Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Its time to continue with the episode #09
Exodus chapters 17 & 18.
Chapter 17
The Israelite Water Board Convention and Amalek
- Again in the desert, the Israelites do some more complaining. This time, it's about the lack of water. The desert is one dry place.
- Moses asks God for help again, and God shows Moses a rock. Moses hits the rock with his magic staff, and water pours out.
- That was easy.
- Next up, another tribe, the Amalekites, attacks. Moses chooses his lieutenant, Joshua, to go out and fight the enemy.
Chapter 18
Jethro and the Israelite Court System
- Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, comes for a visit. He brings Moses's wife Zipporah and Moses's sons Gershom and Eliezer (who finally has a name). It's unclear whether Moses and Zipporah were getting along well before this.
- Moses fills Jethro in on all that has happened to the Israelites, and not surprisingly, Jethro is amazed.
- Jethro, Moses, and Aaron worship and eat together. Like ya do.
