Water at Massa and Meribah
1The whole community of the Israelites traveled on their journey from the Desert of Sin according to the
2So the people contended with Moses, and they said, “Give us water to drink!” Moses said to them, “Why do you contend with me? Why do you test the
3But the people were very thirsty there for water, and they murmured against Moses and said, “Why in the world did you bring us up out of Egypt – to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?”
4Then Moses cried out to the
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6I will be standing before you there on the rock in Horeb, and you will strike the rock, and water will come out of it so that the people may drink.” And Moses did so in plain view of the elders of Israel.
7He called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the contending of the Israelites and because of their testing the
Victory over the Amalekites
8Amalek came and attacked Israel in Rephidim.
9So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out, fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.”
10So Joshua fought against Amalek just as Moses had instructed him;and Moses and Aaron and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
11Whenever Moses would raise his hands, then Israel prevailed, but whenever he would rest his hands, then Amalek prevailed.
12When the hands of Moses became heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side and one on the other, and so his hands were steady until the sun went down.
13So Joshua destroyed Amalek and his army with the sword.
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15Moses built an altar, and he called it “The
16for he said, “For a hand was lifted up to the throne of the