Today is the third day of February. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian. It is great to be here with you today.

Got my nice steamy cup of wind farm coffee to my left as is customary. And got the Bible right in front of me. That's not only customary, it's necessary.

So we're locked and loaded and ready to go. It's great to be here with you around the global campfire today.

As we gather on this winter day, to take the next step forward, I know it's summer time for some of you as you gather on this summer day.

Depending on where you are in the world, as we gather.

And find our place and just let it all go. Exhale deep breath in.

Big exhale out. That is so refreshing and knowing that these next few minutes is sacred space, safe space.

We can go back and face whatever we need to face. However, we need to face it.

This is some time to allow our hearts to be bathed in the scriptures. And so let's dive in.

We're moving back into the book of Exodus, which is where we left off yesterday.

Children of Israel are in the wilderness. And they are learning that they must utterly trust in the God that delivered them from slavery.

They don't know it, but the wilderness is changing their identity.

So let's dive in Exodus chapter 17 verse 8 through 19 verse 15 today.

Amalek came in attacked Israel in refideme. So Moses said to Joshua,

choose some of our men and go out, fight against Amalek.

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

So Joshua fought against Amalek just as Moses had instructed him. And Moses and Aaron and her went up to the top of the hill.

Whenever Moses would raise his hands, then Israel prevailed, but whenever he would rest his hands, then Amalek prevailed.

When the hands of Moses became heavy, they took a stone and put it under him. And Aaron and her held up his hands, one on one side and one on the other.

And so his hands were steady until the sun went down.

So Joshua destroyed Amalek and his army with the sword.

The Lord said to Moses,

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