And the rod that Moses had in his hand, it was not the rod of Moses, it was the rod of God: God’s judgment rod. Moses held it out over Egypt and flies came up. He held it out and fleas came up. Wherever he dumped this rod, it was a judgment rod. It brought judgment upon a disobedient people. And the rod was Christ, the Substitute for sin and sickness. And Moses took the judgment rod and smote the rock to bring forth water. Therefore, it was the judgment rod of God that smote Jesus and killed Him, the innocent One, and brought from Him, flowed the Holy Spirit to a perishing people now, that we’d have life. No more do we smite the rock, but we speak to the rock. And watch the nouns and pronouns. It…He said, “Speak to the rock, and it shall bring forth his (personal pronoun), his water. Speak to the rock and it shall bring forth his water.”

Take the Rod and Gather the People, 1950-08-27, Cleveland, OH, §21