When the Hebrew people doubt Just as God commanded Moses to annihilate them, He will also one day judge those who oppose Him and His people. Bless me, too, father! (Gen. 27:38). But its a different disposition to look back at the Bible as a record of Gods interweaving with human life. In the book of Exodus there is a curious line about the Amalekites that reminds us that these lost siblings will always be within us. They first appear in the Bible as enemies of Israel when they attacked the Israelites shortly after they had left Egypt. And Joshua discomfited (wasted!) Eventually, God commanded Joshua to utterly destroy the Amalekites and he did so. [CDATA[// >
characteristics of amalekites