“From Efrayim came those rooted in ‘Amalek. Behind you, Binyamin is with your peoples. From Makhir the commanders marched down, and from Z’vulun those holding the musterer’s staff.” -Judges 5:14 Yesterday we expounded on the mysterious phrase about Ephraim being rooted in Amalek. Following on the heels of that phrase, we encounter yet another mysterious […]
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JU5-20: How In The Heck Could Ephraim Have Been Rooted In ‘Amalek’, Israel’s Sworn Enemy?!
“From Efrayim came those rooted in ‘Amalek. Behind you, Binyamin is with your peoples.” -Judges 5:14 Verse 14 presents us with a serious head-scratching problem. It says that Ephraim came to join the battle against the Canaanites, but they were “rooted in Amalek”. What the heck?!?!?! Why is this a problem? Because the Lord swore […]