Exodus 17:12
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.
There are a few things about this passage that are striking to me this morning.
First, the attack of Amalek takes place very early on the Jewish journey.
Egypt is hardly cold in the sea before Amalek hits. Very often those that attack the faith do it early on.
Second, Israel had just finished chiding Moses and tempting God about the lack of water.
The grace of God that he would fight for them here is wonderful. How often we have tempted God ourselves and He has fought for us despite it.
Third, Moses' hands got heavy.
God so worked that the lives of Israel depended upon the very man Israel had just chided.
But Moses was only a man. As much as he may have longed to save the people, and as simple as his part was - just lifting up his hands, he was weak to do it alone.
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.
There are a few things about this passage that are striking to me this morning.
First, the attack of Amalek takes place very early on the Jewish journey.
Egypt is hardly cold in the sea before Amalek hits. Very often those that attack the faith do it early on.
Second, Israel had just finished chiding Moses and tempting God about the lack of water.
The grace of God that he would fight for them here is wonderful. How often we have tempted God ourselves and He has fought for us despite it.
Third, Moses' hands got heavy.
God so worked that the lives of Israel depended upon the very man Israel had just chided.
But Moses was only a man. As much as he may have longed to save the people, and as simple as his part was - just lifting up his hands, he was weak to do it alone.
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