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2017 March 20





Image 1: The Miracle of the Spring (c. 1543)
Agnolo Bronzino (1503-1572)
Mannerism Style
Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy
Image Source: Web Gallery of Art

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Image 2: Victory O Lord! (1871)
John Everett Millais (1829-1896)
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Style
Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Image Source: Wikimedia

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Image 3: The Battle of the Israelites and Amalekites (1624-1625)
Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665)
French Baroque Style
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia
Image Source: Web Gallery of Art


SPECIAL NOTE:

[ I will again be working through the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation. I will be adding links, resources, images, and the like, upgrading the former work-through which began with the 2013-10-12 posting which can be found, along with the full Genesis to Revelation postings, in the Archive Page. Postings will be at midnight Eastern Time, as I am able. However, no days will be skipped, even though a posting may be late. And all postings will be housed in the Archive Page. ]


     Explanation: Water and war are the subjects of Exodus 17. Israel moved in stages from the wilderness of Sin; but when they arrived at Rephidim they had no water. The people quarreled with Moses and accused him of bringing them out of Egypt to kill them with thirst. When Moses asked the LORD what to do since the people were almost ready to stone him, the LORD told him to take some of the elders and go on before them and meet him at the rock of Horeb. At Horeb, the LORD told him to strike the rock with his staff and water would come out. Moses did so, and the water flowed out. But because of the faithless attitude of the people, Moses changed the name of the place to Massah and Meribah -- "Temptation and Quarreling" (1-7).
     About two months after they left Egypt (around the end of May or in early June), while the Israelites were in Rephidim, the Amalekites attacked them. Amalek was the "first of the nations" to make war against Israel (Numbers 24:20). The Amalekites may have been concerned about their security, or they may have been defending their pastures, or they may have been after the water that Moses produced, or they may have been interested merely in plunder (especially, when we take into account the fact that they attacked the feeble and weary in the rear ranks, as noted in Deuteronomy 25:18). Multiple motives, of course, are quite possible. Some commentators take the Amalekites to be descendants of Cush (Genesis 14:7); however, many commentators take them to be relatives of Israel, being the descendants of Esau's son Eliphaz -- Genesis 36:12,16 and 1 Chronicles 1:36 (8).
     The day after the attack, Moses put Joshua in charge of conducting the battle against Amalek while he stood on the top of the hill with Aaron and Hur and lifted the staff of God against Amalek. Moses' hands grew weary, and he raised and lowered them several times, which allowed Amalek to prevail when his hands were lowered. So Aaron and Hur sat him on a rock and held his hands up until the sun went down; and Joshua overwhelmed Amalek (9-13).
     The LORD told Moses to write this as a memorial and tell it to Joshua, because he was going to blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. And Moses built an altar to the LORD there, calling it "Jehovahnissi," ("The LORD Is My Banner"), and declaring that the LORD had sworn that he would have war with Amalek from generation to generation. The final destruction of Amalek came, perhaps, around 715 B.C. (1 Chronicles 4:39-43), when the tribe of Simeon defeated the remnant of the Amalekites during the reign of Hezekiah, who reigned from 715 B.C. to 686 B.C. (14-16).
     [ Sermons: James Philip. Charles Biggs. Various. ]
     [ Illustration: Today's paintings depict the key elements of today's chapter. Image 1 shows the water which came from the rock which Moses struck. Image 2 shows Hur and Aaron (l & r) holding up the hands of Moses as the day draws to a close and the battle continues below them. Image 3 shows the battle with Amalek. ]







RESOURCES

PLEASE NOTE: Use the resources on this and other sites thoughtfully, particularly the commentaries and encyclopedias. I have attempted to list conservative, scholarly resources. However, some providers use liberal or liberal-influenced commentaries such as the Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (in Bible Hub). Such commentaries are undoubtedly included by the provider for the wealth of useful information and comments which they provide. By consulting several commentaries, it should be fairly easy to sort out the wheat from the chaff. If, however, you would like personal assistance, write to me at AD LIB ARTS EMAIL.


          [ THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES: Exodus 17: [2] Exodus 17:7; Numbers 21:7; 1 Corinthians 10:9. [6] Numbers 20:11; Psalm 78:15; John 4:10; John 7:37; 1 Corinthians 10:4; Revelation 22:17. [7] Exodus 17:2; Numbers 21:7; 1 Corinthians 10:9. [8] Genesis 36:12; Numbers 24:20; Deuteronomy 25:17; 1 Samuel 15:2. -- From the KJV Reference Bible ]

          [ CHRONOLOGY: GENERAL. Patriarchs (Traditional). Judges # 1. Judges # 2. Kings # 1. Kings # 2. Prophets # 1. Prophets # 2. NT # 1. NT # 2. NT # 3. ]

          [ MAPS: Maps # 1. Maps # 2. Maps # 3. Maps # 4. Maps # 5. ]

          [ COMMENTARIES, ETC: GENERAL: Bible Study Tools; Bible Hub: Study Light; Blue Letter Bible // PSALMS: Monergism: Precept Austin: The Treasury of David; John Gill; John Calvin - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

          [ MUSIC: GENERAL: The Cyber Hymnal // PSALMS: Genevan Psalter (Instrumental). VARIOUS ARTISTS: Micha'el Ben David. Sons of Korah. Fernando Ortega. Janet Isaac Morrison. Music of the Bible Revealed - Suzanne Haik-Vantoura. Dr. David Erb. Gregorian Chants. ]




HARMONY OF THE LAW


John Calvin - CCEL | Analytical Chart - BLB




GOSPEL HARMONIES

Gospel Harmony - Summary | The Harmony of the Gospels - Augustine | Gospel Harmony Chart - Online Bible

Greek Harmony of the Gospels - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF) | Gospel Harmony in English - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF)




HEBREW AND GREEK INTERLINEAR BIBLES


Bible Hub Interlinear Hebrew and Greek Bible


Bible Hub Hebrew Interlinear | Scripture 4 All Hebrew Interlinear


Mounce Interlinear | Bible Hub Greek Interlinear | Scripture 4 All Greek Interlinear Bible





Pentateuch Detailed Outline:

Genesis Detailed Outline:

Exodus Detailed Outline:





Exodus 17


EXODUS (COVENANT PEOPLE DELIVERED AND INSTRUCTED: COVENANT ESTABLISHED)


1. Promised (Covenanted) Deliverance [cf., Ge 15:16]


{Pentateuch Outline: Section 13. Generations of Levi - Ex 6:14 - Nu 2:34) - 1446 - 1445 B.C. Egypt & Sinai}


B. 4th Generation: Covenant Deliverance From Egypt Completed: (Ex 6:14 - Ex 18:27) - 1446 B.C. Egypt to Sinai


     1 And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink. 2 Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD? 3 And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast bought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst? 4 And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me. 5 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go. 6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?
     8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. 9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. 10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. 11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. 12 But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. 13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
     14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out [erasing I will erase] the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. 15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi: 16 For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn [has his hand on his throne] that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.




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