![]() Then Aaron and Hur supported his hands and thus, his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. When Moses’ hands got weary, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. And it came to pass that, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. And Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. In response to this evil attack, Moses said to Joshua, choose some men and go out, fight with Amalek. The Jews were a peaceful nation that marched towards the Promised Land. The nation of Amalek launched a vicious surprise attack on them-though the Jews had no goals to seize their land and were not even headed in that direction (Exodus 17:8-16). After the Exodus from Egypt, and crossing the Red Sea, the Hebrews encamped in Rephidim, a barren location in the Sinai Desert. The Amalekites, fueled by the evil spirit of Esau who hated his brother Jacob, abhorred the Hebrews, and their goal was to attack the Israelites and destroy them. This group of people were the relentless enemies of Israel, even though they were closely related to Ephraim, one of the 12 tribes of Israel. Similar to the aggressive nomads, they gained their livelihood from attacking neighboring tribes. They worshiped Ba’al (a Canaanite god of fertility) (Genesis 36: 31-39), which is shown in some of their names. ![]() Each was under the rule of a city prince. This group of people lived differently from the Hebrew semi-nomads in permanent cities. They inhabited the Negev desert of southern Israel during the 15th century BC. ![]() The descendants of Amalek separated themselves from their brethren at an early date and became a leading tribe in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula. Amalek is described as the “chief of Amalek” among the “chiefs of the sons of Esau,” from which it is assumed that he ruled a clan or territory named after him (Genesis 36:15). The Amalekites were the descendants of Amalek, who was the son of Eliphaz (son of Esau, ancestor of the Edomites) and Eliphaz’s concubine Timna (Genesis 36:12). God’s Judgement on the Amalekites The Amalekites
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