After they are defeated by the Israelites at Rephidim, God promises unending judgement on Amalek in Exodus 17:
14Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it in the ears of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” 15And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, The Lord Is My Banner, 16saying, “A hand upon the throne of the Lord! The Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.” ESV
The reason for the judgement and the form of the judgement are given in slightly more detail in Deuteronomy 25:
17“Remember what Amalek did to you on the way as you came out of Egypt, 18how he attacked you on the way when you were faint and weary, and cut off your tail, those who were lagging behind you, and he did not fear God. 19Therefore when the Lord your God has given you rest from all your enemies around you, in the land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance to possess, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven; you shall not forget. ESV
What I find difficult to understand is how ‘the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation’ if their memory has been blotted out from under heaven. Am I missing the Hebrew idiom here? Is one or other of the statements not to be taken literally, and if so, which one?
Varnel Watson
yES Steve Losee but no one is talking about it
Mike Partyka
Troy Day stop watching NBC.
Steve Losee
so far Trump’s done more good for the country than any president since Reagan. But if you’re watching the manipulative mainstream, you won’t know that. I’m not on the Trump train, but statements like the one above makes it look like we’ll be pushed into Socialism pretty soon.
Varnel Watson
Mike Partyka if you cared to actually WATCH the video youd know it was CBN but this is not your first time Steve Losee what is your point exactly since you obviously did not watch it either
Steve Losee
NO, I don’t follow CBN necessarily either. Calling Trump a “tragedy” shows your own bias. Considerng the direction the nation as a whole is going, I thank God for the respite, however short.
Varnel Watson
Steve Losee who and where called tragedy? You seem to be mixing your comments and OP like NBC and CBN Mike Partyka did not have his glasses on when he looked at the video and misread CBN for NBC and you are following blindly This video is a very good pro – life opportunity for Christians
Steve Losee
“Running hard left will not defeat the Trumpian tragedy.”
Varnel Watson
Steve Losee That is correct Now you need to actually watch the video so you can get the full picture instead of what Mike Partyka blindly tried to imply and you followed
Varnel Watson
CBN video from the article https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN7txX_qiF8&feature=emb_title