Episode 15 - The Rock Was Christ?

Some Old Testament connections require a little digging.This one?Paul practically hands it to us.In Exodus 17, the Israelites are thirsty in the wilderness, and God tells Moses to strike a rock. Water pours out, and the people are sustained.It's an incredible miracle.But then we get to 1 Corinthians 10, where Paul looks back at that story and says something that made us stop in our tracks:"The Rock was Christ."Wait... what?Not "the rock reminds us of Christ."Not "the rock symbolizes Christ."Paul says:"The Rock was Christ."So what does he mean?We talk through the wilderness story, the need for living water, and why Paul sees something much bigger happening in this moment than we might notice on a first reading.We’re not theologians. We didn’t go to seminary.We’re just two ordinary people from Iowa asking questions, noticing patterns, and learning a lot along the way.And honestly... this may be one of the most surprising connections we've found so far.Come explore it with us.Exodus 17:61 Corinthians 10:4