Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

In distress Moses cried out to the Lord, "What shall I do with
this people?" He was directed to take the elders of Israel and the rod
with which he had worked wonders in Egypt, and to go on ahead of
the people. And the Lord said to him, "Behold, I will stand before
you there on the rock in Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and
water will come out of it, that the people may drink." He obeyed,
and the waters gushed out in a living stream that abundantly
supplied the entire camp. In His mercy, the Lord made the rod His
instrument to bring about their deliverance.
It was the Son of God who, veiled in the cloudy pillar, stood
beside Moses and caused the life-giving water to flow. All the
congregation saw the glory of the Lord; but if the cloud had been
removed, they would have been killed by the terrible brightness of
Him who was hidden in it.
The people's unbelief was wicked, and Moses feared that the
judgment of God would fall on them. He called the name of the
place Massah, "tempted," and Meribah, "contention," as a memorial
of their sin.
War With Amalek
A new danger now threatened them. Because of their
complaining against Him, the Lord permitted them to be attacked by
their enemies. The Amalekites came out against them and struck
those who, faint and weary, had fallen behind. Moses directed
Joshua to choose a body of soldiers from the different tribes and
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