Exodus 17:3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 17:1-16

Events at Rephidim (17:1-16)When the people arrived at Rephidim and found no water, they again complained against God and against Moses. Once more Moses prayed for them and once more God miraculously provided. The names by which the place became known, Massah and Meribah, reminded the people of how they ‘tested’ God (Massah) and ‘argued with’ Moses (Meribah) (17:1-7).The Amalekites, a race of wild desert nomads descended from Esau (see Genesis 36:12,Genesis 36:16), saw the migration of the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 17:3

us . Hebrew. he. Figure of speech Heterosis (of' Number). App-6 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 17:2-3

"Wherefore the people strove with Moses, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why strive ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt Jehovah? And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore hast thou brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?"This is the second of three episodes in which the water problem was dominant. The first was at Marah (Exodus 15:22-25), and the third was at Meribah... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 17:1-3

Exodus 17:1-3. After their journeys,—and pitched in Rephidim— See Numbers 33:12-14. Rephidim was a dry and sandy part of the desert of Sin, within a march or two of Sinai; where, there being no water for the people to drink, and that which they brought from Elim being spent, their usual temper predominated, and they murmured against Moses for water now, as they had done for bread before. See ch. Exo 16:2-3 and Numbers 20:4. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 17:1-7

3. The lack of water at Rephidim 17:1-7Again the Israelites complained because there was no water to drink when they camped at Rephidim (cf. Exodus 15:24). At Marah there was bad water, but now there was none.". . . the supreme calamity of desert travellers [sic] befell them-complete lack of water." [Note: Cassuto, p. 201.] Rephidim was near the wilderness of Sinai (Exodus 17:1; cf. Exodus 19:2; Numbers 33:15) and the Horeb (Sinai) range of mountains (Exodus 17:6).The Israelites’ grumbling... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 17:1-16

Rephidim. Murmuring for Water. Opposition of AmalekLeaving the maritime plain the Israelites now strike inland, and after halting at Dophkah and Alush (see Numbers 33:12-13) they come to Rephidim. This is usually identified with the modern Wady Feiran, lying about 20 m. N. of Sinai. It is one of the oases of the peninsula, very fertile and usually well watered. On this occasion the brook was dry.1. After their journeys] RV ’by their journeys’ (RM ’stages’). 2. Tempt the Lord] challenge His... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 17:3

(3) To kill us.—This was no exaggeration. Thirst kills as surely as hunger, and more quickly. Whole armies have died of it. (Herod. iii. 26.) Ships’ crews have perished of it on the ocean, with “water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink.” Unless a supply could somehow or other have been provided speedily, the whole people must have been exterminated. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Exodus 17:1-16

Exodus 17:2 In the first expostulation condemning them of injustice since not he, but the Lord, hath afflicted them; in the second, of presumption; that since it was God that tempted them by want, they should tempt Him by murmuring. In the one He would have them see their wrong; in the other, their danger. Bishop Hall. You, therefore, who wish to remain free, either instantly be wise, or, as soon as possible, cease to be fools; if you think slavery an intolerable evil, learn obedience to reason... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Exodus 17:1-7

CHAPTER XVII.MERIBAH.Exodus 17:1-7.The people, miraculously fed, are therefore called to exhibit more confidence in God than hitherto, because much is required of him to whom much is given. They have now to plunge deeper into the wilderness; and after two stages which Exodus omits (Numbers 33:12-13), and just as they approach the mount of God, they find themselves without water. Even the Son of Man Himself was led into the wilderness next after the descent of the Spirit, and the avowal by the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Exodus 17:1-16

CHAPTER 17 At Rephidim 1. The water from the rock (Exodus 17:1-7 ) 2. The conflict with Amalek (Exodus 17:8-16 ) From Sin they went to Dophkah and Alush before they came to Rephidim (Numbers 33:12-13 ). Again there was no water and Moses feared they might stone him. Without following the historical record we point out some of the most interesting lessons of the two events at Rephidim. The Rock is a type of Christ. Jehovah stood upon the rock to be smitten, even as “God was in Christ” (2... read more

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