Exo. 17:9. "I will stand on the top of the hill, with the rod of God
in my hand." Moses's rod, as has elsewhere been observed, signifies
three things, each of which it signifies in this case. 1. It signifies
faith, by which God's people overcome their enemies: "for this is the
victory that overcomes... [ Continue Reading ]
Exo. 17:15. "And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it
_Jehovah-Nissi_ " (i.e. _The Lord my banner_). Altars were types of
Christ, and therefore were sometimes called by the name of God, as
Jacob called the altar he built in Bethel, _El Bethel_, or _the God of
Bethel_. The special reason o... [ Continue Reading ]