Bible Verses

So Moses said to Joshua: “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites in the morning. As for me, I will stand with God’s staff in my hand at the top of the hill.”

Victory Over Amalek When the Israelites were at Rephidim, the Amalekites came and attacked them.

The place was called Massah and Meribah because of the Israelites’ complaints, who tested the Lord by asking, “Is the Lord with us or not?”

I will stand there before you on the rock at Horeb. You will strike the rock, and water will flow from it, and the people will drink.” Moses did this in the presence of the elders of Israel.

The Lord said to Moses: “Go ahead of the people and take with you the elders of Israel. Take the staff with which you struck the Nile and go.

Moses cried to the Lord: “What shall I do with the people? They are almost ready to stone me!”

But the people thirsted for water there and grumbled against Moses: “Why did you make us leave Egypt to have us die of thirst with our children and our cattle?”

The people complained to Moses, saying: “Give us water to drink.” But Moses replied: “Why do you find fault with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?”

Water from the Rock The whole community of the people of Israel moved on from the desert of Sin, going from place to place as the Lord commanded, and encamped at Rephidim. But there was no water to drink.