I Wonder?

     I am finding, as much as the Old Testament is boring...it is actually quite interesting.  A few weeks ago I read Exodus and one part in particular stuck out to me.  It is from Exodus 17:10-13!
     These verses are about Moses and the Israelites fighting the Amalekites in the Desert of Sin.  In these verses it talks about Moses having to hold out his hands along with his staff.  As long as he did this then the Israelites continued to win.  As soon as his hands came down then the Amalekites were winning.  Then when Moses' hands got tired Aaron, Hur and Joshua would put a stone under him and he would sit on it.  Aaron and Hur would also help hold his hands up when they got tired so they would "remain steady until sunset."
    I wonder if this is a metaphor for life?  When we continue to lift our hands to the Lord and give him praise, despite our situation, we are going to win and overcome it(no matter how long it takes us).  However, when we let our hands down and start letting our thoughts rule our mind is that when we start to lose?  Next comes the part about Aaron, Hur and Joshua providing Moses with a rock to sit on when he was tired.  I think we have to remember that no matter how tired we get Jesus is our rock to sit on.  He is always there for us to rest and take a break from life, he will always be strong for us and we are never too heavy.  The last part is about Aaron and Hur holding up each arm as Moses got tired.  I think that is why God provided us friends and family, so we would always have other people who could physically hold us up when we are tired and overwhelmed.  People who could help carry our burdens so that we can "remain steady until sunset."