Joh 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
Num 20:11-12 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also. And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
Isa 53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
Isa 53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
On the very border of Canaan, Moses, the servant of the Lord, committed the sin which prevented him from entering the goodly land. The rock had once been smitten, and the Lord told Moses to gather the assembly of people, and to speak unto the rock before their eyes, and it would give forth water. Moses, who had borne patiently with their murmurings so long, now became impatient, and said, "Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?" (Num. 20:10) He then smote the rock twice, and water gushed forth.
God is no respecter of persons, and although He had highly honored Moses, yet He punished him for his sin. When Moses smote the rock the second time, he ignored the great event of which the smitten rock was a type. Christ died once for the sins of the world, (Heb. 9:28) and all who speak to Him, confessing their sins and claiming pardon, will receive the healing waters of salvation. Thus not only did Moses disobey God, but he marred the beautiful symbol which had been placed before the Israelites during all their desert wanderings. However, this error by Moses too plays into the picture, for Moses, who represents the law cannot lead us to the "promised" land....only Joshua (the Hebrew name for Jesus) can lead us to salvation. Moses was allowed to see the promised land, just as the law points us to Christ. We know that Moses did enter the eternal promised land, for he appears with the glorified Christ, but to fulfill the type, God allowed the above synerio to play out.
Heb 6:6 if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because {Or repentance while} to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.