Exodus 17
17
Water from the Rock
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16:1; Num. 33:12, 14 All the congregation of the people of Israel moved on from the wilderness of Sin by stages, according to the commandment of the Lord, and camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. 2#Num. 20:3, 4Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you #Deut. 6:16; Ps. 78:18, 41; 95:8, 9; Isa. 7:12; Matt. 4:7; 1 Cor. 10:9; Heb. 3:8, 9test the Lord?” 3But the people thirsted there for water, and #ch. 15:24; 16:2the people grumbled against Moses and said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?” 4So Moses cried to the Lord, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready #Num. 14:10; 1 Sam. 30:6; 2 Chr. 24:21; Matt. 23:37; Luke 13:34; John 8:59; 10:31-33; 11:8; Acts 7:58; 14:5, 19; 2 Cor. 11:25; Heb. 11:37; [Josh. 9:25; 1 Kgs. 21:13]to stone me.” 5And the Lord said to Moses, “Pass on before the people, taking with you some of the elders of Israel, and take in your hand the staff with #ch. 7:20which you struck the Nile, and go. 6#Num. 20:8-11; Deut. 8:15; Neh. 9:15; Ps. 78:15, 16, 20; 105:41; 114:8; Isa. 43:20; 48:21; 1 Cor. 10:4Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb, and you shall strike the rock, and water shall come out of it, and the people will drink.” And Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7And he called the name of the place #Ps. 95:8Massah#17:7 Massah means testing and #Num. 20:13; Ps. 81:7; 95:8Meribah,#17:7 Meribah means quarreling because of the quarreling of the people of Israel, and because they tested the Lord by saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”
Israel Defeats Amalek
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Deut. 25:17; 1 Sam. 15:2 Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim. 9So Moses said to #ch. 24:13; 32:17; 33:11Joshua, “Choose for us men, and go out and fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with #ch. 4:20the staff of God in my hand.” 10So #[See ver. 9 above] Joshua did as Moses told him, and fought with Amalek, while Moses, Aaron, and #ch. 24:14; 31:2Hur went up to the top of the hill. 11Whenever Moses #[1 Tim. 2:8]held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed. 12But Moses’ hands grew weary, so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it, while Aaron and #[See ver. 10 above]Hur held up his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side. So his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. 13And #[See ver. 9 above]Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and his people with the sword.
14Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it in the ears of #[See ver. 9 above] Joshua, that #Num. 24:20; Deut. 25:19; 1 Sam. 15:3, 7; 30:1, 17; 2 Sam. 8:12I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” 15And Moses #[Judg. 6:24]built an altar and called the name of it, The Lord Is My Banner, 16saying, “A hand upon the throne#17:16 A slight change would yield upon the banner of the Lord! #[See ver. 14 above]The Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
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Exodus 17
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Test and Quarreling
1All the congregation of Bnei-Yisrael journeyed from the wilderness of Sin in stages, according to the command of Adonai, and camped in Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.
2So the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test Adonai?”
3But the people thirsted for water there, and they complained against Moses and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt? To kill us with thirst, along with our children and cattle?”
4So Moses cried out to Adonai saying, “What am I to do for these people? They are about ready to stone me.”
5Adonai said to Moses, “Walk before the people, and take of the elders of Israel with you, along with your staff with which you struck the river. Take it in your hand and go.
6Behold, I will stand before you, there upon the rock in Horeb. You are to strike the rock, and water will come out of it so that the people can drink.” Then Moses did just so in the eyes of the elders of Israel.
7The name of the place was called Massah and Meribah, because of the quarreling of Bnei-Yisrael, and because they tested Adonai saying, “Is Adonai among us, or not?”
War Against Amalek
8Then the Amalekites came and fought with Israel at Rephidim.
9Moses said to Joshua, “Choose men, go out, and fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.”
10So Joshua did as Moses said, and fought the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
11When Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed. But when he let down his hand, the Amalekites prevailed.
12Moses’ hands grew heavy, so they took a stone, put it under him, and he sat down. Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on each side. So his hands were steady until the sun went down.
13So Joshua overpowered the Amalekites and his army with the edge of the sword.
14Adonai said to Moses, “Write this for a memorial in the book, and rehearse it in the hearing of Joshua, for I will utterly blot out the memory of the Amalekites from under heaven.”
15Then Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Adonai-Nissi.
16Then he said, “By the hand upon the throne of Adonai, Adonai will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
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