. Amalek, their leader, was the illegitimate son of Eliphaz, son of Esau. The Amalekites are sinners, deserving of God's wrath through Israel. 4) God provides a deliverer through a Judge. These are the sons of Esau's wife . The Spirit of Amalek. He was trying to help God" by saving for sacrifices. In truth Saul went to Amalek and destroyed the people there, he however spared the king, capturing him, and also brought back the best animals (sheep, cow, fatling etc) all spared . 29:23) and later the Amalekites (1 Samuel 15) to the world-wide flood during the days of Noah (Genesis 6-8). Amalek was the grandson of Esau. According to St. Augustine, it is "a word, deed, or desire in opposition to the eternal law of God."The word sin probably comes from Germanic for guilty. The Amalekites presumably would have been wiped out by Saul in 1 Samuel 15 if he had followed God's instructions. Now go and completely destroy the entire Amalekite nation-men, women, children, babies, cattle, sheep, camels, and donkeys.". 1 Sam.15:2-3 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "I have decided to settle accounts with the nation of Amalek for opposing Israel when they came from Egypt. 3) Israel repents; asking for a deliverer. The LORD's judgment on the Amalekites. 9 Saul and the Israelite soldiers felt bad about destroying everything. The Lord gave King Saul specific instructions on how to handle a battle with the enemy, the Amalekites. I saw what the Amalekites did. 15 One day Samuel said to Saul, "The Lord sent me to anoint you king over his people Israel. Amalek in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. God Set a Promise to Israel that the Amalekites would Be Destroyed. The Amalekites harassed the Hebrews during their Exodus from Egypt and attacked . 3 Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. 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.And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will . The district over which they ranged was south of Judah and probably extended into northern Arabia. The Amalekites, not daring to take on the main host of Israel, attacked the tail end of the line, where the slow and weak plodded along. In Genesis 25:29-34, we read the familiar story where Esau sold his inheritance to his brother Jacob. When the nation was weak and vulnerable the Amalekites attacked the weakest and most vulnerable of the nation (Deuteronomy 25:18). Amalek, a son of Esau's son Eliphaz, was presumably the eponymous ancestor of the Amalekites. God gives several promises to Amalek that his end will be destruction. The Amalekites are not listed in the table of nations in Genesis 10, as they did not originate until after Esau's time. The Amalekites were a formidable tribe of nomads living in the area south of Canaan, between Mount Seir and the Egyptian border. When God commanded Saul to utterly destroy the Amalekites because of their sins (1 Sam. E. What the Bible says about Amalek and the Amalekites: "Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and conquered all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, who lived in Hazazon-tamar." Genesis 14:7 "Timna was a concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. The Amalekites are the descendants of Esau, the brother of Jacob (Genesis 36:12,16). Haman was "the son of Hammedatha the Agagite" ( Esther 3:1 ), probably directly descended from the Amalekite king Samuel killed. The BIBLE never said every single Amalekite lived in their area of settling. This past week, Pastor Andrew discussed the fall of Saul and had to deal with 1 Samuel 15:3. According to the Midrash, the Amalekites were sorcerers who could transform themselves to resemble animals, in order to avoid capture. - Amalek & Israel - Land & People - The Amalekites & the Kenites - In the Aggadah Amalek and Israel Last things first: the connection between Purim and the commandment of wiping out Amalek is very clear. Balaam uttered a similar oracle of doom over Amalek, which doubtless reached the ears of the Amalekites (Numb 24:20). (Exo 17:14 KJV) 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. By Eileen F. Toplansky. When Amalek attacked Israel, he cooled down the pot. This sin of presumption led to family grief, in addition to being displeasing in the sight of God. Five centuries later, as recorded in the story of Esther, an evil man named Haman plotted genocide against the Jews in Persia during the reign of Xerxes. The Amalekites were a nation of people descended from the biblical Esau. He was left in darkness. On March 8 and 9 of 2012 we held a prayer campaign called Divine Deliverance Prayer Campaign. Doubt leads people to believe in a 'false grace' or 'once saved always saved' theology, instead of leading a life dedicated to working out . Instead of doing what the Lord told him, he spared the Amalekites, and especially the king, the representative of the inward rooted evil, the very pith and backbone, as it were, of the sin; and the result was that the Amalekites destroyed him. These sinners, the Amalekites, are those who made women childless, and thus it is just for them to experience the suffering and cruelty they themselves mete out to their enemies. Yet, as Moses notes, the Amalekites did not include God in their calculations. Amalek was the son of Eliphaz and Timna, grandson