Overview
The Bible addresses rock across 21 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Psalms, Deuteronomy and 2 Samuel. Closely related themes include Rocks, Miracles, Psalms and Salvation. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Peter.
Key Bible verses about rock
Old Testament
Deuteronomy
Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;
2 Samuel
For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. He: or, Be thou ruler, etc
Psalms
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. my strength: Heb. my rock
Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. my: Heb. to me for a rock of strength
He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. an: Heb. a pit of noise
He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.
He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
Isaiah
Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:
And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. great: Heb. heavy
New Testament
Matthew
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Peter: this name signifies a rock
People in the Bible and rock
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying rock for yourself
- Begin with Deuteronomy 8:15, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Psalms, Deuteronomy and 2 Samuel each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Peter and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Rocks, Miracles, Psalms and Salvation.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about rock?
The Bible addresses rock across 21 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Psalms, Deuteronomy and 2 Samuel. Closely related themes include Rocks, Miracles, Psalms and Salvation. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Peter.
How many Bible verses are about rock?
The Bible references rock in 21 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention rock?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Deuteronomy 8:15: “Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;”
Which people in the Bible are associated with rock?
Peter.
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