Exodus 17:8-15

Israel’s Journey- Our Journey  Redemption from bondage and sin  Miraculous victory  Forgetting and grumbling  God miraculously and mercifully providing  We forget- We sleep- We grumble

A Deeper Hunger and Thirst  Matthew 4:4 Deuteronomy 8:3 John 4:13-14  A more dangerous threat to life than hunger and thirst-v.8- Ephesians 6:12  Amalek today II Timothy 4:3 Corinthians 6:9-11  Danger! Wake up! Ephesians 5:13-15

The Battle with Amalek v.9  Who’s the enemy?- I Peter 5:8 John 10:10  Who is Amalek? Genesis 36:16 Numbers 24:20 Exodus 17:14,16

Why Does God Command his Destruction? Deuteronomy 25:17-18  No fear of God- Amalek- random- coincidence- Isaiah 14: I’m in charge!  No consequences Psalm 10:13 Isaiah 25:15

The Real Consequences of Ignoring God and Seeking Compromise with Evil  King Saul compromised- I Samuel 15  King Saul lost his throne I Samuel 15:23  King Saul lost his sanity I Samuel 18:10 Romans 1:26-29  King Saul lost his life- II Samuel 1:5-10  Purim- The story of Esther- Esther 3:1 Haman the Agagite  In every generation- A choice- Choose life! Deuteronomy 30:19

The Strategy? Ephesians 6:11-13  Prayer- v.11 Philippians 4:6-7  We need each other-v.12 I Thessalonians 5:11 Hebrews 10:25  Rest upon the Rock-v.12 Matthew 7:24-27  We can’t compromise with evil- Flee from it! Destroy it! v. 14, 16 I Corinthians 6:18 II Corinthians 6:15

Testify! V.14  Tell it to the next generation- Romans 1:22 Jeremiah 6:14 – Tend to the wound. It’s serious  The victory belongs to the Lord- v.15 Exodus 14:13 John 12:32

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