Saul fought a war with King Agog, a descendant of Amalek, and was commanded to kill him, but didn't, out of pity. At the dawn of the American Revolution, John Adams observed, "If the people are capable of understanding, seeing and feeling the differences between true and false, right and wrong, virtue and vice, to what better principle can the friends of mankind apply, than to the sense of this difference? Amalek (/mlk/;[1] Hebrew: , 'mlq, Arabic: 'Amlq) was a nation described in the Hebrew Bible as a staunch enemy of the Israelites. That is why Amalek and those who go in his way simply cannot bear the sight of Israel.. Feminists and homosexuals coexist in blissful harmony with Muslims, who are for the oppression of women and the murder of homosexuals. To obey is better than sacrifice, he says, and, Because you [Saul] have rejected the word of the Lord, he has also rejected you form being king (1 Samuel 15:2223). In modern terminology, Amalek has come to represent those who want to exterminate the Jews. The Amalekites never existed, and the stories in Scripture are entirely mythological. C. David drove the Amalekites out of Negev into transjordan Edomite territory at Mt. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. For the full story of Eglons downfall, see the story of the Ammonites. They are leading a meaningless existence. In a dream that night, He instructs Gideon to hitch two oxen to a statue of Baal and pull it down. Merely two weeks after the tragedy of Mercaz HaRav yeshiva, it is hard to turn sorrow into merriment. Moreover, far too many liberal rabbis in American seem to be content with ignoring the avowed enemies of the Jewish people. Regarding the Sages statement that the descendants of Haman learned Torah in B'nei Brak, according to this opinion, it occurred out of error, for the Beit Din was unaware that the person coming to convert was from the seed of Amalek, and thus accepted him, and after having already been accepted, they did not reject him (Yeshuot Malko). The second thing that Amalek does is that they are willing to kill themselves in order to bring that about. Israel is on its way through the wilderness toward Mount Sinai. He marches the army out to meet the enemy, at which point God decides to give a sign of His own. The other nations followed and were burned but they didnt want to look bad in front of the others now that Amalek had jumped in., We see this happening today. Not surprisingly, many rabbis and scholars identified the Nazis with Amalek beginning in the 1930s. In a place where Jews murder, take revenge on, and discriminate against Arabs, they will ultimately murder, take revenge on, and discriminate against their fellow Jews. Different people can embody that concept. Breaking Israel News asked several rabbis their opinion: Rabbi Pinchas Winston, a prolific author and end-of-days expert, has written several books on the subject of Amalek. Travel restrictions are scheduled for the West Bank. Theyre dismayed to see the enemy lay along the valley like locusts in abundance, and their camels were without number (Judges 7:12). Deuteronomy 25:19 ESV. Instead of confronting the Israelite people in a traditional battle or war, Amalek ambushed them, as a terrorist would. No archaeological records have ever been found that can be definitively linked to Amalek. Way back in the War of the Nine Kings, the one where Lot gets kidnapped and Abraham has to rescue him and they meet Melchizedek on the way back and accidentally invent a priestly order both older and higher than the sons of Aaron that the author of Hebrews later uses to point to Jesus as the Messiah, there were, um, nine kings. This was because Haman was considered to be an Amalekite although this label is more likely to be symbolic rather than literal.[33][34][35]. Rabbi Dayan played a central role in so-called death curse ceremonies, or Pulsa diNura, aimed at Yitzhak Rabin and Ariel Sharon as a punishment for their giving up portions of Israel and dealing with murderers of Jews. And they do seem to show up alongside all of Israels other enemieswith Moab in Balaams oracle, with Ammon in Psalm 83, with Midian in the story of Gideon, and with all of them at the same time in Davids wars. [12] They appear to have lived a nomadic or seminomadic lifestyle along the fringes of southern Canaan's agricultural zone. [51], Theologian Charles Ellicott explains that the Amalekites were subject to cherem in the Book of Samuel for the purposes of incapacitation, due to their 'accursed' nature and the threat they posed to the commonwealth of surrounding nations. They seem not to understand that the modern Amalek will attack Jews, attack freedom, and attack America. Since the time of King Saul, the Jews have faced many "Amaleks", set out for our destruction. The Amalekites were a people of the Negev and adjoining desert that were a hereditary enemy of Israel from wilderness times to the early monarchy. This can be the United Nations or even movements like BDS (Boycott Divest Sanctions). They came to stop the Jews from entering Israel. [45] According to