Christian Pure

21 Bible Verses About Rocks

Christian Pure Team

·

Published

·

Updated

Summary

  • Deuteronomy 32 calls God “the Rock” several times, and David’s song naming God “my rock” is recorded twice, in 2 Samuel 22 and Psalm 18.
  • Water came from a rock at Horeb (Exodus 17:6), and Paul writes of the rock the Israelites drank from, “that rock was Christ” (1 Corinthians 10:4).
  • Psalm 118:22, the rejected stone that became the cornerstone, is quoted by Jesus in Matthew 21:42, by Peter in Acts 4:11, and in 1 Peter 2:7.
  • In Matthew 16:18 Peter’s name is Petros and the rock is petra; the verse does not say whether the rock is Peter or his confession of Jesus as the Messiah.
  • Joshua set up twelve stones from the Jordan at Gilgal so that children would ask what they mean (Joshua 4:21-22).

The Bible uses rock and stone as a name for God, as the foundation of a building, and as a marker that carries a message. Moses calls God “the Rock” (Deuteronomy 32:4), and David calls him “my rock” (2 Samuel 22:2-3; Psalm 62:1-2). Near the end of his teaching in Matthew 7, Jesus tells of a house built on the rock (Matthew 7:24-27), and Psalm 118:22, the stone the builders rejected, is quoted of Christ in Matthew 21:42, Acts 4:11…

Continue reading with a subscription

Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.

Subscribe now

Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.

Bibliography (Click to show)

Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

Strong’s Greek 4073, πέτρα (petra): rock, large stone, cliff. biblehub.com/greek/4073

Strong’s Greek 4074, Πέτρος (Petros): Peter. biblehub.com/greek/4074

Responses

Leave a Reply

Discover more from Christian Pure

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading

RedditWhatsApp
Share to...
CopyLinkedInMastodonPinterestPrintRedditSMSThreadsWhatsAppBlueskyVK