Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Write this for a memorial—If the bloody character of this statute seems to be at variance with the mild and merciful character of God, the reasons are to be sought in the deep and implacable vengeance they meditated against Israel (Psalms 83:4).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Exodus 17:14:
Exodus 17:8
Deuteronomy 2:5-7
Deuteronomy 25:17-19
1 Samuel 15:2-3
Esther 9:13
Acts 15:23
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