First Fight (Exodus 17:8-16)

FBC CTX Growing in Grace Podcast · Feb 19, 2025 · 28m

After the Lord miraculously delivered the people of Israel out of bondage in Egypt, they were slowly making their way through the wilderness toward the Promised Land. Unexpectedly, they encountered trouble along the way. They were attacked by the Amalekites, desert nomads dwelling in the northern Negev and descendants of Esau. This was their first fight, but it would not be their last.

As we review this ancient conflict and how they engaged with their enemy, we will learn truths that will prove beneficial for our contemporary encounters with a foe called the flesh, the old sin nature. In some…