On up they come, into the smitten Rock. Notice when they come to the Rock, they had need. Now, Moses smote the Rock with the rod. That’s where we left last night. Smote the Rock with the rod, and the rod was God’s judgment rod. And he smote the Rock, and there was a cleft in the left side of the Rock. When the children of Israel got hungry, they went there. And a beehive, a bee had got in there and had made a hive, and they got honey out of the Rock. Everything they had need of was in the Rock. The Rock followed the church, and the Rock was Christ Jesus. When they were thirsty, they drank from the Rock. When they were hungry, they ate from the Rock. Wherever they went, the Rock followed them. And the Rock’s still following the church! Christ is the Rock that was in the wilderness. Notice now, then, that same Rock! No wonder when he came into Jerusalem, they said, “Make him hold his peace, make them hold their peace.”

Israel and the Church #4, 1953-03-28, Jeffersonville, IN, §56