The Left admires the godless quality of communism and yearns for the conquest of America. Gideon and Purah overhear some soldiers talking about a dream, and the soldiers correctly interpret the dream to mean Gideon will destroy them. 29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the Negeb. If youve read this far, Im sure youd like to know how this ancient Biblical story relate to our lives today! No archaeological records have ever been found that can be definitively linked to Amalek. The rabbis derived these from Deuteronomy 25:1718, Exodus 17:14 and 1 Samuel 15:3. This is not a normal occurrence. But Israel has more enemies, of course. 7 speaks of Amalekites, in southern Palestine, in the time of Abraham. He reminds Israel during Balaams prophecies that were supposed to be curses: Then he looked on Amalek and took up his discourse and said, Amalek was the first among the nations, but its end is utter destruction. The Nephilim Tribes of Canaan, Amalekites, Edomites, Idumeans, Khazarians (Jews) "Thus, while it is a fact that all true Jews are Israelites (because they are descended from the House of Judah), it can be proven by research that Not All Who Say They Are Jews Are True Israelites.". Iran is willing to destroy their economy, they are willing to destroy their own country, just to convince the other Arab nations to attack Israel. And they were at war. Valerie Sobel emphatically points out what the Democratic Party has become in her "Dear Jewish American Leftists: It's Time for a Talk." He said that he has a tradition from the Gaon of Vilna that the Germans are the descendants of Amalek (Horowitz, p. 428). I want it becomes more important than anything. The people try to make Gideon king, but hell have none of it: God is your king, he says. The commandment to kill Amalekites is not practised by contemporary Jews, based on the argument that Sennacherib deported and mixed the nations, so it is no longer possible to determine who is an Amalekite. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. {amount} donation plus {fee_amount} to help cover fees. 600 Deut. Hes still not getting the whole God of Angel Armies thing. Therefore, it is forbidden to perform the commandment. In an ideal time, it should be an extended party that would make any frat boy jealous! In the world of media, for example, The Atlantic, endorses the "insane racism of Ta Nehisi Coates" while also hosting a film by Steve Jobs' widow that blames Jews for all the Middle Eastern wars. The Nazis clearly did this. The Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the hill . When these peoples came with considerable forces and camped in the Valley of Jezreel (6:33), Gideon and his 300 men, under the direction of the Lord, routed and killed many of them (7:19-23). c. In the time of Saul. The Golden calf is the liberal movement in action. And obviously, the residents of Ashkelon, Sderot, and other Israeli cities in shooting range of Gaza, are expecting an increase in rocket attacks. When Moses holds his hands up, Joshua wins; when Moses gets tired and lets his hands down, Joshua loses. Dont worry, theyll be back. . Eynei Kol ai, 73, on Sanhedrin 96b. In fact, "[s]peaking to the 2015 Women in the World Summit, Clinton declared that 'deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed. When some men of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who exercised some control over the Negeb and the area of Hebron, presumably they also came in contact with the Amalekites who roamed the same general area. Weve talked about two of the ancient enemies of Israel, the Moabites and the Ammonites. Which suits God just fine. As a people, the Amalekites were identified as a recurrent enemy of the Israelites. Near the beginning of this period, King Eglon of Moab ruled Israel for eighteen years. The Bible tells us that when the Israelites left Egypt, they were attacked from behind by Amalek and his people. Eileen can be reached at middlemarch18@gmail.com. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. That they were of obscure origin is . Thus, abruptly, ends the story of Amalek in Scripture; we never see them again. (This is the same God who defeats enemies before Israels army even gets there.). 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. In the annals of Jewish history, "[t]he Amalekites, descendants ofAmalek, were an ancient biblical nation living near the land ofCanaan. Israeli-born philanthropist and activist Adam Milstein, who lives in Los Angeles, said '[t]he Jewish community is in denial. 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. [21] Some Muslim historians claimed that the Amalekites who fought Joshua were descendants of the inhabitants of North Africa. Within this period of the Judges the Amalekites were associated with the Moabites, Ammonites, and Midianites in their marauding activities. Caroline Glick exposes the hypocrisy of far-Left Jewish organizations who deliberately choose to ignore the hatred and anti-Semitism of Black Lives Matter. read in Amalek. Judges 6:3, 33; 7:12 depict the Amalekites joining forces with the Midianites (who seem to have wandered in the area of Sinai [Exod 4:19] and wilderness E of Paran [1 Kings 11:18]; and also in the territory E of Gilead [Judg 8:4-12]), and making camel raids against the agriculture communities of Israel as far S as Gaza (6:3, 4). The Amalekites (/mlkats/[6]) were considered to be Amalek's descendants through the genealogy of Esau. Ultimately, liberalism is idolatry. Ibn-Arabshh purported that Amalek was a descendant of Ham, son of Noah. Hadar Susskind, President and CEO, Americans for Peace Now; Rabbi Bennett Miller, National Chair, ARZA; Robert Aronson, Chair, HIAS; Stuart Applebaum, President, Jewish Labor Committee; Meredith. Do not forget! Many prosperous people will join in for the greatest jealousy is of virtue, and even the rich and famous are infested with it. Anyone who does the same, who tries to stop the Jews from doing Gods will, from settling Israel, is Amalek. It is also a concept and a spiritual reality. So its anachronistic, but convenient. It is also customary to recite Deuteronomy 25:1718 (see below) on the Shabbat before Purim. Gideon calls together an armynot just from Manasseh, but from the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali and Asher, too. Astonishingly, even those allegedly versed in Judaism are in denial about BLM. Israel is, quite simply, visual and undeniable proof that God rules the world. CAIR or the Council on American-Islamic Relations has connections with the Muslim Brotherhood which seeks to infiltrate America and destroy the country. Therefore, the archaeologist and historian Hugo Winckler suggested in 1895 that there were never any such people and the Biblical stories concerning them are entirely mythological and ahistorical. Goering committed suicide so that only 10 descendants of Amalek were hung, Amalek was one of the sons of Eliphaz and a grandson of Esau ( Gen 36:15, 16; 1 Chron 1:36 ). By the time he catches up with the enemy, there are only 15,000 left of the 135,000 who had originally gone to war against Israel. Not just defeat them, but destroy every man, woman, child, infant, ox, sheep, camel, and donkey (1 Samuel 15:13). [25], According to a midrash, Amalek's mother Timna was a princess who had tried to convert to Judaism but had been rejected by Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. This demonstrates again Israels strong antipathy to Amalek. 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? Its the second-most-drawn-out miracle in the Old Testament4. And I will tell you! Amalek seeks Israel's physical as well as spiritual annihilation. Much of liberalism today is like that. 1. Gideon obeys, but he does it at night because hes afraid of the townspeople; they find out immediately the next day anyway. America encompasses the idea that the laws of our land are G-d given to protect our freedoms; the belief that there needs to be equal justice under the law is integral to America. Different people can embody that concept. Consequently, America is presently in a battle, not only for its physical well-being but also for its spiritual values. In fact, for millennia Amalek has stood for the archetypal enemies of the Jews, so that whatever nation was oppressing the Jews at any time was associated with Amalek. The Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation. 4 [Dec., 1969], 104-111). Amalek, on the other hand, despises the moral values in our Constitution, loathes the protections of the individual and seeks to destroy the opportunities that create our well-being and wealth. Since the time of King Saul, the Jews have faced many Amaleks, set out for our destruction. Like Ben Artzi, many rabbis throughout Jewish history have conjectured as to the identity of Amalek with the title frequently being placed on the worst enemies of the Jews. 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! For the full story of Eglons downfall, see the story of the Ammonites. Seir: At the time of the Exodus, the Amalekites had expanded west to in the Negev: Numbers 13:29; They reject discussion and other opinions. It is customary for the audience to make noise and shout whenever "Haman" is mentioned, in order to desecrate his name, based on Exodus 17:14. In Esther, the Jew-hating Haman is called "the Agagite" (Esther 3:1). They seem not to understand that the modern Amalek will attack Jews, attack freedom, and attack America. the descendants of Amalek as well, and thus sanction and legitimate their own at times violent actions. Thus the people of Amalek lived on, to continue to torment the Jews for generations. That does not make them from Amalek but it is a trait of Amalek., Amalek wants life to be forfeit. Some of those Amalekites were presumably descendants of Agag, because of what we read in the book of Esther. Dear Reader take a moment and substitute the word America for the word Israel, and you will begin to see the trajectory of this article. Gods call was (as usual) timely, because the Amalekites and Midianites are on the move. But theres a slight twist here that changes the course of Israels history. servant of an Amalekite (30:11-15), found the Amalekite camp, defeated the enemy, and recovered his wives and possessions (30:16-20). a. This can be the United Nations or even movements like BDS (Boycott Divest Sanctions). Usually angels start off with Do not fear! But, as will become clear, Gideon did not have this problem, so this angel starts with The Lord is with you. And like hes talking to his brother and not a celestial being of unimaginable power, Gideon fires back. temple (E. F. Campbell and G. E. Wright, Tribal League Shrines in Amman and Shechem, BA, XXXII, No. [10] First-century Roman-Jewish scholar and historian Flavius Josephus refers to Amalek as a 'bastard' () in a derogatory sense.