Exodus 17:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation. ”

Exodus 17:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Because the Lord hath sworn - This rendering is incorrect. Our translators regard the expression as a solemn asseveration by the throne of God. However, to this the objections are insuperable; it...
Exodus 17:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Exodus 17:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

LORD . Jah. See App-4. hath sworn . The margins of Authorized Version and Revised Version show the perplexity caused by the Ellipsis . of the verb. "Surely the hand [lifted up] upon the banner of...
Exodus 17:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

16. For he said, Because the Lord. (194) He confirms by repetition the same declaration which he had lately pronounced from the mouth of God, viz., that God would be ever at war with the Am...
Exodus 17:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation. The Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek, etc. - This is no tran...
Exodus 17:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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...
Exodus 17:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
Exodus 17:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Exodus 17:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek. — Heb,, because ( his ) hand is against the throne of Jehovah, ( there shall be ) war to Jehovah with Amalek, &c. The...
Exodus 17:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
Exodus 17:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Exodus 17:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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...
Exodus 17:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For he said, because the Lord hath sworn ,.... So some Jewish writers b take it for an oath, as we do; or "because the hand is on the throne of the Lord" c; which the Targum of Jonathan, Jarchi, and...
Exodus 17:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn [that] the LORD [will have] war with Amalek from generation to generation. Ver. 16. Because the Lord, &c. ] Heb., The hand upon the throne of the Lord....
Exodus 17:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Because the Lord hath sworn , &c. The original of this passage is variously rendered. There are two senses which appear most plausible. The one of them we have here in our text , the other in t...
Exodus 17:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Exodus 17:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Conflict with Amalek; The Defeat of Amalek. B. C. 1491. 8 Then came Amalek, and fo...
Exodus 17:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

For, or, and , as the Hebrew particle properly signifies; for these words are not a reason of the passage next preceding, but an additional sentence. Because, or, surely , (as that particle is...
Exodus 17:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Exodus 17:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 17:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Exodus 17:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
Exodus 17:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Battle with the Amalekites
Exodus 17:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

because or because the hand of Amalek is against the throne of Isaiah 66:1 Acts 7:49 will have war Psalms 21:8-11

Exodus 17:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Exodus 17:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 17:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Exodus 17:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 17:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Exodus 17:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Exodus 17:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Exodus 17:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 17:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Exodus 17:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Exodus 17:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Exodus 17:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Exodus 17:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Exodus 17:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Exodus 17:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 17:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 17:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exodus 17:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Exodus 17:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 17:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Exodus 17:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 17:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Exodus 17:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exodus 17:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge