Exodus 17:8-9 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 17:8-16

Amalek. Various circumstances are to be noted in connection with this attack of Amalek on Israel. 1 . It was unprovoked . "Then came Amalek" ( Exodus 17:8 ). 2 . It was unfriendly . The Amalekites were descended from a grandson of Esau, and so were related to the Israelites ( Genesis 36:12 ). 3 . It was bitterly hostile . This fierce and warlike tribe attacked Israel in the rear, and with great cruelty smote those who had fallen behind, whether from natural infirmity... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 17:8-16

The discomfiture of Amalek in Rephidim. I. AMALEK 'S IGNORANCE OF THE RESOURCES OF ISRAEL . Amalek attacked Israel in Rephidim. Rephidim stands very well as the type of all places and positions where human resources appear utterly wanting. It was a place where no water could be found, and where of course there must also have been little growth. Everything therefore would lead Amalek to say, "We shall easily conquer these people, being but an undisciplined, unmanageable... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 17:8-16

Victory through faith. I. IN THE WARFARE OF FAITH , PRAYER AND EFFORT MUST BE JOINED TOGETHER . 1 . Arrangements are carefully made for both. 2 . Joshua discomfited Amalek with the edge of the sword; but the battle was for or against Israel, as Moses' hands were lifted up in strong supplication or hung down in weariness. II. AIDS TO PREVAILING PRAYER . 1 . The remembrance of past deliverances and services. Moses takes the rod of God in his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 17:9

And Moses said to Joshua. On hearing what had happened, Moses summoned to his presence an Ephraimite in the prime of life—about 45 years old—and devolved on him the military command. The man's name at the time was Hoshea or Oshea ( Numbers 13:8 ). lie was the son of a certain Nun ( ibid. ) or Non ( 1 Chronicles 7:27 ), and the tenth in descent from Ephraim, the son of Joseph ( 1 Chronicles 7:23-27 ). Some forty years later Moses changed his name from Hoshea to Jehoshua. which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 17:9

Thou hast given a banner unto them that fear thee. 1 . THE ATTACK BY AMALEK . It was cowardly, malicious, merciless (cf. Deuteronomy 25:17 ; 1 Samuel 15:2 ); not open, straightforward enmity; cutting off the feeble and the stragglers; a vulture-like hostility; a type and sample of diabolical hatred. Notice the parallel between Israel's position with regard to Amalek and our position with regard to Satan and his emissaries. 1 . Israel was. passing through the wilderness.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 17:9-13

Diversities of gifts, but the same spirit. DIVERSITIES OF GIFTS . The needs of life are various, and the gifts which God imparts to his saints are correspondingly diversified. In Moses, at the age of eighty ( Exodus 7:7 ), the qualities required for the successful conduct of military matters were not present. It may be doubted whether he would at any period of his life have been a good general But his age, his temperament, and his training made him emphatically a man of prayer.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 17:8

Then came Amalek - The attack occurred about two months after the Exodus, toward the end of May or early in June, when the Bedouins leave the lower plains in order to find pasture for their flocks on the cooler heights. The approach of the Israelites to Sinai would of course attract notice, and no cause of warfare is more common than a dispute for the right of pasturage. The Amalekites were at that time the most powerful race in the Peninsula; here they took their position as the chief of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 17:9

Joshua - This is the first mention of the great follower and successor of Moses. He died at the age of 110, some 65 years after this transaction. His original name was Hosea, but Moses calls him by the full name, which was first given about forty years afterward, as that by which he was to be known to succeeding generations. From this it may perhaps be inferred that this portion of Exodus was written, or revised, toward the end of the sojourn in the wilderness.The rod of God - See Exodus 4:20.... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 17:8

Exodus 17:8. Then came Amalek When they were upon their march from Rephidim to Horeb, (Deuteronomy 25:17-18,) and fought with Israel The Amalekites were the posterity of Esau, who hated Jacob because of the birthright and blessing. They did not boldly front them as a generous enemy, but, without any provocation given, basely fell upon their rear, and smote them that were faint and feeble. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 17:9

Exodus 17:9. I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand See how God qualifies his people for, and calls them to various services for the good of his church; Joshua fights, Moses prays, and both minister to Israel. This rod Moses held up, not so much to Israel, to animate them, as to God, by way of appeal to him. Is not the battle the Lord’s? Is not he able to help, and engaged to help? Witness this rod! Moses was not only a standard-bearer, but an intercessor,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 17:8-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 17:8-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 17:8-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 17:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 17:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 17:9-13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 17:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 17:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 17:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 17:9

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