The fight was on with the Israelites facing the Amalekites. During the battle, Moses was standing up on a hill. The Bible says that if Moses held his arms up, the Israelites were winning the battle; if Moses put down his arms, the battle changed significantly. For Israel to win, Moses needed to keep up his arms.
It’s hard to keep your arms in the air. Before my aches and pains came along, I remember when holding up my arms wasn’t such a big deal. But I remember that if you keep them up, it starts to be too much. It doesn’t matter if you are holding a feather, as time continues that feather will feel like a large rock. Arms get tired.
When the arms of Moses could no longer be held up by Moses’ own strength, we see something very amazing happen. We see Aaron and Hur step up and help. They found a stone for Moses to sit upon and they both stood beside him and helped to hold up his hands. They understood he couldn’t do it alone—that he needed help—and they stepped in and did what they could to get things done. Today if you see someone who is struggling, perhaps you could step in with the stone. Maybe you can help them to complete the task at hand. Aaron, Hur and Moses had the same goal—to see the Israelites to victory. We as Christians have a shared goal—and we can achieve victory together if we each keep our eyes on Jesus and we each step beside one another to lend support and encouragement when arms feel to heavy to keep lifted.
“Moses’ arms soon became so tired he could no longer hold them up. So Aaron and Hur found a stone for him to sit on. Then they stood on each side of Moses, holding up his hands. So his hands held steady until sunset.” – Exodus 17:12 [NLT]
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