Haggahot Maimuniyyot, the commandment applies only in the future messianic era and not in present times; this limitation is almost a consensus among medieval authorities. Jews are confusing genuine justice with social justice. These are the traits of Amalek., Trump has done precisely the opposite. First and foremost, Amalek is doubt in divine providence. Amalek was one of the sons of Eliphaz and a grandson of Esau ( Gen 36:15, 16; 1 Chron 1:36 ). This is seen by observing the Kenites who lived with the Amalekites at the city of Amalek (1 Sam 15:5, 6) and that they earlier had taken up this residence with the people in the region of the Negeb near Arad (Judg 1:16), which was only about twenty m. S of Hebron. First, God has Gideon invite anyone who is afraid to take off, no questions asked. This is not a normal occurrence. . The fact that synagogues got tagged and Jewish businesses were looted with [signs saying] 'Free Palestine' and 'Kill the Jews,' is not a coincidence. Gideon and Purah overhear some soldiers talking about a dream, and the soldiers correctly interpret the dream to mean Gideon will destroy them. Verse 16 mentions that Amalek became a chief among the Edomites. Nonetheless, Israel has peace for forty years, until Gideon dies, at which point they apparently abandon the golden ephod and go back to worshiping Baal until the next invasion. Moses prophesies their failure, and sure enough, the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in that hill country came down and defeated them (Numbers 14:45). Buchman states that "we must acknowledge the phenomenon of biological Jews who are converts from Judaism to the nation of Amalek. Gideon, not surprisingly, is victorious. Liberalism is the focus of Amalek today. Evidently the Amalekites had some cities, as this one, in which they sometimes settled, and possibly fulfilled religious obligations as has been shown was the case of nomadic tribes in the Trans-Jordan in connection with a 15th cent. Omissions? Early history. The Amalekites, descended from Amalek, a grandson of Esau, fall naturally into the anti-Israel alliance. The prescient Zogby understood how the Jewish left could easily become the willing lynchpin of his strategy. Abraham was given the strength to conquer Amalek through the test of offering up Isaac, by putting aside his emotions to do the will of God. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. servant of an Amalekite (30:11-15), found the Amalekite camp, defeated the enemy, and recovered his wives and possessions (30:16-20). 7 speaks of Amalekites, in southern Palestine, in the time of Abraham. Ibn-Arabshh purported that Amalek was a descendant of Ham, son of Noah. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! Lets watch. . Early history. The Amalekites harassed the Hebrews during their Exodus from Egypt and attacked them at Rephidim near Mount Sinai, where they were defeated by Joshua. Who are the descendants of Ishmael? But each person must ask himself if he has the traits of Amalek., Amalek is a symbol, it is a character trait. And obviously, the residents of Ashkelon, Sderot, and other Israeli cities in shooting range of Gaza, are expecting an increase in rocket attacks. Though the Amalekites are not mentioned in the table of nations in Genesis 10, in Numbers 24:20 they are referred to as "first among the nations." Genesis 36 refers to the descendants of Amalek, the son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau, as Amalekites (verses 12 and 16). During the Purim festival, the Book of Esther is read in the commemoration of the saving of the Jewish people from Haman who plotted to kill all Jews in Persian Empire. Israeli-born philanthropist and activist Adam Milstein, who lives in Los Angeles, said '[t]he Jewish community is in denial. Thus, the continuing oppressive spirit of this pagan nomadic tribe required a different treatment by the Lord from that which was to be normally carried out; namely, that terms of peace be first offered to a potential enemy (Deut 20:10-12). An expression denoting heat and cold (). Although the son of a concubine, he nonetheless became head of a significant tribe, which in later times distinguished itself as a ruthless enemy of Israel. In a tradition that encourages questioning and disagreement over text, there is only one way to read this story. According to the, (homiletic teachings), after killing Jewish men, Amalek cut off the, (circumcision) of the male Jewish casualties and threw them up at heaven. Sign up to our free daily newsletter today to get all the most important stories directly to your inbox. [4] Amalek is described as the "chief of Amalek" among the "chiefs of the sons of Esau",[5] from which it is surmised that he ruled a clan or territory named after him. But why did he do it? 2. Erdogan is the same way. [7] In the oracle of Balaam, Amalek was called the 'first of the nations'. According to the Bible, Sarah and Abraham who were then called Sarai and Abram were aging and childless. Nation and a character described in the Hebrew Bible, "Amalekites" redirects here. Amalek's