of Esau. Exodus 17:14And 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 . The Torah states that we must "go out and fight" Amalek, which is a call to ongoing spiritual warfare in our lives ( Deut. Amalek was the illegitimate son of Elifaz -- the oldest son of Esau -- and Elifaz's concubine, Timna. Amalek is directly tied to "doubt" (versus faith) on the part of God's people. As such, the Amalekites weren't total foreigners to God. 3 Now go fight against the Amalekites. No record exists of this being a reprisal for Israel's bellicose actions. God hates it when the strong take cruel advantage over the weak, especially when the weak are His people. What makes the Amalekites particularly interesting is that these two characteristics are always glaringly present when an Amalekite is involved in any Biblical story. The seven names of God that, once written, cannot be erased because of their holiness are the Tetragrammaton, El, Elohim, Eloah, Elohai, El Shaddai, and Tzevaot. There the descendants of Esau are listed. Rabbinic literature describes the Amalekites as full of intense and everlasting hatred for the Jews. After nearly 900 years, the entire nation faced God's judgment; and today, there is not a single Amalekite on the earth. History of the Amalekites The Hebrews (Israelites) were God's chosen people in Old Testament times. If we go deliberately against God's will in any matter, we must expect . And we are told there that Amalek was the son of Eliphaz, who was a son of Esau. They moved from Canaan to Egypt during a drought. The first is right at Israel's birth as a free nation in Exodus 17 —it's the famous story of the Amalekites attacking Israel and Moses holding up his hands to give Israel victory. Foreigners were forbidden to eat blood (Lv 17:10, 12 . This implies that the power behind Amalek was Satan. Moses made sure he kept his arms raise all throughout, needing the help of Aaron and Hur. "The LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation" (Exodus 17:16). In Judaism, the perspective is slightly different. God Confirms His Promise … 15 You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age. Amalekite, member of an ancient nomadic tribe, or collection of tribes, described in the Old Testament as relentless enemies of Israel, even though they were closely related to Ephraim, one of the 12 tribes of Israel. The same is true of the Amalekites of 1 Sam. This verse records the words of God through the prophet Samuel to Saul, "Now go and attack the Amalekites and completely destroy everything they have. Instead of seeing God's forbearance as an opportunity to repent, the Amalekites were emboldened in sin and continued to fill up the measure of their iniquity. Judges 6:3Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites and other eastern peoples invaded the country. So we see from these verses that Saul totally destroyed all the Amalekites. The Amalekites provide an explanation for the irrational and intense hatred for Jews that echoes through human history. In addition, the name Jah—because it forms part of the Tetragrammaton—is similarly protected. Saul struck Nob with the edge of the sword. He sought in a time of perplexity to know God's will. His name means "dweller in a valley" [1]. 2) God has an enemy attack Israel as punishment. Now listen to his message. The idea of "doubt" being a critical sin was actually brought up earlier in John's vision: Revelation 3:15-16-I know your works, that you are neither . These were defeated by David in 1 Samuel 30 with the exception of a few hundred who escaped ( 30:17 ). A nomadic tribe of uncertain origin, which occupied the peninsula of Sinai and the wilderness intervening between the southern hill-ranges of Palestine and the border of Egypt. It will ever conflict, but need not conquer. He did destroy the city of Amalek, but other raiding parties/nomadic bands of Amalekites survived. Amalek embodies the principle of lo yareh HaShem, the lack of the fear of God, and therefore represents the power of darkness and evil in the world. Continuing the history between the Amalekites and the Israelites, after Joshua conquers the land, we enter the period of the Judges. In addition, the name Jah—because it forms part of the Tetragrammaton—is similarly protected. The Amorites had a chance to repent and be saved, just as the Assyrians in Nineveh did during in the time of Jonah. Saul struck the city of Nob. Esau was the one who had sold his birthright and his part in God's promise. The wrath of God exists in the present as explained in Romans 1 in God's removal of His hand to . The Defeat of Amalek. Third, we are reminded that God does not take pleasure in the punishment of the innocent: The Amalekites committed a terrible sin against Israel. Several times more the Amalekites attack Israel. By his sin, Esau forfeited the birthright to his brother Jacob. The enemy was close to winning a few times but were ultimately defeated by Joshua. While the Jews were still in Rephidim, the Amalekites, a mightily and fierce people, descendants of Esau, and well-trained in the art of warfare, suddenly attacked the people of Israel.It was an unprovoked and cowardly attack upon a tired and weary people, just liberated from slavery, on the way to their homeland. That means that Amalek is a relative to the children of Israel. Genesis 36: 12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau's wife. Saul put to death both men and women, children and . Like other nations, they were apparently aware of the miracles God . And this is precisely the condition of all war with Amalek. As such, the Amalekites weren't total foreigners to God. Amalek is a grandson of Esau. . Genesis 36: 12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau's wife. Thus, in 1 Samuel 15:3, it was considered necessary to destroy the livestock in order to destroy Amalek. Where is Amalek in the Bible? Amalek is a spiritual picture of the world, the flesh and devil that will attack and try to destroy us spiritually as we're coming out of our own spiritual Egypt and beginning our trek through the wilderness of life en route to Promised Land of our spiritual inheritance, which is the kingdom of Elohim from heaven. Purim is a festival that began in the book of Esther during the time that the Persians ruled Judah. The figure of Amalek (first mentioned in Genesis 14:17) gives us a specific insight as his persecution of Israel. For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek . The Amalekites were the descendants and followers of Amalek, grandson of Esau, brother of Jacob also known as Israel. Saul was to go and destroy the Amalekites and everything they owned, nothing was to be spared, because of the way the Amalekites treated Isarel when they left Egypt. Exodus 17:14And 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 . He was keeping track of the measure of their sins, and, during Abraham's time, it was not yet "full." So the Amorites were warned that judgment was coming. It speaks of an Amalekite official . The Amalekites represent Satan and the flesh and their war against God's people and all that is right. What did God say about the Amalekites? Because of Joseph, they were encouraged to settle in Egypt (Gen. 47:5-12). 15:1-3), and he returned with King Agag and the best of the flocks, his was the sin of presumption. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand." So Joshua did as Moses told him, and fought with Amalek, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. "Amalek was the first of the nations, But his end shall be destruction." Amalekites » Defeated by david 1 Samuel 27:8-9 Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites and the Girzites and the Amalekites; for they were the inhabitants of the land from ancient times, as you come to Shur even as far as the land of Egypt. These distant cousins of the miracle nation would become fierce resisters of Israel, and a constant thorn in her side. The New Amalekites…Islam in Prophecy pt 7. In the oracle of Balaam, Amalek was called the 'first of the nations'. God had given his will in the matter of Agag, and he had refused to act upon it. In Jewish history the Amalekites—a tribe with genocidal intentions against God's people—came to symbolize all those who sought to eradicate the Jewish people, from Titus to Hadrian, Khmelnitsky to Hitler. (Deut. Haman, the villain of the Purim story, was an Amalekite. The Amalekites are a picture of the sinful desires of our flesh that consume, destroy, and exhaust us like a person trying to free themselves from the bondage of a rope."..Beloved, our flesh will always oppose us, but need not oppress us. Genocide of the Amalekites. Foreigners were not obliged to follow the Israelite religion, but shared in some of its benefits (Dt 14:29). Amalek was the grandson of Esau. Deuteronomy 25:17 Remember what the Amalekites did to you along the way when you came out of Egypt. All the evidence of the Bible shows that God has infinite love and compassion but, because he is also a God of justice, he has limited patience. Amalek, one of the grandsons of Esau, had grown into a tribe of hit and run fighters, preying on straggling travelers, the weak and sickly, and the young. . This group of people lived in the Sinai Peninsula, in what is now known as the Negev Desert. They lived amongst the Kenites, Canaanites, etc and if they lived amongst them there was definitely mixing and thus they was preserved. 7 Saul defeated the Amalekites. Amalek was the grandson of the infamous Esau, Jacob's brother, Isaac's son. Israel Defeats Amalek - Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim. The Crucifixion is the battle with Satan that destroys his power. The word Hebrew sin (chet) comes from the Hebrew root to miss the mark. The Destruction of the Amalekites Discussion in 'General Theology' started by Achilles6129, Apr 26, 2015. The LORD's judgment on the Amalekites. The name "Amalek" means, "a people that licks up" , locust like. They did this for no reasons except violence and greed. But, Saul had some reservations with some of God's instructions. We settle into a dangerous, lukewarm place thinking God will overlook the sin in our life. They were the first nation to . When Samuel confronted him, Saul made excuses and even blamed others. The Amalekites were a people of the Negev and adjoining desert that were a hereditary enemy of Israel from wilderness times to the early monarchy. Twice in the Hebrew Bible—Exodus 17:14-16 and Deuteronomy 25:17-19—the ancient Israelites were commanded to "blot out" the memory of Amalek. . He had been part of God's covenant