출애굽기 Chapter 17

Translation: ESV

1

All the congregation of the people of Israel moved on from the wilderness of Sin by stages, according to the commandment of the LORD, and camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.

Key Message

The path of obedience to God's commands is not necessarily free from problems, and difficulties are also part of God's training plan.

▸The paradox that Israel, who is moving 'according to the commandment of the LORD,' arrives at a place with no water.

The paradox that Israel, who is moving 'according to the commandment of the LORD,' arrives at a place with no water. The path of obedience to God's commands is not necessarily smooth. Following God's guidance does not mean avoiding all difficulties, and the difficulties themselves may be part of God's guidance.

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I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.
4

So Moses cried to the LORD, 'What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.'

Key Message

A true leader brings the people's complaints to God, honestly confessing his own limitations and waiting for God's solution.

▸Moses faces a double crisis—the anger of a people without water and the isolation of being a leader.

6

Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb, and you shall strike the rock, and water shall come out of it, and the people will drink. And Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel.

Key Message

The life-giving water from the rock is a type of Christ, and the ultimate quenching of our thirst comes from Him.

▸God stands on the rock, and when Moses strikes that rock, water comes out.

11

Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed.

Key Message

Victory in battle depends on prayer, not military power, and prayer can be sustained through the solidarity of the community holding it up together.

▸Moses' raised hands determine the outcome of the battle against Amalek.

15

And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, The LORD Is My Banner,

Key Message

Commemorating battle victory with worship is a faith act that confesses God as the source of victory.

▸'The LORD Is My Banner (Yahweh Nissi)' is the name Moses gave when he built an altar after the battle victory.