Old Testament · Law

Exodus chapter 17

The entire of Israel left the Sin desert, traveling in stages as Yahweh directed them. They set up camp at , but there was no water for the people to drink.So the people Moses and demanded, “Give us water to drink!” Moses said to them, “Why are you fighting with me? Why are you Yahweh?”But the people were for water there, and they against Moses: “Why did you even bring us out of Egypt? To kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?”Moses to Yahweh, “What am I supposed to do with these people? They’re about ready to !”Yahweh told Moses, “Walk ahead of the people and take some of Israel’s with you. Bring the you struck the Nile with, and go.”“I’ll be in front of you on the rock at . Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink.” Moses did this in front of Israel’s elders.He named the place and because of how the Israelites fought with Moses and because they tested Yahweh by asking, “Is Yahweh with us or not?”Then the came and attacked Israel at Rephidim.Moses told , “Choose some men for us and go fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I’ll stand on top of the hill with in my hand.”Joshua did what Moses told him and fought the Amalekites, while Moses, , and went up to the top of the hill.Whenever Moses , Israel was winning. But whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning.But Moses’ hands got . So they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held up his hands—one on each side—so his hands stayed until the sun went down.So Joshua the Amalekites and their army with the sword.Then Yahweh told Moses, “ as , and make sure Joshua hears it: I will completely of the Amalekites from under the sky.”Moses built an and named it “,”saying, “Because a hand was raised against the , Yahweh will be at war with the Amalekites .”