spirit has continued through the millenniaits viciousness culminating in the Shoa. [24] While considerable knowledge about nomadic Arabs has been recovered through archeological research, no specific artifacts or sites have been linked to Amalek with any certainty. For example, there is the American Jewish Committee who in 2016 chose the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) to launch a Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council - this even though ISNA has ties to Islamic terrorists. [44], In addition, many rabbinic authorities ruled that the commandment only applies to a Jewish king or an organized community, and cannot be performed by an individual. Rabbi Asher Benzio Buchman[1] in the journal Hakirah (Volume 28, Spring 2020) explains: [T]he base of the Democratic Party in the United States is made up of the envious lower classes, the Muslims, and the G-dless 'intellectuals' who dominate and indoctrinate on our college campuses and in the media. Apparently most of them just dunked their heads to drink, because Gideon sends 9,700 men home, leaving him with less than one percent of his original force. This demonstrates again Israels strong antipathy to Amalek. [53], According to Christian Hofreiter, historically almost all Christian authorities and theologians have interpreted the herem passages as referring to real, historical events when God commanded the Israelites to exterminate all the members of particular nations. AMALEK m lk, AMALEKITES m l k ts (, ; Gr , ). In Genesis 36:12 , we are introduced to Amalek 's parents. Amalekite, member of an ancient nomadic tribe, or collection of tribes, described in the Old Testament as relentless enemies of Israel, even though they were closely related to Ephraim, one of the 12 tribes of Israel. The Amalekites presumably return to their homeland, embarrassed, to lick their wounds. A major trait of Amalek is the rejection of any rule, in particular the rule of heaven. 15:8). On with our story. After the attacks on synagogues in Fairfax, the major Modern Orthodox synagogues in nearby Beverlywood, the more modern counterpart of the community, conducted Black Lives Matter sessions. Also connect with us for sale and purchase of websites. The rabbis derived these from Deuteronomy 25:1718, Exodus 17:14 and 1 Samuel 15:3. A tribe dwelling originally in the region south of Judah, the wilderness of et-Tih where the Israelites came into conflict with them. Even the world of sports is being corrupted. Finally they flee, and Gideon, with his tiny little force, pursues. They were the first nation to attack the Jewish people after theExodusfrom Egypt, and they are seen as the archetypal enemy of the Jews. It is a time of merriment, celebration, and partying. He allied with the Amalekites, of course, as well as the Ammonites (Judges 3:1214). He said that he has a tradition from the Gaon of Vilna that the Germans are the descendants of Amalek (Horowitz, p. 428). Eynei Kol ai, 73, on Sanhedrin 96b. The Amalekites refer to a shifting collection of tribes throughout Biblical history, so they never had enough cultural identity to leave records. And just as God raised up Ehud to defeat Eglon with his left-handedness, God raised up Gideon to defeat Midian very nearly by himself. In the same way, you might say that the Algonquians inhabited Virginia, long before Virginia was a Commonwealth or the US was a country or Queen Elizabeth I was called the Virgin Queen. Hence, Streicher's yell, "Purim Fest 1946!" Purim's historical background: It is also a concept and a spiritual reality. The politics of the progressive Jew is "bordering on the suicidal.". a. Gideon still needs more signs. They reject discussion and other opinions. Anyway, God has work for Gideon. Amalek was the grandson of Esau, Jacobs older brother. The third reason is my favorite, because God did in fact command the absolute destruction of the AmalekitesHe says He will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven (Exodus 17:14)and sure enough, theyre gone! "plan to undermine the Jewish community in America by organizing the Left here againstIsrael's 'oppression' of Palestinians.". Ishmael was the elder brother of Isaac. They were saying that there is no room in this world for a covenant with God., Liberalism claims to be the avenger of justice and truth. An ancient empire oppressing the Jews, a young virgin, a descendant of Israels kings, a murder that didnt quite take, a permanent yearly celebration of life is Esther an Advent story? Rashi explains the third commandment: From man unto woman, from infant unto suckling, from ox unto sheep, so that the name of Amalek not be mentioned even with reference to an animal by saying "This animal belonged to Amalek". God is a fan of raising up youngest sons, and Gideon is no exception. So Saul gathers 210,000 soldiers and crushes Amalek and captures their king, Agag. Now go in this strength of yours and defeat Midian. Local leaders urged Orthodox Jews, who were the victims of the racist violence, to atone for their imaginary crimes of racism and to take up the