people, but he valued his own appetites more. In the annals of Jewish history, " [t]he Amalekites, descendants of Amalek, were an ancient biblical nation living near the land of Canaan. The Lord was silent. The seven names of God that, once written, cannot be erased because of their holiness are the Tetragrammaton, El, Elohim, Eloah, Elohai, El Shaddai, and Tzevaot. Moses commanded Joshua to select men to fight, and the Israelites met the Amalekites in battle. "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the . But although they are relatives, the Amalekites are an enemy. After the battle, Moses built an altar. Nu 13:29; 1Sa 15:7; 27:8 Their wealth consisted in flocks and herds. Theology. The sins of the Amorites were a lesson that the people of Israel had to learn if they were to remain in the land and enjoy the blessings and prosperity that God promised them. The fighting morale was crucial here. 15 (the Amalekites were a people group for about 1000 years after being "totally destroyed"), and all of the Canaanite groups. Ezekiel 18:4 states that "The soul who sins will die." Paul states in Romans 6:23 that "The wages of sin is death." . Saul (partially) destroyed the people of Amalek with the edge of the sword (1 Sam 15:8). The Amalekites survived by living amongst other tribes. But Saul committed a twofold sin against God. It is also presumed that the seed of the elohim brings about a complete predisposition to violence and sin "The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. It coincided with the feast of Purim and was therefore directed against the spirit of Amalek. The Amalekites launched full out attacks. Specifically, he is called "Haman the Agagite.". 2 This is what the Lord Almighty says: 'I will punish the Amalekites for what they did to Israel when they waylaid them as they came up from Egypt. Though a race close to Israel, they rejected the Hebrews after the Exodus, and were bent upon their utter destruction. The Amalekites were thus the pawns of the Devil, who was a murderer from the beginning (John 8:44). As Paul says, "the wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23). Saul was commanded to put to death both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey in the city of Amalek. The literary structure of 1 Samuel 14:47-15:9 Our topic today, the destruction of the Amalekites, is really just background in terms of what is focused on in the broader story of 1 Samuel 15, which is Saul's disobedience. Probably it was only in form that he sought God. Saul captured Agag alive. He took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and all his people he totally destroyed with the sword.". He had been part of God's covenant people, but he valued his own appetites more. "Amalek came and battled Israel in Rephidim." (Exodus 17:8) "…G-d maintains a war against Amalek, from generation to generation." (Exodus 17:15) The first Chassidic discourse by the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe (after the passing of his father the 5th Rebbe in 1920 in Rostov, during the Russian Communist Revolution) was on the verse "Amalek is the first among the nations, and in the . Amalek's attack upon the Israelites was demonic in inspiration. All rebellious . Judges 7:12 The Midianites, the Amalekites and all the other eastern peoples had settled in the valley, thick as locusts. Saul let Agag live, but he killed all the men in Agag's army. In that chapter, King Saul spared Agag's life and that of . Apr 26, 2015 #1 . As the firstborn son, that inheritance would have included all that belonged to his father and would have made Esau, rather than Jacob, the bearer of the covenant . At this time, the Lord rejected Saul as King. He fought them and chased them all the way from Havilah to Shur, at the border of Egypt. The hopes, joys, consolations, and blessings which are diffused throughout the . They were the first nation to attack the Jewish people after the Exodus from Egypt, and they are seen as the archetypal enemy of the Jews. The Amalekites ( / ˈæməlɛkaɪts /) were considered to be Amalek's descendants through the genealogy of Esau. Esau was the one who had sold his birthright and his part in God's promise. The Amalekites were the descendants and followers of Amalek, grandson of Esau, brother of Jacob also known as Israel. And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth." ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭6:11-12‬ ‭KJV‬‬ Yet it took 400 years until this fearful judgement was carried out. Obviously, some Amalekites escaped Saul's army. We can't sit by and passively accept evil; nor can we ignore . 2 The Lord All-Powerful says: 'When the Israelites came out of Egypt, the Amalekites tried to stop them from going to Canaan. They originated from Jacob whose name was changed to Israel. 16 In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete." 17 When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses.… So Moses said to Joshua, "Choose for us men, and go out and fight with Amalek. This gave courage to the surrounding nations that Israel could be defeated." God's anger is stirred up over Amalek attacking His people. Satan is the enemy of YHWH - and Amalek is so-described. The royal line of the Kings is what led to Haman.

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