Joshua and the chosen warriors won the battle. This is the first time the Bible mentions Joshua. Massa means “a tempting”, and Meribah means “quarrel”. Known for: After the death of Moses, Joshua became the leader of Israel, successfully directing the Israelite army in its conquest of the Promised Land.He also served as an Old Testament type of Christ. He’s better than we are, so therefore He always keeps His promises. The people of Israel saw the miracles wrought by God through His prophet Moses, and they saw Him travelling with them in a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. Joshua is the English version of Yeshua, which means “God saved”. UNANSWERED QUESTIONS TO YOUR WORD SEARCHES (CHURCH OF PHILADELPHIA). Yeshua was Jesus’ real name. This is the first time the Bible mentions Joshua. The people esteemed their elders in those days. According to the books of Exodus, Numbers and Joshua, he was Moses' assistant and became the leader of the Israelite tribes after the death of Moses. According to the Bible he was born in Egypt prior to the Exodus. God told him to take some elders to a rock at Horeb, then hit it with his staff in their presence so all can drink out of it. Joshua and the chosen men fought against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up the hill. They were told they were going to the land He promised their fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, so they should have trusted in Him that He would keep His promise. Joshua is the English version of Yeshua, which means “God saved”. I pointed out in the previous chapter lesson that God does not mind testing people, especially those He plans on using or has openly interfered with the lives of. Joshua and the chosen men fought against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up the hill. Jesus is the English pronunciation of the Greek version of Yeshua (Ιησούς- {yay-SOOCE}). The people then began criticizing Moses for not having water, so he said to them “Why do you chide me? Moses and the Israelites went from the wilderness of Sin and settled in Rephidim, and there was no water there. The Israelites should have known that God wouldn’t bring them out of Egypt just to kill them, but time and time again Israel would anger Him. This was to show the Israelites how much authority God gave to Moses. Moses cried to the Lord, wondering what he can do with them, saying they are about to stone him. Joshua or Jehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ‎ Yəhôšuaʿ) is the central figure in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Joshua. After his arms became so fatigued he couldn’t hold them up any longer, Aaron and Hur held his arms up for him until the sun went down. When Moses raised his hands, Israel prevailed, but when he let down his arms, they started losing. Jesus is the English pronunciation of the Greek version of Yeshua (Ιησούς- {yay-SOOCE}). Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. One facet of Joshua’s persona was of a devoted Torah student and another was his military acumen and pragmatic leadership skills. Moses told Joshua to choose men to fight against them, and the next day he would stand on a hill with the staff God bestowed power onto. Yet another sign for Israel. Moses built an altar there and called it “Jehovah-nissi”, which means “God is my banner”. The reason why God said to have the elders there was so they can tell the rest of the congregation that Moses brought water out of the rock with his staff, thus another miracle performed by God through His servant. Amalek was a descendant of Esau, who was also called Edom. God could have simply have the Israelites win, but God wanted to show the people that Moses was His prophet. His name was Hoshea (הוֹשֵׁעַ‎) the son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, but Moses called him Joshua (Numbers 13:16), the name by which he is commonly known. God told Moses to write in a book as a memorial for Joshua that God will remove the Amalekites from the earth. Yeshua was Jesus’ real name. God never breaks His promises, even if it looks like He might. The Amalekites came and fought against Israel there in Rephidim. Moses then called the place Massah and Meribah because of Israel’s chiding and tempting of the Lord. Why do you tempt the Lord?” The people then began murmuring against him, asking why he brought them out of Egypt only to kill them there. In fact, the very first time Joshua is mentioned in the Bible is when, shortly after the Jewish People were redeemed from Egypt and were traveling in the desert, they were attacked by the Amalekites.

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