Hello and Welcome :o) today we read through Exodus 17:1-16.1Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel journeyed by stages from the wilderness of Sin, according to the command of the LORD, and camped at Rephidim, and there was no water for the people to drink.
2Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, "Give us water that we may drink " And Moses said to them, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the LORD?"
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The people tested the Lord with the finding of water. The Lord told Moses to take the staff and hit a rock with it and there was water.
8Then Amalek came and fought against Israel at Rephidim.
9So Moses said to Joshua, "Choose men for us and go out, fight against Amalek Tomorrow I will station myself on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand."
10Joshua did as Moses told him, and fought against Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
11So it came about when Moses held his hand up, that Israel prevailed, and when he let his hand down, Amalek prevailed.
12But Moses' hands were heavy. Then they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it; and Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other. Thus his hands were steady until the sun set.
Moses overcame the people of amalek and the Lord told Moses to build an alter.
15Moses built an altar and named it The LORD is My Banner;
16and he said, "The LORD has sworn; the LORD will have war against Amalek from generation to generation."
Wow the sons of Israel seem to be a whiny bunch don't they...We don't have this, and we don't have that...I'm sure water was an important thing to them (I mean duh?) but it seems so funny to me that they always seem to be whining about something...Then I am reminded...I do that...I find myself saying Oh Lord if you could just please help me with this or that? And I feel that he is just telling me...oh child, have I ever failed you? Have I ever left you alone? Have I not given you all your needs? And I just need to answer...Oh yes Lord you have been faithful.
Please join me in reading Exodus 18:1-27