hateful slogan of Black Lives Matter. Agag was the king of Amalek (1 Sam. Later Amalek raided the Negeb and, in Davids absence, completely conquered Ziklag, taking captive the inhabitants including Davids two wives, Ahinoam and Abigail (1 Sam 30:1-6). Eventually, Mosess brother Aaron and a man named Hur hold Mosess hands up for him, and Israel wins the day. There is no real purebred Amalek today since, according to the Talmud, King Sennacherib mixed up the nations, Rabbi Winston told Breaking Israel News. The story we remind ourselves of each year, by reading Parshah Zachor, is that of the attack of the Amalekites, who are the descendants of Eliphaz, son of Esau (the patriarch Jacob's brother and sworn enemy) and his concubine Timna. They made a god, imbued him with powers, so that under his rule, they could do what they want., They dont hate life; they have no idea what life is. By tradition, the Amalekites were the descendants of the Edomite, Amalek, himself the grandson of Esauunless you are Arabian, in which case Amalek was the grandson of another Amalek who was also the Chief of the Amalekites, which was in fact, just another name for the Canaanites. This continued until the plague of the death of the firstborn and finished him completely.. In Judaism, the Amalekites came to represent the archetypal enemy of the Jews. She replied she would rather be a handmaiden to the dregs of this nation than be the mistress of another Nation; to punish the Patriarchs for the affront they had made her, she was made the mother of Amalek, whose descendants would cause Israel much distress. Home Rabbis Weigh In: Who Is Amalek Today? Moses goes on to command that for this wicked treatment of an oppressed people, Israel later, when in the land of Canaan, was to exterminate the Amalekites (Deut 25:19). c. In the time of Saul. The Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation. Gideon is confused, because his understanding of warfare is that having more soldiers is good, and having fewer soldiers is bad. But first, the wars do not continue. Rather in Numbers 24:20 Amalek as first is to be understood as its being the first among the nations to attack Israel in her Exodus experiences (cf. And where are all the miracles? Amalek was the grandson of Esau, Jacob's older brother. [47], In addition, the Amalekites, as a physical nation, have been extinct since the time of Hezekiah's reign, according to the Hebrew Bible. With 50+ web magazines and 5 million monthly readership, we invite you for Promotion, Review, Ranking and Marketing of your Content, Products and Services. Prophecy from the Bible is revealing itself as we speak. 12; compare Timnah as name of an Edomite chief or clan, verse 40). And then Gideon goes out to meet them and slaughters the enemies of Israel in the strength of the Lord and everyone rejoices and they make him king and apologize for all the mean things they said about him when he pulled down the statue. (He builds an altar there and calls it Yahweh-shalom, which is a fantastic name for an altar. Deuteronomy 25:19. Exodus 17 describes Israels first encounter with the wandering Amalekites at Rephidim, a place between the wilderness of Sin and the wilderness of Sinai (Exod 17:1; 19:2), at which the Israelites camped in their Exodus journey from Egypt. This is borne out by Judges 12:15 where the area of Ephraim around the town Pirathon (not far from present-day Nablus) is called the hill country of the Amalekites. See 1 Samuel 27:5-7 and 30:1 for the fact that Amalek raided Philistine towns like Ziklag (a few m. N of Beersheba) which Achish, king of Gath, had given to David. They want to oust Mort Klein of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) because he dared to point out Black Lives Matter's Jew hatred and hatred of Israel. Too many men! says God to Gideon. It has prophecy, judges, betrayal, war, trickeration, some David-and-Goliath, a youngest son, family squabbles, a twist ending (wait for it), and even a bit of rags-to-riches. temple (E. F. Campbell and G. E. Wright, Tribal League Shrines in Amman and Shechem, BA, XXXII, No. Moses sits on a hill overlooking the battlefield, holding his staff (the one God turned into a snake). Consequently, America is presently in a battle, not only for its physical well-being but also for its spiritual values. The second reason is the one adopted by most ancient and modern Jewish scholars. The psalmist (Ps 83:7) lists Amalek with the avowed enemies of Israel. Judaism, which is based on the chesed (loving kindness) of Abraham, is intellect over emotions., Amalek: Leading the Nations to Hate Israel. Rabbi Ben Artzi stated that, as the seed of Amalek, this commandment applied to Hamas. According to the midrash (homiletic teachings), after killing Jewish men, Amalek cut off the brit milah (circumcision) of the male Jewish casualties and threw them up at heaven. and his associate kings subdued among others, all the country of the Amalekites, which reference need not be taken as an anachronism, but is to be understood as possibly a different Amalek, or better, that the term is used to identify the land which later became the home of the Amalekite descendants of Esau. