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When, following the death of Miriam, the flow of water from Miriam\u2019s well stopped, the people complained bitterly to Moses. God instructed Moses to bring them water by speaking to a particular rock so the people would see the water flow from it \u201cbefore their eyes\u201d (20:8). But as we know, Moses didn\u2019t speak to the rock: instead he hit the rock – twice – until water flowed. And for this transgression God punished Moses with the denial of entry to the land of Israel. <\/span><\/p>\n

There are many popular commentaries on what exactly Moses\u2019 sin was: speaking harshly to the people; letting his temper get the better of him and striking the rock; striking it not just once but twice. In rebuking Moses for this transgression, God says the punishment is \u201cbecause you did not believe in me to sanctify me in the eyes of the Children of Israel (20:12).\u201d Surely it couldn\u2019t be that Moses lacked faith in God and His miracles for the Israelites. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ramban posits that the phrase of rebuke should actually be understood as \u201cbecause you did not cause <\/span>them <\/span><\/i>to believe in Me.\u201d The Israelites had already seen water come from a struck rock (in Exodus 17:6), so the impact of now seeing God provide water from a rock in this new way – by Moses speaking to the rock – \u00a0was a new opportunity to infuse the Children of Israel with a renewed, stronger faith in God. Just as the rock-striking was a transgression of God\u2019s instruction, so too was it a lapse in Moses\u2019 role as a leader, and that of any leader, to provide their followers with opportunities for personal growth.<\/span><\/p>\n

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