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Bible Book: Exodus
Bible Book Code: 0201700901
Scene no: 2 of 6

Bible Reference & Cartoon Description

Exodus 17:9 (ANIV)
9 Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hands.”

DRAWING NOTES:

TIME OF DAY:
Unspecified in the Bible narrative, I have set this scene in the late morning.

LIGHTING NOTES:
Sunlight (high & on the left of this picture) illuminates this scene, casting shadows to the right of people and objects.

CHARACTERS PRESENT:
From left to right: Joshua (son of Nun), Aaron, Moses, some Hebrew people in tents.

RESEARCH/ADDITIONAL NOTES:
This scene shows Moses indicating the hill that he intends to stand on (in the background).
To the right of the scene there are some Israelite (Hebrew) people, sitting in their tents. There is a Hebrew soldier (holding a spear) talking to a man in mustard-coloured robes. He is on guard against another Amalekite attack.

Below is the rough pencil sketch I drew to design this scene.

Exodus 17 – The Amalekites defeated – Scene 02 – Hilltop – Greyscale

Here is the scene without the figures & tents.

Exodus 17 – The Amalekites defeated – Scene 02 – Hilltop – Background

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Background of Exodus 17 – The Amalekites defeated Scene 02 – Hilltop

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Bible Doctrine Notes
17:8-16 CHRISTIAN ETHICS, War and Peace (4.44G)
Should a Christian retaliate in a given situation? To what degree should a Christian apply self-defence? This passage illustrates one instance when God allowed retaliation against a human enemy. However, such passages should be kept in tension with the principles of the New Testament, in regards to seeking peace. See notes on Joshua 6:1-27; Judges 1:1-36. In order to get a clearer understanding of the application of this particular passage we need to have a sense of the total Biblical picture of the nature & character of the Lord God. He is a God who demands justice from His enemies, and also from His chosen people, as they revert to paganism. He is also a God whose ultimate goal is shalom, or peace. The history of the redemption theme running throughout the whole Bible underscores this idea. So that, even in battles/wars, God makes a covenant aimed at making peace. At their best, his chosen people will be seeking to make this happen too.