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andκαὶallπάντεςdrankἔπιονthe sameτὸ αὐτὸspiritualπνευματικὸνdrink;πόμαforγὰρthey were drinkingἔπινονfromἐκa spiritualπνευματικῆςrockπέτραςthat followed them,ἀκολουθούσηςandδὲthe rockἡ πέτραwasἦνthe Messiah.ὁ Χριστός
Explicit type · Exodus 17:6
Go to Exodus 17:6Paul speaks of the rock from which Israel drank in the wilderness (Exodus 17:6) and says: “the rock was the Messiah.”
The biblical author himself makes the connection, in these words:
ἡ πέτρα δὲ ἦν ὁ Χριστός “and the rock was the Messiah” (1 Corinthians 10:4)
- πέτραςpetrasG4073צּוּרtsurH6697“rock”
- ἔπιονepionG4095שָׁתָהshataH8354“drink”
Explicit type · Numbers 20:11
Go to Numbers 20:11Paul speaks of the rock from which Israel drank in the wilderness (also Numbers 20:11) and says: “the rock was the Messiah.”
The biblical author himself makes the connection, in these words:
ἡ πέτρα δὲ ἦν ὁ Χριστός “and the rock was the Messiah” (1 Corinthians 10:4)
- πέτραςpetrasG4073סֶּלַעselaH5553“rock”
- ἔπιονepionG4095תֵּשְׁתְּteshtH8354“drink”