Passage Research
Exodus 17 — Sermon Preparation
At Rephidim the people quarrel over water and Moses strikes a rock to bring it forth; Joshua defeats the Amalekites while Moses holds up his staff. Below is a research summary for Exodus 17, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 16
- verses
- 246 / 114
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 10
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Exodus 17 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מֹשֶׁה | Môsheh | H4872 | 13 | Mosheh |
| עֲמָלֵק | ʻĂmâlêq | H6002 | 7 | Amalek |
| יָד | yâd | H3027 | 8 | hand, open |
| עַם | ʻam | H5971 | 8 | people, tribe |
| יְהוֹשׁוּעַ | Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ | H3091 | 4 | Jehoshua |
| מַיִם | mayim | H4325 | 4 | water, juice |
| יְהֹוָה נִסִּי | Yᵉhôvâh niççîy | H3071 | 2 | Jehovah-Nissi |
How preachers through history handled this text
10 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 17, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Israel engaged with Amalek in their own necessary defence. God makes his people able, and calls them to various services for the good of his church. Joshua fights, Moses prays, both minister to Israel. The rod was held up, as the banner to encourage the soldiers. Also to God, by way of appeal to him. Moses was tired. The strongest arm will fail with being long held out; it is God only whose hand is stretched out still. We do not find that Joshua's hands were heavy in fighting, but Moses' hands were heavy in praying; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Exodus 17:8–35 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Rephidim— Ex 17:1
- Sin— Ex 17:1
- Amalek— Ex 17:10
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