Isaiah 12:3

Wells of salvation. When the Israelites were in the desert, God supplied them with water from the smitten rock (Ex. 17:6; Num. 20:8-11). This miracle was later celebrated by an impressive ceremony in the Temple at the Feast of Tabernacles (see DA 449). Water drawn from the spring of Shiloah (see on Isa. 8:6) was carried to the Temple in a golden vessel and poured out at the altar of burnt offering. As the priests made their way to the spring, accompanied by a Levitical choir, many worshipers followed them thither to drink of the living water as it flowed from the spring on the side of the Temple hill. Jesus alluded to this ceremony in John 7:37 when, on the last day of the feast, He invited the people to come to Him and drink. Christ is the fountain whence flows the water that will bring life and healing to the nations (Eze. 47:1; Joel 3:18; Zech. 14:8; see DA 37).