O panorama
Êxodo 17 abre com “And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin…”, muda perto do versículo 8 com “Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.” e termina com “For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Êxodo · Versão King James · 16Êxodo 17:1-8
Versículos 1–8: All the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the…
Êxodo 17:1–8 abre com “And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after…” e chega a “Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Acompanhe os mandamentos e as responsabilidades que moldam misericórdia, justiça, pureza, trabalho e amor ao próximo em Êxodo.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 4 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys…” Nomear Israel e Rephidim mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod…” Nomear Israel e Moses mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Êxodo 17:1-8
Versão King James1And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD , and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.
2Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD ?
3And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
4And Moses cried unto the LORD , saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
5And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.
6Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
7And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD , saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?
8Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
Êxodo 17:9-16
Versículos 9–16: Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with…
Êxodo 17:9–16 abre com “And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will…” e chega a “For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Acompanhe os mandamentos e as responsabilidades que moldam misericórdia, justiça, pureza, trabalho e amor ao próximo em Êxodo.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the…” Nomear Amalek e Choose mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek…” Esse conhecido sinal narrativo faz o tempo avançar. O que segue é uma nova cena, consequência ou resposta a uma tensão anterior.
“And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.” Nomear Amalek e Joshua mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Êxodo 17:9-16
Versão King James9And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.
10So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
11And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
12But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
13And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
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 heaven.
15And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi:
16For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Exodus 17:1 começa com “And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD …”
Onde o capítulo muda
Exodus 17:8 forma uma mudança natural: “Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.”
A nota final
Exodus 17:16 deixa o leitor com “For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras Moses, LORD, people, Amalek, Israel, hand ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.