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== Amalekite Engagement ==

== Amalekite Engagement ==

In the first year of the wilderness journey, some [[Amalek]]ites began to attack the stragglers among the Israelites. [[Joshua (Biblical leader)|Joshua]] hastily organized the first Israelite army, and Moses ordered Joshua to engage the Amalekites while he, Moses, stood on a high hill and held his rod high to invoke [[God]]'s blessing on the combat. As Moses expected, as long as he held his rod high, Joshua could prevail, but if Moses let his rod fall, Joshua had to fall back. Finally Aaron and [[Hur]], a Judah-ite, stood to either side of Moses and held up his arms so that he could hold his rod high. Thus Joshua won the day and the untrained army of Israel was blooded in combat and won.

In the first year of the wilderness journey, some [[Amalekites]] began to attack the stragglers among the Israelites. [[Joshua (Biblical leader)|Joshua]] hastily organized the first Israelite army, and Moses ordered Joshua to engage the Amalekites while he, Moses, stood on a high hill and held his rod high to invoke [[God]]'s blessing on the combat. As Moses expected, as long as he held his rod high, Joshua could prevail, but if Moses let his rod fall, Joshua had to fall back. Finally Aaron and [[Hur]], a Judah-ite, stood to either side of Moses and held up his arms so that he could hold his rod high. Thus Joshua won the day and the untrained army of Israel was blooded in combat and won.

== The Golden Calf ==

== The Golden Calf ==