How did Moses get water out of the rock at Horeb?
God instructed Moses to strike the rock at Horeb with his rod. When Moses smote the rock, water came out of it so the people and their livestock could drink. The context identifies Horeb with Mount Sinai and notes the rock symbolically represents Christ.
Les explains that God told Moses, "I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb," and that Horeb and Mount Sinai are one and the same. Moses was to smite, or strike, the rock with his rod, and water would come out of it so the people could drink. Les notes God was aware there were not only several million people but also all their livestock, so there was a veritable river flowing through the desert floor, providing plenty for all. Les also teaches that whenever the word rock is used symbolically in Scripture, it refers to Jesus the Christ, as in 1 Corinthians 10, where Paul writes about the fathers under the cloud and baptized unto Moses.
Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
What did God say would come out of the rock when Moses smote it?
God promised that when Moses struck the rock, water would flow out of it. That water was to supply not only all those millions of people but also all their livestock, showing God's provision for the entire camp in the wilderness.
What did Moses do to the rock at Horeb to get water?
At Horeb (also called Mount Sinai), Moses smote the rock with his rod, as God had instructed. God stood before him upon the rock, and when Moses struck it, water flowed out so that the people and their livestock could drink.