Chapter XVII Meribah, Xvii. 1–7
A greater strain. What if Israel had stood it? 249.—They murmured against Moses. The position of Aaron. An exaggerated outcry, 250.—Witnesses to the miracle. The rock in Horeb, 251.—The rod. Privilege is not acceptance, 252.
Amalek, Xvii. 8–16
A water-raid, 252.—God’s sheep must become His warriors. War, 253–4.—Joshua. The rod of God, 255.—A silent prayer. Aaron and Hur must join in it, 256.—So now. But the army must fight, 257.—“The Lord my banner.” Unlike a myth, 258.