ISB ~ John 7 v38
Out of his heart ⌠living water:Not a verbatim reference to any one OT passage, but a summary or synthesis of at least three.
⢠(1) In Num 20:10-13, Yahweh quenched Israelâs thirst in the wilderness by making water gush forth from a rock. (2) In Ezek 47:1-12, the prophet sees water streaming forth from the Temple and bringing new life everywhere it flows. (3) In Zech 14:8, Jerusalem of the last days is depicted as a spring of living wa
ter that flows when the Lord becomes king over the earth and the nations come to celebrate the âfeast of boothsâ (Tabernacles) year after year (Zech 14:9, 16). These traditions point forward to Jesus: he is the rock that slakes our thirst (1 Cor 10:4), the true temple that channels life to the world (2:21), and the Lord who reigns as king over the world (12:13; 18:36). See note on Jn 19:34.