Exodus 17
17
Water Out of the Rock
1The whole community of Israel started out from the Desert of Sin. They traveled from place to place, just as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim. But there wasn’t any water for the people to drink. 2So they argued with Moses. They said, “Give us water to drink.”
Moses replied, “Why are you arguing with me? Why are you testing the Lord?”
3But the people were thirsty for water there. So they told Moses they weren’t happy with him. They said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt? Did you want us, our children and our livestock to die of thirst?”
4Then Moses cried out to the Lord. He said, “What am I going to do with these people? They are almost ready to kill me by throwing stones at me.”
5The Lord answered Moses. “Go out in front of the people. Take some of the elders of Israel along with you. Take in your hand the walking stick you used when you struck the Nile River. Go. 6I will stand there in front of you by the rock at Mount Horeb. Hit the rock. Then water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses hit the rock while the elders of Israel watched. 7Moses called the place Massah and Meribah. That’s because the people of Israel argued with him there. They also tested the Lord. They asked, “Is the Lord among us or not?”
Joshua Wins the Battle Over the Amalekites
8The Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim. 9Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men. Then go out and fight against the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill. I’ll stand there holding the walking stick God gave me.”
10So Joshua fought against the Amalekites, just as Moses had ordered. Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. 11As long as Moses held up his hand, the Israelites were winning. But every time he lowered his hands, the Amalekites began to win. 12When Moses’ arms got tired, Aaron and Hur got a stone and put it under him. Then he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held up his hands. Aaron was on one side, and Hur was on the other. Moses’ hands remained steady until sunset. 13So Joshua destroyed the Amalekite army with swords.
14Then the Lord said to Moses, “This is something to be remembered. So write it on a scroll. Make sure Joshua knows you have done it. I will completely erase the memory of the Amalekites from the earth.”
15Then Moses built an altar. He called it The Lord Is My Banner. 16He said, “The Amalekites opposed the authority of the Lord. So the Lord will fight against the Amalekites for all time to come.”
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Exodus 17
17
Water from the Rock
1The entire Israelite community left the Wilderness of Sin, moving from one place to the next according to the Lord’s command. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.#Ex 16:1; Nm 33:12,14 2So the people complained to Moses, “Give us water to drink.”
“Why are you complaining to me?” Moses replied to them. “Why are you testing#Nm 20:3; Dt 6:16; Ps 78:18,41; 1Co 10:9 the Lord?”
3But the people thirsted there for water and grumbled against Moses. They said, “Why did you ever bring us up from Egypt to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?” #Ex 15:24; 16:2,7–8; Nm 14:2,27,29,36; 16:11
4Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What should I do with these people? In a little while they will stone me!” #Nm 14:10; 1Sm 30:6; Jn 8:59; 10:31
5The Lord answered Moses, “Go on ahead of the people and take some of the elders of Israel with you. Take the staff you struck the Nile with in your hand and go. 6I am going to stand there in front of you on the rock at Horeb; when you hit the rock, water#Ex 20:10–11; Ps 114:8; 1Co 10:9 will come out of it and the people will drink.” Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7He named the place Massah#17:7 = Testing and Meribah#17:7 = Quarreling#Nm 20:13,24; Ps 81:7; 95:8 because the Israelites complained, and because they tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”
The Amalekites Attack
8At Rephidim, Amalek#17:8 A seminomadic people descended from Amalek, a grandson of Esau; Gn 36:12#Gn 36:12; Nm 13:29; 24:20; Dt 25:17; Jdg 3:13; 6:3; 10:12; 1Sm 14:48 came and fought against Israel. 9Moses said to Joshua,#Ex 24:13; 32:17; 33:11; Ac 7:45 “Select some men for us and go fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with God’s staff in my hand.”
10Joshua did as Moses had told him, and fought against Amalek, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. 11While Moses held up his hand,#17:11 Sam, LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg read hands Israel prevailed, but whenever he put his hand#17:11 Sam, LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg read hands down, Amalek prevailed.#Ex 24:14; Jms 5:16 12When Moses’s hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat down on it. Then Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down. 13So Joshua defeated Amalek and his army#17:13 Or people with the sword.
14The Lord then said to Moses, “Write this down on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua: I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek under heaven.”#Ex 34:27; Dt 25:17–19; 1Sm 15:3
15And Moses built an altar#Ex 20:24–26; 24:4; Jdg 6:24 and named it, “The Lord Is My Banner.”#17:15 = Yahweh-nissi 16He said, “Indeed, my hand is lifted up toward#17:16 Or hand was on, or hand was against; Hb obscure the Lord’s throne. The Lord will be at war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
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