of Christ, and of many contemporaries in our day, such as Jim and Penney Caldwell, who have been allowed to make some remarkable discoveries.  May "eyes to see" be given them, whose faith in a godless, chaotic origin be challenged as they watch videos on these subjects and reconsider what these finds truly mean to faith in God. 

 What is the significance of water from the rock?

 The Apostle Paul refered to Mt. Sinai's location (and hence, the rock's) in Galatians 4:25, below, where he taught about the two sons of Abraham, and their respective positions as slave and free, referring to the the women who bore Abraham sons.  He likened the two women to the two covenants; law and grace. Moses represents the law, and grace is the unmerited favor and salvation that came through Jesus Christ.  The rock is a symbol of Jesus, who is the foundation of our faith and the chief cornerstone of the "building" where God dwells now, through the believers, who are the living stones.  Out from Jesus side came water and blood, as he gasped his last breaths on the cross, and was pierced by the soldier's sword.  This is the prophetc fulfillment of Moses smoting the rock.   The water from the rock at Horeb is symbolic of the life giving quality of the Living Water, the Holy Spirit, sent by God to the believer, through Christ, to wash and make clean a vessel for His abode.  Jesus shed his innocent blood for the sin of mankind, and by his blood we can be forgiven.  We make it personal when we place our faith, or trust in Him, repent of our sins and receive the Holy Spirit as God's seal upon our life.

Galations, Chapter 4: 22-26 KJV

²²For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.

 ²³But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.

 ²⁴Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.  ²⁵For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. ²⁶But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

 "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for; the evidence of things unseen."  Hebrews 11:1

The Woman of Samaria

Taken from the Gospel of John, Chapter 4

 John's Gospel chapter 4 is the first recorded instance of Jesus declaring he is the Messiah.

He did so to the woman of Samaria.

            She wasn’t just any Samaritan woman. Samaritans were hated just because they were half breeds.  Women in those days were treated unfairly just because they were women.  But this woman had the triple whammy.  She replaced husbands like some people replaced thatching on their housetops.  She was a Samaritan woman and a swinging divorce' too.  Unlike normal townfolk, she did not rise early to fetch water for morning chores, nor did she wait until the end of the day when it cooled down to get water for bathing like most people did.  Instead she chose the scorching heat of the mid day sun,  just like so many other choices that were burning her recently.  

           She headed off to Jacob's well, hoping to see no one, and thereby avoid the roving eyes of men, mocking wives, wagging heads looking away in disgust, and the more subtle hints of disdain, like mother’s turning children’s faces away from her smile.  It hurt and she’d had enough.  Today she was a bit hung over after last night’s wine drenched tryst, slept in too late, and was more parched than ever.  The burning heat was causing her head to throb and tongue to cleave to the roof of her mouth.  Little did she consider that being thirsty was perfectly God's plan for this exact time on this specific day. 

            Startled to see the figure of a man leaning over the well as she approached, she almost turned away.  He looked up at her immediately as if he knew she might, and asked for a drink of water from her.  He had nothing to draw with, but what he did have were the kindest eyes she’d ever seen, and now she couldn’t lower hers fast enough. How embarrassing.  Wasn’t it enough that she was a woman and a Samaritan here with him alone? Shouldn’t he just drink the water and leave this second?   Yet he seemed to be in no hurry, and eager to talk. He began telling her what she should be asking him for.  What kind of talk is this, that a perfect stranger has something to ask for?  Now he’s offering her "living water."  She’d heard lines that sounded a bit off before, so she laughed it away in disbelief.  “That would be so nice,” she said, “not to have to come all this way to get water!” I’m listening, a-huh, she thought to herself. 

            Then he suddenly got personal.  He told her to get her husband!  Just hearing him say the word “husband” caused anger to rise on her face, a shudder down her back, and panic that nearly sent her fleeing. He sensed it and then she felt like he was looking right into her heart.  In reluctance to answer, she couldn't help notice how earnestly he waited, so she dug deep for a very thin shred of dignity and muttered she didn’t have one.  Well it was true, in a sense, since technically she was divorced…at the moment.  He immediately corrected her misstatement by stating she’d had five husbands, and the man she “had” now, wasn’t one of them. Who in the world was this man who knew things about her which  she didn’t dare think or speak, even to herself?  “I perceive you are a Prophet,” she lowered her head, trembling.  Then quickly she changed the subject to public worship, much safer, since she didn’t want him asking more personal questions.  Ok, get the focus off me, she thought.  I wonder what else he knows?  As she listened she took a deep breath and as she did she lifted her head and sensed a feeling of calm and peacefulness come over her like nothing she'd ever known.  For the first time in her life she felt this is someone I can trust.  Only someone with  extraordinary authority, grace and love can raise you up simply by being in their presence.  He paused, “Those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”   She suddenly remembered teachings long since forgotten from childhood, before her father died.  He took the family up to the mountain top from Sychar and told his children about God's Son. “One day Messiah, called Christ, will come and establish his kingdom and declare all things!”  She shared this memory with the stranger, whom she now considered a true friend.  He replied, “I who speak to you am He.”  She believed.

Jesus has a way of raising women’s esteem in all his encounters with them.  Never is it more appreciated than by those women needing a touch more grace!  "He who is forgiven much loves much."