Judah
I’ve walked in the Valley of Zin, where the canyon walls often have small cracks leaking water caused by underground water moving laterally to those weak spots. God told Moses to speak to the rock, but in his anger toward the people, he struck the rock instead. Everyone knew the water was there, but by striking the rock, Moses disobeyed God and stole the miracle that was meant to draw the people’s loyalty to Yahweh. It was not only his disobedience that prevented Moses from entering the Promised Land; it was the destruction of the people’s dependence on God that resulted in such a severe punishment.