"Take the stick that is in front of the Covenant Box, and then you and Aaron assemble the whole community. There in front of them all speak to that rock over there, and water will gush out of it. In this way you will bring water out of the rock for the people, for them and their animals to drink."

Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, each took his fire pan, put live coals in it, added incense, and presented it to the LORD. But this fire was not holy, because the LORD had not commanded them to present it.

Samuel went up to Saul, who greeted him, saying, "The LORD bless you, Samuel! I have obeyed the LORD's command."

Samuel asked, "Why, then, do I hear cattle mooing and sheep bleating?"

Why, then, did you not obey him? Why did you rush to grab the loot, and so do what displeases the LORD?"

"Yes, I have sinned," Saul replied. "I disobeyed the LORD's command and your instructions. I was afraid of my men and did what they wanted.

and he cried out to the prophet from Judah, "The LORD says that you disobeyed him and did not do what he commanded.

After they had finished eating, the old prophet saddled the donkey for the prophet from Judah,

As they came to the threshing place of Chidon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out and took hold of the Covenant Box.

At once the LORD became angry with Uzzah and killed him for touching the Box. He died there in God's presence,

Then he said, "Only Levites should carry the Covenant Box, because they are the ones the LORD chose to carry it and to serve him forever."

Because you were not there to carry it the first time, the LORD our God punished us for not worshiping him as we should have done."

and teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And I will be with you always, to the end of the age."

Human anger does not achieve God's righteous purpose.

I will stand before you on a rock at Mount Sinai. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink." Moses did so in the presence of the leaders of Israel.

He led you through that vast and terrifying desert where there were poisonous snakes and scorpions. In that dry and waterless land he made water flow out of solid rock for you.

I took care of you in a dry, desert land.

and drank the same spiritual drink. They drank from the spiritual rock that went with them; and that rock was Christ himself.