Deuteronomy 25:19, Blot out Amalek.The Hebrew name Amalek literally means “I am king.” Remember how the people of Amalek attacked the children of Israel as they were coming out of Egypt (Exod 17:8)? These heathens attacked the weary, stragglers and weak Israelites who were falling behind in the rear ranks (Deut 25:18). For this evil deed, Elohim put a curse on them. What can we learn about Israel’s ancient enemies and it relates to us today? Who are the modern “Amalekites” and how can the saints defeat them?
The Israelites ended up defeating Amalek militarily under the leadership of Moses and Joshua when Moses stood on a hill with his arms outstretched in the form of a cross (Exod 17:10–13). It was at this spot that Israel learned that YHVH Elohim was their spiritual banner (Heb. Yehovah Nissi; Exod 17:15).
There is a spiritual lesson in this story for us today. 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.
This reminds us of Yeshua’s Parable of the Sower (Matt 13:3–9) where the good seed of the Word of Elohim was sown on four types of soil. The seed failed to grow in the three types of soil representing the world, the flesh and the devil (Matt 13:18–23). This is another picture of Amalek. What defeated Amalek? Joshua the valiant warrior defeated the Amalekites militarily, while at the same time Moses was perched on a hill overlooking the battlefield with his arms raised to heaven. Both Joshua and Moses are a prophetic picture of Yeshua the Messiah. Joshua’s Hebrew name is Yehoshua, which is the long version of the name Yeshua or Joshua in English.
At the same time, on the mountain Moses’ arms grew tired and had to be supported by Aaron and Hur and in so doing his arms took the form, more or less, of a cross or the even universal sign of surrender. What are these things a spiritual picture of? Moses and Joshua combined form a prophetic picture of Yeshua defeating the world, the flesh and the devil at the cross on Golgatha’s hill. Coincidentally, as Yeshua had two other men crucified with him—one on each side, Moses had a man each side of him. This is another shadow picture pointing forward to the Messiah and his death on the cross.
Another way to look at the picture of Moses with his arms upraised is this: When Moses surrendered to the will of YHVH and completely trusted in him, the Israelites experienced victory over their enemies. This same principle can be applied in our lives when we are facing enemies who are intent on destroying us. The Bible declares that we are more than conquerors through Messiah and that nothing can defeat us if we are in the will of our Father in heaven (Rom 8:37 cp. vv. 28–29), and greater is he that is in us than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4). And finally, if Elohim is for us, who can be against us (Rom 8:31)?
Only when Moses’ arms were outstretched and raised up to heaven in openness, surrender and supplication to the Almighty did Joshua experience victory over the Amalekites. Similarly, only through prayer and the intercession with arms open and upraised to heaven as we beseech our Heavenly Father as we come before his throne through the blood of the resurrected Yeshua the Messiah in heaven, who is acting as our Great High Priest before Elohim’s throne will we be able to defeat the spiritual enemies that are attempting to prevent us from entering the Promised Land of our spiritual inheritance.
The enemies of our salvation will attempt to destroy us when are weak, tired and falling behind in our spiritual walk, even as Amalek attacked the weak and straggling Israelites who had fallen behind the camp. However, when we recognize our plight and weakness and then determine to fight, we have Yeshua’s victorious death on the cross as well as his help in heaven to overcome our enemies.
One of YHVH’s covenant names is Yehovah Nissi or YHVH Is My Banner. A military banner is something used to help build the morale of troops during the battle. YHVH is our strength and morale booster in the time of battle, and through or faith in YHVH-Yeshua, we already have the victory over the world, the flesh and the devil!
This lesson illustrates the fact that the Scriptures contain many rich and deep spiritual mysteries and truths that if it weren’t for the physical examples or prophetic shadow-types contained therein they might otherwise be obscured to us and too difficult to comprehend.
Ephesians 6: 12. The spirit of Amalek ( none other than their head satan) is alive and spreading right before our eyes.
We need a Joshua!
Don’t we just love the shadow pictures provided in Scripture to help us see and understand His Love! I’ve often heard people say that if they could ask Him just one question, they would ask “WHY?” but they mean it in a different way than I would ask for I would ask “Why did you create such a beautiful home for us and why did You love me so much to take my penalty for my sins before I was even born to commit them?” and His reply would be, because I love you!
So true.
For me the question best asked of my FATHER is WHY????
What father does not what to give his children good things?
Freewill, there can be no true love with out freewill, HE created time and space, that HE could show HIS true LOVE for all of humanity. HE gave us HIS WORD, logic, that we could see the reasoning behind HIS gift of Grace, through Faith, in HIM.
For such a time as this. All that call on HIS NAME will be saved…
YHVH id the same yesterday, today and forever. He is unchangeable. He is Holy. Never lies and always dependable and know/s no favoritism.
I see increasingly that I can depend on the scriptures He has given to us.
However, our eyes are so blinded by the enemy of our souls and we have not done enough to wash them.
