Exodus 17
Treated in 10 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 17:12 Moses' hands grew heavy, so they got a stone and set it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one of them on each side, and so his hands stayed firm until the sun set. 4
- 17:9 Moses said to Joshua, "Pick out men for us and go out to do battle with Amalek. Tomorrow I will take my stand on the hilltop, holding the staff of God in my hand." 2
- 17:15 Then Moses built an altar there, and he gave it the name "The LORD Is My Banner." 2
- 17:6 Look, I will be standing there before you, on the rock at Horeb. You are to strike the rock, and water will pour out of it, and the people will drink." Moses did so, with the elders of Israel looking on. 1
- 17:8 Then the Amalekites came and went to war with Israel at Rephidim. 1
- 17:11 Whenever Moses held his hand high, Israel prevailed; and whenever he let it sink, Amalek prevailed. 1
- 17:13 So Joshua cut down Amalek and its fighting men with the edge of the sword. 1
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Where it is preached
- The God of All Comfort ·
Jehovah cites Exodus 17:15
…fighting for them, and he built an altar and called its name, “The Lord Is My Banner” (Exodus 17:15). The Bible is full of expressions of this truth. “The LORD is a man of war; the LORD is…
- He Holds My Tomorrows ·
Moses cites Exodus 17:6
…you shall strike the rock, and water shall come out of it, and the people will drink” (Exodus 17:6). Moses obeyed and the people were able to drink. Nearly forty years later at the…
- The Key Teachings of E. M. Bounds ·
The Real Sermon Is Made in the Closet cites EXODUS 17:12
…the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. EXODUS 17:12 The book ends with a line that sums up its hope: “A praying pulpit will beget praying…
- Practical Religion ·
Zeal cites Exod. xvii. 9
…in the valley with Joshua, he will do the work of Moses, Aaron, and Hur, on the hill. (Exod. xvii. 9—13.) If he is cut off from working himself, he will give the Lord no rest till help is…
- Rooted – 30 Days with God for Youth – Book 5 ·
Day 23 — Carry Each Other’s Burdens cites Exodus 17:8–13
…held up his arms, one on each side, until the sun went down. And Israel won the battle (Exodus 17:8–13). Moses couldn’t do it alone. He needed friends to hold up his arms. That’s what Paul…
- The Key Teachings of A. B. Simpson ·
Christ in All the Scriptures cites Exodus 17:15
…After the victory over Amalek, Moses built an altar and called it the Lord my banner (Exodus 17:15). Gideon, terrified, was met by the Lord send peace (Judges 6:24). The shepherd psalm…
- Evening by Evening ·
April cites Exodus 17:12
…kingdom in glory. April 16 “And his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.” (Exodus 17:12) So mighty was the prayer of Moses, that all depended upon it. The petitions of Moses…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 2: Out of Egypt ·
Moses’ Tired Arms cites Exodus 17:12
“Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side.” — Exodus 17:12 The Israelites travelled on through the desert, and they came to a place called Rephidim.…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 8 — Of the Power of the Church in Articles of Faith cites Exod. 17:9
…under the severest sanctions, that the authority of the priests should not be despised (Exod. 17:9). But the Lord, at the same time, shows in what terms they were to be heard, when he says…
- Lectures on Revivals of Religion ·
Lecture XIII. How Churches Can Help Ministers cites Exodus xvii. 11-13
…down of the sun. And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.—Exodus xvii. 11-13. You who read your Bibles will recollect the connection in which these verses stand. The…