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Bible Book: Exodus
Bible Book Code: 0201701001
Scene no: 3 of 7

Bible Reference & Cartoon Description

Exodus 17:10 (ANIV)
So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill.

DRAWING NOTES:

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

LIGHTING NOTES:
The sun (high in the sky & unseen on the right) is illuminating this scene, and casting shadows to the left of figures and objects.

CHARACTERS PRESENT:
Down on the plain we can see the outskirts of the Israelite/Hebrew camp, with a few tents. There are lots of Hebrew people there, near the tents, with soldiers carrying banners, to the right of them.
The Amalekite army can be seen as a second group of people to the right of the first group.
Moses, Aaron & Hur are reaching the summit of the over looking hill. Note, they have some spear-carrying soldiers with them.

RESEARCH/ADDITIONAL NOTES:
I decided to show Moses, Aaron & Hur climbing up the hill side in this scene. I reasoned that they would have taken armed guards (soldiers) with them, to protect themselves from any roaming Amalekite scouts.

The green lizard in the right foreground is a Lacerta media israelica (aka Levant Green Lizard). The lizard’s distribution is in the Mediterranean area and extending north (Lebanon, Syria, Turkey). Sometimes extends east, and even beyond the Middle East.

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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.