Each time I am aware of His powers, love, faithfulness, grace, mercy, wisdom and His Greatness, I marvel at my stupidity. I praise Him even more in giving me time to recover and grow.
Thank God, I can say better late than never.
It was not the outstretched arms of Moses. it was that all were under the rod. All under the authority of God. Moses alone held the authority of God, but others can help hold up Moses. The lesson here is to undergird those leaders who submit to the authority of the Lord. That is what wins battles.
the amalikites are alive and breathing on the earth today living in Israel as well as Americanism
Spiritually, yes. Physically, not likely and unprovable otherwise your statement makes no sense, unless you can back it up with credible proof/evidence.
The modern-day descendants of the Amaleqites and Philistines are the Palestinians.
Correct.
If Saul had obeyed God and Completely annihilated Amalek as instructed, Israel would have avoided the current onslaught.
God knows best.
Where can you show that the Palestinians are descendants of the Amalekites?
The term Palestinians derives from the word Philistine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_name_Palestine). Palestine is another name for the area the Bible refers to as the land of Canaan or the Holy Land. The people who lived there before Israel’s conquest of that area are referred to in the Bible as Canaanites. The Bible reveals that the Canaanites were comprised of several people groups of which the Philistines were but one. Traditionally, the Bible reveals that the Philistines inhabited the area that now encompasses the Gaza strip. Doubtless the Philistines intermarried with the other Canaanite peoples over the millennia. So it is probably hard to tell who is from what tribe or people group presently. However, that land has been inhabited by the some of the same people for thousands of years. Whether a direct correlation can be made between the Amalekites and the Philistines is hard to say. The Amalekites attacked Israel shortly after they crossed the Red Sea. If the Red Sea crossing is at the SE coast of the Sinai Peninsula at the Gulf of Aqaba, then the Israelites crossed from there over to Midian (modern Saudi Arabia, and this would seem unlikely that the Philistines and Amalekites are the same people since these modern Gaza and Saudi Arabia are two completely different regions.
I believe the Amalekites of Scripture cannot be found in archaeological investigation because they were random individuals united into a ‘nation’ and people only by their in-common avarice and hatred of Jews, the ‘mixed multitude’ of migrants and ‘strangers’ all of whom the ‘Amalekites’ of the land viewed as being trespassers, and fair game to pillage and harass or murder without provocation, simply because of race, skin tone, or place of origin.
I can identify any ‘Amalekite’ by the things that they say, write, or do.
If they speak, write, plot, or provoke do evil against Israel, the poor, the sojourning ‘mixed multitude’ of migrants; They are ‘Amalekites’ of TODAY even if they do not know it.
The politics of rabble-rousing racism and incitement to hatred are the spider webs of evil that these Amalekite politicians spin to snare and to wrap their victims in, injecting them with their poison of lies, and sucking the life out of them.
Open your ears sons of Israel! Open your eyes! you will hear, see, and identify the Amalekites that you are sojourning among in this generation.
(Exodus 17:16)
Do not so much as raise up a fist against them, for Yah-Yahshua the Messiah, King of Kings, is our Savior and our avenger. He has determined that with the mighty sword of His Word He will slay all the Amalek’s and Amalekites out of all generations within the space of one day.
Thank you for this excellent, relevant, and accurate exposé on who Amalek was and is.
The seed of Amalek is spread throughout the earth and every generation produces a new crop of “tares” “from generation to generation” says YHWH.
(Exodus 17:16) The name of Amalek being forgotten, they now parade their same old hatreds and evils under thousands of assumed monikers.
Let the children of Yisrael stand fast as one people united under The Banner of The Name of YHWH, the Elohim of YAH ha’oshua The Messiah.
This article and comments is an eye opener. I want to thank you all. I was reading the book of Exodus, and chapter 17 verse 16 struck me. I wanted to know who the modern day Amalekites are, and this article and comments did justice to it.
Exactly my experience. Praise God that he opens our eyes to that we earnestly search for, according to his will.
It’s interesting to trace the line of this nomadic people group, the Amalekites, through the Holy Scriptures. After Saul failed to be obedient to wipe them out, they are mentioned encountering David in 1 Samuel 30:1-3. A brief description in 1 Chronicles 4:38-43 says the remnant was destroyed during the time of King Hezekiah. But the greatest conclusion is found in the book of Esther. Haman is called an Agagite, a descendent of the Amalekite king Agag, whom Saul failed to destroy (but the prophet Nathan did soon after). Haman and his sons represent the last of the physical Amalekites. And the book of Esther is climatic proof of the promise made in Exodus 17:16 “YHWH will have war with Amalek from generation to generation”. YHWH also fulfilled this promise made on the outcome of that war through what He said in Exodus 17:14 “I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven”. The last known Amalekite was Haman and his sons who were killed on the day of Purim, him and the other enemies of the Jews, which probably would have included any other Amalekite remaining alive. YHWH is faithful to fulfill ALL of His promises even ones made almost 1,000 years prior, such as the destruction of people group known as Amalek.