Our Liege!Our Liege!

Text: Exodus

17

““Liege”Liege”•Where we get our word …

““allegianceallegiance”.”. Master Captain

Commander Leader Superior

John 5:45-47 – “Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he for he wrote of Me.wrote of Me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe My words?”

1st Corinthians 10:1 - “Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;..”

1st Corinthians 10:5 – “But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.”

1st Corinthians 10:11 – “Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.”

The PurposeThe Purpose Of The Of The

• Deuteronomy 6:23 - “And He brought us out

from thence (EgyptEgypt), that He

might bring us in, to give us the land (CanaanCanaan)

which He sware unto our fathers.”

• It wasn’t just to bring them out out ofof Egypt, but to bring them intointo

Canaan.

The PurposeThe Purpose Of The Of The

• It wasn’t just to satisfy them, but to glorify God.

• Ezekiel 20:9 – “But I wrought for my

name's sake, that itthat it should not should not be polluted before be polluted before

the heathenthe heathen, among whom they

were, in whose sight I made

myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of

the land of Egypt.”

The PurposeThe Purpose Of The Of The

• Genesis 12:2- “And I will

make of thee a great nation,

and I will bless will bless theethee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt and thou shalt be a blessingbe a blessing”

• It wasn’t just to bless them, but

that through them God might bless the world.

Strike the rock

•1st Corinthians 1st Corinthians 10:410:4 – “And did – “And did all drink the all drink the same spiritual same spiritual drink: for they drink: for they drank of that drank of that spiritual Rock spiritual Rock that followed that followed them: and them: and

that Rock that Rock was was ChristChrist.”.”

• Romans 6:9-10- Romans 6:9-10- “Knowing that “Knowing that Christ being raised Christ being raised from the dead from the dead dieth no moredieth no more; ; death hath no more death hath no more dominion over him. dominion over him.

For in that He For in that He died, He died died, He died unto sin unto sin

onceonce: but in that : but in that He liveth, He liveth He liveth, He liveth unto God.”unto God.”

• John 4:14John 4:14 – “But – “But whosoever whosoever

drinketh drinketh of the of the water that I shall water that I shall

give himgive him shall shall never thirst; but never thirst; but the water that I the water that I shall give him shall give him

shall be in him a shall be in him a well of water well of water springing up springing up

into everlasting into everlasting life.”life.”

A A FantasticFantastic PicturePictureExodus 16 Exodus 17:1-

6(a)Exodus17:6(b)

Pictures Pictures Christ’s Christ’s

coming to coming to earthearth

Pictures Pictures The Holy The Holy

Spirit Spirit given after given after Christ had Christ had

been been glorifiedglorified

Pictures Pictures Christ’s Christ’s death on death on the crossthe cross

A A FactualFactual PrincipalPrincipal

A A FleshlyFleshly ProblemProblem• Galatians 5:16-17Galatians 5:16-17- -

“This I say then, “This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, against the Spirit, and the Spirit and the Spirit against the fleshagainst the flesh: : and these are and these are contrary the one to contrary the one to the other: so that ye the other: so that ye cannot do the things cannot do the things that ye would.”that ye would.”

Who is Amalek?•Israel’s enemyDeuteronomy 25:17-19 – “Remember what Remember what

Amalek didAmalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt; How he met How he met thee by the waythee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God. Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget itthou shalt not forget it.”

Who is Amalek?•They were close relativesThey were close relativesGenesis 36:10-12 – “These are the These are the

names of Esau's sonsnames of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau. And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. And Timna was concubine And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalekbare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau's wife.”

Who is Amalek?• They could only be defeated by the They could only be defeated by the

supernatural intervention by God.supernatural intervention by God.

A A FortifiedFortified PurposePurpose

A A FortifiedFortified PurposePurpose

A A FortifiedFortified PurposePurpose• Hebrews 4:12Hebrews 4:12 - “For the - “For the

word of God is quick, word of God is quick, and powerful, andand powerful, and sharper than any sharper than any twoedged swordtwoedged sword, , piercing even to the piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of thoughts and intents of the heart.”the heart.”

• Psalms 149:6Psalms 149:6 - “Let the - “Let the high praises of God be high praises of God be in their mouth,in their mouth, and a and a twoedged sword in their twoedged sword in their handhand””

•Ephesians 6:17Ephesians 6:17- - “And take the “And take the

helmet of salvation, helmet of salvation, and the sword of and the sword of

the Spirit,the Spirit, which is which is the word of Godthe word of God”

A A FortifiedFortified PurposePurpose• Exodus 17:9 -

“And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with with the rod of Godthe rod of God in mine hand.”

A A FortifiedFortified PurposePurpose•Ephesians 6:10 - “Finally, my brethren, be be strongstrong in in the Lordthe Lord, and in the in the power ofpower of His mightHis might.”

Strike the rock

Exodus 7:17Exodus 7:17 - ”Thus saith the LORD, In this thou - ”Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will

smite smite with the rodwith the rod that is in mine hand upon that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and the waters which are in the river, and they shall they shall

be turned to bloodbe turned to blood.”.”

Exodus 8:16,17(a)Exodus 8:16,17(a) – “And the LORD – “And the LORD said unto Moses, said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy Stretch out thy rodrod, and smite the , and smite the dust of the lad, dust of the lad, that it may that it may become lice become lice throughout all the throughout all the land of Egypt. And land of Egypt. And theythey did so;…” did so;…”

Exodus 9:23Exodus 9:23 – “And – “And MosesMoses stretched forth his rod towardtoward heaven: heaven: and the LORD sent and the LORD sent thunder and thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the ; and the LORD rained hail LORD rained hail upon the land of upon the land of Egypt.”Egypt.”

Exodus 10:13Exodus 10:13 – “And Moses – “And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind night; and when it was morning, the east wind

brought the locusts.”brought the locusts.”

A A FormedFormed ProcessProcessWhere did Moses

get this “rod”?

Exodus 4Exodus 4

Exodus 3:1 – “Now Moses

kept the flock of Jethro his father

in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the

flock to the backside of the

desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to

Horeb.”

A A FormedFormed ProcessProcess• Identify what it is in your hand.

A A FormedFormed ProcessProcess• Identify what it is in your hand.

• Throw it on the ground at His feetThrow it on the ground at His feet..

A A FormedFormed ProcessProcess• Identify what it is in your hand.

• Throw it on the ground at His feet.• Allow God to reveal the danger (the snake) of it remaining yours.Allow God to reveal the danger (the snake) of it remaining yours.

A A FormedFormed ProcessProcess• Identify what it is in your hand.

• Throw it on the ground at His feet.• Allow God to reveal the danger (the snake) of it remaining yours.

• Pick it back up if God tells you to.Pick it back up if God tells you to.

A A FormedFormed ProcessProcess• Identify what it is in your hand.• Throw it on the ground at His feet.

• Allow God to reveal the danger (the snake) of it remaining yours.• Pick it back up if God tells you to.

• Hold it for the rest of your life as GOD’s, not YOURS!Hold it for the rest of your life as GOD’s, not YOURS!

A A FaithfulFaithful PromisePromise

Exodus 17:14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this Write this for a memorial in a book, for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in and rehearse it in

the ears of Joshuathe ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. Exodus 17:16 For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

A A FaithfulFaithful PromisePromise

Exodus 17:15 – “And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi”

John 16:33 – “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peacein me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good

cheer; I have overcome the world.”