“ And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:c ”
Jehovah-nissi - See the margin, “Jehovah my banner.” As a proper name the Hebrew word is rightly preserved. The meaning is evidently that the name of Yahweh is the true banner under which victory...
And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it (i) Jehovahnissi: (i) That is, the Lord is my banner as he declared by holding up his rod and his hands.
Exodus 27. Water from the Rock (Exodus 17 :1 P (Rephidim), Exodus 17:1 b - Exodus 17:2 a (strove, strive) E, Exodus 17:3 and Exodus 17:2 b (tempt) J, Exodus 17:4 E, Exodus 17:5 a (peopl...
Jehovah-nissi . " Jehovah [is] my banner. "One of the Jehovah titles. App-4.
15. And Moses built an altar. The purpose of this was that not he alone, but the whole people should testify, by solemn sacrifice, their gratitude; which the very name of the altar proves. F...
And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi: Jehovah-nissi - Jehovah is my ensign or banner. The hands and rod of Moses were held up as soldiers are wont to hold up their standar...
Moses built an altar, &c.— It appears from Judges 22:26-27 that altars were not only built for sacrifice, but also for memorials and testimonies; see Genesis 31:48 . Judges 6:24 . This, bui...
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. Write this fo...
Rephidim. Murmuring for Water. Opposition of Amalek Leaving the maritime plain the Israelites now strike inland, and after halting at Dophkah and Alush (see Numbers 33:12-13 ) they come to Rephid...
Moses built an altar. — Primarily, no doubt, to sacrifice thank-offerings upon it, as an acknowledgment of the Divine mercy in giving Israel the victory. But secondarily as a memorial — a monument...
Water from the Rock; Victory over Amalek Exodus 17:1-16 From the smitten rock flowed the water for the thirsty hosts. So the Rock of Ages was smitten, and from His riven side has flowed out blo...
Another trial of their faith came to the people in the lack of water. In view of the fact that they had been provided with bread and flesh, it would seem as if they would have learned enough to be ab...
Jehovah nissi means, the Lord my banner. Song of Solomon 2:4 See this prediction fulfilled in the historical sense of it. 1 Samuel 15:2-3 compared with 1 Samuel 30:1-17 , and again: 2 Samuel 8...
And Moses built an altar ,.... On Horeb, as Aben Ezra; on the top of the hill, as Ben Gersom, where sacrifices of thanksgiving were offered up for the victory obtained, or however a monument erected...
And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi: Ver. 15. And Moses built an altar. ] As a lasting monument of God's great mercy in that first victory. The Romans had a custom, th...
And Moses built an altar, and called it Jehovah-nissi The Lord is my banner. The presence and power of Jehovah was the banner under which they were listed, by which they were animated and kept to...
WATER FROM THE ROCK (vs.1-7) Bread has been provided for the people. Can God provide water also? Why did they not simply appeal to Him in fullest confidence that He would answer just as fully as...
The Conflict with Amalek; The Defeat of Amalek. B. C. 1491. 8 Then came Amalek, and fo...
Moses built an altar, both for the offering of sacrifices of praise unto God, and to be a monument of this victory, and of the author of it. The name of it , viz. of the altar, which he so calls m...
A Sudden Attack From an Unexpected Foe ( Exodus 17:8-16 ). Up to this point the problems of the journey have been physical problems arising from the environment, but now the children of Israel are...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 17:16 . The Lord hath sworn.]—A far-fetched if not an impossible rendering. The words are literally— “For (or because) a hand upon (or against) the throne of Jah; War for...
Exodus 17:15 I. The fight with Amalek was Israel's first battle, and God made it to them the revelation of the mystery of all battles the unseen spiritual things on which depend the final issues o...
Exodus 17:1 . Rephidim. The plain before Horeb, where the Israelites encamped before they removed to the plain opposite Sinai. Exodus 17:6 . Thou shalt smite the rock. Horeb was the place wher...
Jehovah-nissi, the Lord my banner. I. The fight with Amalek was Israel’s first battle, and God made it to them the revelation of the mystery of all battles--the unseen spiritual things on which de...
EXPOSITION THE WAR WITH AMALEK . The Amalekites seem to have been descendants of Amalek, the grandson of Esau ( Genesis 36:12 ). They separated themselves off from the other Edomites at a...
The Battle with the Amalekites
Jehovah-nissi. i.e. the Lord my banner Genesis 22:14 Genesis 33:20 Psalms 60:4
And Moses built an altar, and called it Jehovah — niffi — The Lord is my banner. The presence and power of Jehovah was the banner under which they were lifted, by which they were animated, and kept...