Weekly Sermons

The People need water to drink and God provides                                                 V. 1-7

 

What word was used in 16:2 about the people’s approach to Moses?

What word was used in 17:2 about the people’s approach to Moses?

 

What are their actions tempting God to do?

 

What two things does God promise Moses in verse 6?

 

For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ!  -I Cor. 10:4

 

Moses called the place Massah and Meribah because of the people’s contentious spirits there. Massah means tempted; Meribah means contention.

 

Wars are won in the “War Room” of ___________________                                 V. 8-15

 

What battles have we seen in the Bible up until this point?

 

Many of the Old Testament battles will be like this one – Israel is forced to justly act in self-defense as they are attacked, and God gives them _______________.

 

Where have we heard of Amalek before this?           Genesis 36:12, 16

 

My mind wants to go to all the details for Joshua in getting ready for the physical battle, but the text of Exodus 17 takes us in another direction – why?

 

Prayer is not a nice sentiment before our battles – Prayer is the _________ battle! Ex. 14:13-14

 

The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but deliverance is of the Lord.    -Proverbs 21:31

 

I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.                              -I Timothy 2:8

 

What a picture of the body of Christ upholding one another and interceding to God for the victory!

 

Amalek is an example of what happens when you make yourself an _______________ of God and seek to harm God’s people. Later we will see similar things said about the Moabites. But God still allows individuals to repent, as He did for Ruth the Moabite.    Romans 5:8

 

From all of this in Exodus 17 we get another great name for God – Yahweh Nissi – The Lord is my _______________________!