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). And therefore, God commanded the Israelites to wipe out the memory of Amalek. It was an unprovoked and cowardly attack upon a tired and weary people, just liberated from slavery, on the way to their homeland. In it, he referred to Hamas as the seed of Amalek.. When a person says that they are not going to speak to members of their own family because they disagree with their ideology, that is a form of spiritual suicide, saying that the ideology trumps all. There had previously been an agreement between the king of Elam and these five other kings, and the other kings were sick of it, so they rebelled. This is why they will say that abortion and homosexuality, actions that detract from life, are moral imperatives. We have many reasonable accounts of Amalek in Scripture, from Genesis to Psalms, that we have no reason to disbelieve and every reason to believe. In Numbers 24:20 Balaam refers to the Amalekites as "first among the nations," but he most likely meant only that the Amalekites were the first ones to attack the Israelites upon their exodus from Egypt or that the Amalekites were "first" in power at that time. [48], A few authorities have ruled that the command never included killing Amalekites. In the period of the Judges. However, in 1 Samuel 15:2 this people were still flourishing. In the Beginning. More metaphorically, to some Hasidic rabbis (particularly the Baal Shem Tov), Amalek represents atheism or the rejection of God. , the rabbi of King Davids Tomb on Mount Zion, believes that Amalek exists in the world today, in individuals and also in nations. We are approaching a day of reckoning when Jews need to wake up and stop ignoring the existential danger to America and to themselves. Haman was probably a descendant . They have forgotten that the Jew is always the canary in the mine. And it was an Amalekite who killed Saul, the first king of Israel. See how the latest updates in Jerusalem and the world are connected to the prophecies we read in the Bible. Amalek wants to rule himself and everyone else. [21] According to Samuel Cox, the Amalekites were the "first" in their hostility toward the Israelites. Deuteronomy 25:18. But this one,came forward and started and showed the way to others. Moreover, a pogrom recently occurred in Fairfax, Los Angeles as the people proudly held up Black Lives Matter signs. Some of the ancestral connections are more obvious than others. Searching the Bible to find the author of Psalm 89. But great for God, whose goal is glory for Himself, not glory for Gideon. - Amalek & Israel - Land & People - The Amalekites & the Kenites - In the Aggadah Amalek and Israel So CAIR, a terrorist-linked group goes from influencing the War College to influencing Congress. Rabbi Yosef Dayan, a member of the nascent Sanhedrin, is unafraid to make difficult judgments with dire consequences. The Midianites and Amalekites pull out their swords and swipe at anything that moveswhich is mostly their comrades. | Powered and Managed byDr Prem Community| Designed & Developed byDr Prem Web Services|Terms of Use,Business Terms,Cookie PolicyandPrivacy PolicyApplied | All right reserved | (c). But youll remember from ten seconds ago what Saul did not remember: God said destroy, not capture. Although he scalded himself, he succeeded to make others think that it was cooler than it really was. R' Samson Raphael Hirsch said that the command was to destroy "the remembrance of Amalek" rather than actual Amalekites;[49] the Sfat Emet said that the command was to fully hate Amalek rather than performing any action;[50] and the Chofetz Chaim said that God would perform the elimination of Amalek, and Jews are commanded only to remember what Amalek did to them. [20], Alternatively, during the Islamic Golden Age, certain Arabic writings claimed that the Amalekites existed long before Abraham. Accordingly, a "Catholic teacher is fired for criticizing the Black Lives Matter Movement.". 4 [Dec., 1969], 104-111). Today we look at the Amalekites, descendants of Amalek. They need to tempt death to confirm that they are living. Dont worry, theyll be back. According to the Bible, Amalek was the son of Eliphaz (himself the son of Esau, ancestor of the Edomites) and Eliphaz's concubine Timna. Whoever goes in the ways of Amalek will most certainly be wiped out., Amalek: Preventing the Jews From Settling Israel. Moses, ever the leader (and well past eighty) delegates the fighting to Joshua, who needs the experience given whats coming in the next few decades. Consequently, anti-Semitism is in full vogue. But theres a slight twist here that changes the course of Israels history. The story of Amalek and the kings of Israel is very much like the stories of Moab and Ammon. But wait, if this war happened while Abraham and Lot were still alive this was two generations before Jacob and Esau, which means it was four generations before Amalek was even born!
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