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Thus says Yahweh of Hosts, I have marked that which Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him in the way, when he came up out of Egypt.
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A 400-Year-Old Crime
Commentators explain that this command is not random but a response to a foundational crime. Four centuries earlier, Amalek attacked the weakest Israelites during the Exodus (Exodus 17:8). Scholars note this original, unprovoked cruelty, compounded by centuries of continued hostility, is the basis for God's long-delayed judgment.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
It appears from the cross-references (see 1 Samuel 14:48) that this expedition against Amalek was not made without fresh provocation. T…
19th Century
Anglican
That which Amalek did to Israel. —The Amalekites were a fierce, untameable race of wanderers, who roamed at large through those de…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thus saith the Lord of hosts Of the celestial host of angels, and of the army of Israel, yea, of all the armies of t…
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The sentence of condemnation against the Amalekites had been issued long before (Exodus 17:14; Deuteronomy 25:19), but they…
