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Bible Book: Exodus
Bible Book Code: 0201701201
Scene no: 6 of 7

Bible Reference & Cartoon Description

Exodus 17:12-13 (ANIV)
12 When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset. 13 So Joshua overcame the Amalekite army with the sword.

DRAWING NOTES:

TIME OF DAY:
The Bible narrative tells us that this scene occurs at sunset.

LIGHTING NOTES:
The sun (low and going down in the west) is illuminating this scene, and casting shadows to the left of figures and objects.

CHARACTERS PRESENT:
Left to right, on the hilltop (in the foreground): a soldier/guard, Hur, Moses (with holding the staff), Aaron, another soldier/guard.

RESEARCH/ADDITIONAL NOTES:
This scene shows Hur & Aaron holding up Moses’ arms. Behind them are two guards/soldiers.
This scene is all about frienship; we can see Aaron (Moses brother) & Hur (possibly a friend?) holding up Moses’ hands, as we know that he had grown very tired as a result of holding up the staff all day, whilst the Isrealites & Amalekites were fighting on the plain below. I wonder if the Lord God was using this incident to help Moses realise that he needed other people’s help in his leadership of all the Israelites during the Exodus.

Here’s the scene without the figures.

Exodus 17 – The Amalekites defeated – Scene 06 – Friends on either side – Landscape

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Background of Exodus 17 – The Amalekites defeated Scene 06 – Friends on either side

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

Exodus 17 – The Amalekites defeated – Scene 06 – Friends on either side – Greyscale

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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.