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I Am Jehovah Nissi
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Exodus 1 7 : 1 2 - 16 ; 1 Cor in th ians 3 : 1 -3 ; Co los s i ans 1 : 1 5 - 18
12 But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under
him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on
the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady
until the going down of the sun.
13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the
sword.
14 And the LORD said unto Moses, write this for a memorial in a book, and
rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance
of Amalek from under heaven.
15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi:
16 For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war
with Amalek from generation to generation.
Exodus 17:12-16
Just one month and fifteen days out of Egypt the children of Israel are
consumed with their survival mode.
In Egypt they were just trying to live to the next day, hoping that they
could merely exist to see a ripe old age.
Surly, Israel had not developed into a military power and was not skilled
in the art of warfare. Yet, they were soon to meet the enemy and
engage in their first battle.
Signs are clear concerning their level of immaturity. They are already
fretting and causing Moses great stress and concern.
The anger of the people has mounted so much that Moses’ life is
threatened and in his conversation with God he says that “the people
are ready to stone me."
In the sixteenth chapter the issue was food, the people murmured; and
in the seventeenth chapter the issue was water. In both instances the
people took the approach of murmuring and complaining because they
did not see God as Jehovah Jireh.
This is typical of immaturity as it relates to spiritual things. The flesh
cries out when it is not under the control of the spirit.
1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto
carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able
to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife,
and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
1 Corinthians 3:1-3
It is the Amalekites’ opportunity to attack and destroy Israel at its young
venerable state in existence.
The Amalekites must have been very confident that they would be able
to eliminate God’s people.
Joshua is in the valley preparing to go to war with the enemy with a
strategic plan for victory.
Moses, representing the authority of God, goes to the top of the hill
where he is instructed to raise his rod over his head to assure the victory
would be given to the Israelites.
Aaron and Hur, one representing the priesthood Hur representing the
justice system of Israel.
In history, the flag or banner was the symbol of a nation. The colors and
designs had significant meaning and was respected and protected at all
cost.
It was the focus of the warrior and it symbolized and unified the soldiers
for the cause that they fought for.
It helped to maintain momentum, give direction, keep the soldiers
unified, and was always to be elevated.
As long as the flag remained elevated, the soldiers would remain
confident that they would have victory. But if the flag ever fell and there
was no one to raise it, the message was that defeat would surely be the
result.
Israel had not been established as a nation so they had no flag to wave
in battle.
As Moses lifted up the rod with the help of the priesthood and the
judicial system, Joshua in the valley, the captain of the army, God gave
them victory.
It was after this victory that Moses had a revelation of Jehovah Nissi, the
Lord is my banner.
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in
earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or
principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the
firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
Colossians 1:15-18