Exodus 17

Old Latimer was much strengthened and comforted by hearing Mr. Bilnyes' confession of faith. We read that when Moses' hands were heavy, and he was ready to let them fall, Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands (Exodus 17:12). A Christian who is ready to faint under temptation, and le…

He cried to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, they were made sweet. When they wanted water they fell to chiding with Moses (Exodus 17:3): Why have you brought us out of Egypt to kill us with thirst? As if they had said, if we die w…

It has divided the waters (Exodus 14:15). Overcome armies (Exodus 17:11). Cast out devils (Matthew 17:21).

But afterwards the Lord was pleased to speak to his Church both by Word and writing: his Word was necessary for further revealing and clearing up the doctrine of Salvation; and writing was necessary, because when precepts were multiplied, it was needful for men's memories that t…

There is no time or condition in the life of a Christian which will permit an intermission of this work. It is in the keeping watch over our hearts as it was in the keeping up of Moses's hands while Israel and Amalek were fighting below (Exodus 17:12). No sooner do Moses's hands…

A reflection upon what God has done should be joined with our desires of what we would have God to do for us. When Moses was praying upon the top, while Israel was fighting with Amalek at the foot of the hill, he had the rod of God in his hand (Exodus 17:9). That miraculous rod…

If we must not tempt God, then it does not become Christ to tempt his Father's Providence for a new proof of his sonship and care over him. Therefore the devil's temptation was neither good nor profitable, to put either his sonship, or the care of God's Providence to this trial:…

We have also told you before that they were from age to age to feel the fruit of this redemption, that the Lord by a continual progress might still be acknowledged the protector of that people whom he had so redeemed at the first. Our Prophet's meaning is then, that the Lord wil…

And yet the Prophet condemns not only the men of his age, but those also of the ages before. For we see that under the conduct of Moses himself, they rebelled and murmured against God (Exodus 17:2; Numbers 20:3). Hence it came, that God who tenderly loved them, as it is in verse…

Baxter's saints Rest, p. 768. Thus Moses by divine direction wrote a memorial of that victory obtained over Amalek as the fruit and return of prayer, and built there an Altar with this Inscription Jehovah Nissi, The Lord my Banner, Exodus 17. 14, 15. Thus Mordecai and Hester too…

Now this the Lord did twice. 1 (Exodus 17:6), when the people were in Rephidim, in the first year after their coming from Egypt, they fainted in their journeys for want of water, and (according to the wonted custom of that rebellious people) complained, with murmuring. So they e…

See (John 6:31, 32, 48, 49, 51; Revelation 2:17). A third signal preparation for the Law on the like occasion, and to the same purpose § 27 with the former, is repeated, (Exodus 17:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7). And all the Congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilder…

4. That the Israelites remember what Amalek did to them (Deuteronomy 25:15, 16). 5. That the memory of Amalek be blotted out from under Heaven (Exodus 17:14). 6. That War be undertaken and managed according to the Law (Deuteronomy 20:1).

The Amalekites shewed their Spight to Israel two ways. 1. They did lye in ambush; and as Israel passed by, fell upon their rear, and cut off the feeble in their army, 1 Samuel 15:2. 2. They did openly give Battel to them, and would have hindred them from going into Canaan, Exodu…

For although it happens that the faithful suffer many things from the wicked, and are as it were oppressed by them, it will nevertheless one day come about that those impious persecutors will render an account to God for all those things. Let that famous history in Exodus 17 be…

There must be no fainting, whatever discouragements happen. As there was a great deal of work to hold up Moses's hands in Israel's conflict with Amalek (Exodus 17:11-12): as long as he held up the rod of God, Israel prevailed — but Moses's hands were heavy; a sign of many infirm…

4. They are called proud, because of their insolent carriage towards the Lord's people, partly in their laws and injunctions, requiring to give them more honor, respect and obedience, than in conscience can be afforded them; as Haman would have Mordecai to devote himself to him…

But if yet the notion of those noxious corruptions cannot be utterly destroyed, but sins live, and are mighty abroad, and remain in the heart: this hatred is beyond all hope and possibility of reconciliation, admits no terms of peace, no condition of agreement that can be devise…

But they could not provoke him to passion, but to petition. Another time when they wanted water, they fell a-chiding with Moses (Exodus 17:3): Why is it that you have brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children with thirst? As if they said, If we die, we will lay our…

(James 4:3) You ask and have not, because you ask amiss, to spend it on your lusts (John 12:27-28; Psalm 145:18): this is to ask in truth, to act for a spiritual end; to make it our utmost end, arises from a special, peculiar, supernatural presence of the Spirit of life: and con…

What a Silence has been in the Heaven of many Churches, for this last half hour? How many that began with the Lord in that Work, did never Sacrifice at the Altar of Jehovah Nissi: nor considered that the Lord has sworn to have War with such Amalekites as are there, from Generati…

Read also (Deuteronomy 25:17-20). Remember what Amalek did to you in the day when you came out of Egypt, how he spoiled those that were feeble and weak with you, therefore blot out his remembrance from under Heaven (Exodus 17:16). All things fell out to them in types; Amalek was…

What is the matter? Why, the enemy had pursued his soul, and his spirit was like to quail within him; and so in some deep afflictions, then, Is the Lord among us or not? (Exodus 17:7). When plagued more than other men, then we seek to God right early; and when we come to good du…

Note the benefit hereof (2 Chronicles 13:14, etc.). Thus while Joshua and the people were fighting with the Amalekites, Moses stood lifting up his hand, and Aaron and Hur stayed his hand: this was an outward figure of their inward powerful prayer (Exodus 17:9, etc.). When Moses…

Now because some may haply say, that these examples of God and Christ, are too perfect for man to follow, who cannot imitate God in all things? therefore besides them, consider further the examples of some of the servants of God. Moses, when the people murmured at him, did not a…

But it may be observed that if any appeared to oppose God's work in those great temporal deliverances; or if there were any of his professing people, that on such occasions lay still, and stood at a distance, and did not arise and acknowledge God in his work, and appear to promo…

Sixthly, by audible voice (Exodus 20:1; Genesis 22:15). All which do end in writing (Exodus 17:14), which is a most sure and infallible way of the Lord's revealing his will to his people. Question 4.