Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and best-selling author Paul David Tripp

connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. Our greatest weakness isn't a

barrier to God's work. It's the very place where his power is put on display. Today, we

continue our year-long Bible study in the

Book of Exodus, the Gospel One Rescue at a time. In this episode, Paul unpacks Exodus 17, 8 through

16, to show how God uses human weakness to reveal that true strength is found not in ourselves,

but in his sustaining grace. To hear more of these studies, visit paultrip.com slash exodus.

Here's Paul, teaching from Exodus 17.

God doesn't mock his children because of their weaknesses.

God calls the weak.

Yeah. because of their weaknesses. God calls the weak. While we're in Exodus 17, 8 through 13, my title for this study is human weakness and divine strength.

I just want to comment that in these chapters, God is pulling back the curtain and revealing his power to us.

And not just his power, his willingness to unleash his power for the good of his children.

The thing that is most important to look for in Scripture is God's revelation of himself, and it's all over history of the Old

Testament. Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Refadim. So Moses said to Joshua, choose for us

men and go out to fight with Amalek.

Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with a staff of God in my hand.

So Joseph did, as Moses told him, and fought with Amalek while Moses, Aaron and her went up to the top of the hill.

Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed.

And whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed.

But Moses' hands grew weary, so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it.

While Aaron and Her held up his hands, one on one side and the other side.

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