Deuteronomy 32: 3 Because I will publish the name of the Lord: ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 4 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.
The Rock spoken of in the above passage has always been Christ, who is very God. The Rock represents a permanence, stability, longevity, dependability, and unwavering which is not to be found in mortals. It is also representative of His Kingship, Creatorship, and His power to legally redeem those who have been born under the law.
In our first passage, one of the descriptions of The Rock is that His work is perfect which would literally preclude any interpretation of a mortal man being The Rock. Everyone of us who were born to Adam is riddled with imperfections, the only Perfect One, in whom there was no sin, being Christ.
Again, the passage specifies that The Rock is A God, and therefore, using the process of elimination, any person resembling Peter must of necessity be now scratched off the list, for frail humanity cannot rise to the level of The God-head. The passage also ends with these words: “Just and right is He”. How on earth can any person reach the conclusion that a mere mortal man could be The Rock being spoken of, is a mystery beyond rational fathoming.
1st Corinthians 10:Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat; 4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!