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Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary

Exodus 17:1

The children of Israel journeyed By divers stations, recorded Numbers 33:12, but here omitted, because nothing extraordinary happened in them. According to the commandment of the Lord Signified either by word, or by the motion or rest of the pillar of cloud and fire. Although led by this, they came to a place where there was no water for them to drink We may be in the way of our duty and yet meet with troubles, which Providence brings us into for the trial of our faith.

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See also Exodus 17:1 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    CHAPTER XVII _The Israelites journey from the wilderness of_ Sin _to_ Rephidim, 1, _where they murmur for lack of water_, 2, 3. _Moses asks counsel of God_, 4, _who commands him to take his rod a...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    ACCORDING TO THEIR JOURNEYS - The Israelites rested at two stations before they reached Rephidim, namely, Dophkah and Alush Numbers 33:12. Dophkah was in the Wady Sih, a day’s journey from the Wady Na...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 17 AT REPHIDIM _ 1. The water from the rock (Exodus 17:1)_ 2. The conflict with Amalek (Exodus 17:8) From Sin they went to Dophkah and Alush before they came to Rephidim (Numbers 33:12). Aga...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    EXODUS 27. WATER FROM THE ROCK (Exodus 17 :1 P (Rephidim), Exodus 17:1 b - Exodus 17:2 a (strove, strive) E, Exodus 17:3 and Exodus 17:2 b (tempt) J,...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    CHILDREN. sons. SIN. Hebrew Bush. COMMANDMENT. Hebrew "mouth". Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause). App-6. Mouth put for what is spoken by it. the LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. Rephidim. reclin...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    AFTER THEIR JOURNEYS,—AND PITCHED IN REPHIDIM— See Numbers 33:12. Rephidim was a dry and sandy part of the desert of _Sin,_ within a march or two of _Sinai;_ where, there being _no water for the peopl...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 17 And all the congregation of the children of Is-ra-el journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, by their journeys, according to the commandment of Je-ho-vah, and encamped...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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, AND PITCHED IN REPHIDIM: AND THERE WAS NO WATE...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    17:1 command (c-22) Lit. 'mouth.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    AFTER THEIR JOURNEYS] RV 'by their journeys' (RM 'stages')....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    REPHIDIM. MURMURING FOR WATER. OPPOSITION OF AMALEK Leaving the maritime plain the Israelites now strike inland, and after halting at Dophkah and Alush (see Numbers 33:12) they come to Rephidim. This...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    EXODUS: ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION THE *ISRAELITES LEAVE EGYPT EXODUS CHAPTER S 1 TO 18 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 17 WATER AT HOREB – VERSES 1-7 V1 All the *Israelites left the *dese...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    XVII. THE MURMURING AT REPHIDIM AND THE FIGHT WITH AMALEK. (1) THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL JOURNEYED FROM THE WILDERNESS OF SIN. — The route by which Rephidim was reached is very uncertain. From El Markha...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ֠ יִּסְעוּ כָּל ־עֲדַ֨ת בְּנֵֽי ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    WATER FROM THE ROCK; VICTORY OVER AMALEK Exodus 17:1 From the smitten rock flowed the water for the thirsty hosts. So the Rock of Ages was smitten, and from His riven side has flowed out blood and wa...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Another trial of their faith came to the people in the lack of water. In view of the fact that they had been provided with bread and flesh, it would seem as if they would have learned enough to be abl...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    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, and pitched in (a) Rephidim: and [there was] no...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Mansions, at Daphca, (Numbers xxxiii. 12,) and perhaps at Aluz. (Calmet) --- Raphidim, the 11th station mentioned by Moses, which was afterwards called Massa, "temptation," because the people murmure...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    CONTENTS This is a most interesting Chapter, and when explained to us by the gospel as it is in the outlines of it by one of the apostles, serves to show how much redemption work occupied the divine m...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    There is hardly a book of the Old Testament that stands out in more decided contrast with the book of Genesis than the one which follows it most closely. And this is the more striking, because God emp...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    1._And all the congregation. _Scarcely was the sedition of the people about the want of food set at rest when they again rebel on the subject of drink. They ought, at least, to have learnt from the ma...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 16 AND 17. But now the difficulties of the way arrive. They travel three days without water-a sad effect, in appearance, of such a deliverance; and then the w...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND ALL THE CONGREGATION OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL JOURNEYED FROM THE WILDERNESS OF SIN,.... Where they had stayed some time, at least a week, as it should seem, from the gathering the manna there six...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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, and pitched in Rephidim: and [there was] no wat...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    The people murmure for water at Rephidim. 5 God sendeth him for water to the rocke in Horeb. 8 Amalek is ouercome by the holding vp of Moses hands. 15 Moses buildeth the Altar IEHOVAH Nissi. [MURM...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE MURMURING AT MASSAH AND MERIBAH...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, after several days' marching, on each of which they encamped for the night, Numbers 33:12...

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

    FIFTH SECTION The journey through the wilderness to Sinai. Want of water. Marah. Elim. The Wilderness of Sin. Quails. Manna. Rephidim (Massah and Meribah). The Amalekites. Jethro and his advice, a hu...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    WATER FROM THE ROCK (vs.1-7) Bread has been provided for the people. Can God provide water also? Why did they not simply appeal to Him in fullest confidence that He would answer just as fully as He...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-7 The children of Israel journeyed according to the commandment of the Lord, led by the pillar of cloud and fire, yet they came to a place where there was no water for them to drink. We may be in t...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    EXODUS CHAPTER 17 The children of Israel come to Rephidim; there is no water, therefore murmur against Moses, EXODUS 17:1. Moses crieth to the Lord, EXODUS 17:4. The Lord sendeth Moses to Horeb; he sm...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    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, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Exodus 17:1 congregation H5712 children H1121 Israel H3478 out H5265 (H8799) journey H4550 Wilderness H4057 Sin H5512 c

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    WATER FROM THE ROCK (EXODUS 17:1). The children of Israel leave the wilderness of Sinai and encamp in Rephidim. Its site is uncertain. There they find themselves without water. Considering the continu...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Smitten rock at Meribah. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Joshua, Aaron, Hur. CONCLUSION: Fed by the Bread of Life; refreshed by the Water of Life (John 7:37) means victory for the believer in ever...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Exodus 17:1. _Rephidim._ The plain before Horeb, where the Israelites encamped before they removed to the plain opposite Sinai. Exodus 17:6. _Thou shalt smite the rock._ Horeb was the place where God...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Give us water, that we may drink._ REPHIDIM: ANCIENT AND MODERN How far have we travelled from Rephidim? This is mere than a question in geography: it is a profound inquiry in morals. How far have w...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 17:1. After their journeys.]—Literally, “their breakings up,” alluding to nomad life, and bringing vividly before the mind the _pulling up_ of the _tent-stakes_ and general _br...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THE SECOND MUMURING FOR WATER. When the Israelites had come to Rephidim which was probably in the Wady Feiran, near its junction with the Wady Esh-Sheikh, complaint arose, not, as at Marah...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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, and they pitched in Rephidim: and there was no...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    sin Exodus 16:1 Numbers 33:12 Rephidim Exodus 17:8 Exodus 19:2...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    They journeyed according to the commandment of the Lord, led by the pillar of cloud and fire, and yet they came to a place where there was no water for them to drink — We may be in the way of our duty...

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