[11]. Not only that, but the Amalekites continued to be a thorn in Israel's side throughout their history. We know both his mothers name (Timna, a concubine of his father Eliphaz) and his grandmothers name (Adah, wife of his grandfather Esau) (Genesis 36:912; 1 Chronicles 1:3436). Erdogan is the same way. Years later, when Saul is under attack by the Philistines, he consults a medium who brings up the spirit of Samuel, and Samuel reminds him of his disobedience and tells him the consequences have arrived: the Lord will give Israel also with you into the hands of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons shall be with me [in Sheol] (1 Samuel 28:1519). Intifada Realism is becoming more clear each day when radical Islam allies itself with the radical Left. It is making God in the image of man, making man the ultimate authority, freeing him to do what he wants. 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. 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. The first reason is not a good one. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Verses 8-16. God has made His point, so Gideon calls out the Ephraimites to join his pursuit. Gideon still needs more signs. He allied with the Amalekites, of course, as well as the Ammonites (Judges 3:1214). Saul fought a war with King Agog, a descendant of Amalek, and was commanded to kill him, but didn't, out of pity. Amalek, a son of Esau's son Eliphaz, was presumably the eponymous ancestor of the Amalekites. While the Jews were still in Rephidim, the Amalekites, a mightily and fierce people, descendants of Esau, and well-trained in the art of warfare, suddenly attacked the people of Israel. Gideon, not surprisingly, is victorious. Thursday evening marks the holiday of Purim. The Marxist Left has vowed to destroy America. New International Version (NIV). The Amalekites refer to a shifting collection of tribes throughout Biblical history, so they never had enough cultural identity to leave records. As enumerated by Maimonides, the three mitzvot state: 598 Deut. Thus the people of Amalek lived on, to continue to torment the Jews for generations. They are Arabs who are mostly Muslim and some who are Christian. Liberalism is the focus of Amalek today. Therefore, Haman and his sons were Amalekites. So CAIR, a terrorist-linked group goes from influencing the War College to influencing Congress. [26][27], According to the Midrash, the Amalekites were sorcerers who could transform themselves to resemble animals, in order to avoid capture. But youll remember from ten seconds ago what Saul did not remember: God said destroy, not capture. 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]. Sign up to our free daily newsletter today to get all the most important stories directly to your inbox. It is not a coincidence that liberals are atheists. If you experience technical problems, please write to, undermine the Jewish community in America. It is clear from the text that Haman, the villain in the Book of Esther was a direct descendant of Agog. [46], Maimonides explains that the commandment to destroy the nation of Amalek requires the Jewish people to peacefully request that they accept upon themselves the Seven Laws of Noah and pay a tax to the Jewish kingdom. 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. The Bible doesnt specify that God is steering them clear of the Amalekites. This can even be left-wing Jews in Israel.. These people were trying to hide their identity and they have changed their identity many times.. Exodus 17:14-16 ESV. The Amalekites were the descendants of Amalek, who was the son of Eliphaz (son of Esau, ancestor of the Edomites) and Eliphaz's concubine Timna (Genesis 36:12). But, although many hoped that a "silver lining" around the Shoa might be the final dissipation . Unlike the statements by Young Israel and the Agudah, the Orthodox Union failed to even address the attacks on synagogues. An angel and a miraculously burnt feast werent enough. Nur Masalha, Elliot Horowitz, and Josef Stern suggest that Amalekites have come to represent an "eternally irreconcilable enemy" that wants to murder Jews, that Jews in post-biblical times sometimes associate contemporary enemies with Haman or Amalekites, and that some Jews believe that pre-emptive violence is acceptable against such enemies. Observing this connection, there is no need, as some have attempted, to emend the text of Judges 1:16 from the people (Heb. This commandment requires killing all the men, women, and children, anywhere and at any time. Further, in their song (Judg 5:14) Deborah (who was from Ephraim, 4:5) and Barak speak of how Ephraim had shown strength in rooting out those of the Amalekites who were in its midst (cf. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. According to 1 Samuel 14:47, 48 the king had fought against this enemy. Who Was Amalek Eliphaz, son of Esau (the patriarch Jacob 's brother and sworn enemy), and his concubine Timna had a child named Amalek. [8] One modern scholar believes this attests to Amalek's high antiquity,[9] while traditional commentator Rashi states: "He came before all of them to make war with Israel". According to the Bible, Sarah and Abraham who were then called Sarai and Abram were aging and childless.