Números 20
Augustine of Hippo · Comentário Patrístico (catena)
Números 20:11
The rock is Christ in a sign, the true Christ in the Word and in the flesh. And how did they drink? The rock was struck twice with a rod. The double striking prefigures the two pieces of wood on the cross. — TRACTATE ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 26.12.2
Números 20:11
We recognize that we are taking a trip in a wasteland. If we recognize ourselves in a wasteland, we are in a wasteland. What does it mean, in a wasteland? In a desert. Why in a desert? Because in this world, one thirsts on a waterless road. But let us thirst that we may be filled. For "blessed are they who hunger and thirst for justice; for they shall have their fill." And our thirst is filled from a rock in the wasteland. For "the rock was Christ." And it was struck with a rod that water might flow. But that it might flow, it was struck twice; for there are the two pieces of wood on the cross. — TRACTATE ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 28.9.4