Physical Obedience Brings Spiritual Release

God had Moses go to the top of the mountain, and he took Aaron and Hur with him. God instructed Moses to hold his staff high above his head during the battle, and as long as the staff was raised and his arms were stretched out right toward the heavens, Joshua and his men would have the upper hand in the battle.

The Israelites had been wondering for a long time and started to question if God was even real, even after God provided manna from the sky and had water flow from a rock – they still questioned and were uncertain – so God had Moses perform a physical activity so that the power of God could be seen.

As long as Moses’ arms were held upright toward heaven, toward God, Joshua was winning. But if his arms fell, Joshua started to be defeated in battle. This carried on until the sunset and Joshua was victorious.

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