We are going to take a look into the story of Haman and Amalek, the perpetual enemy of the Jewish people (Exo 17.16). This will be an important element in our understanding of the False Messiah and the greatest delusion ever told. To understand Haman, we must start with Amalek and he is known as an enemy of the Jews. Gen 14.7 says, “Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is Kadesh), and conquered all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, who lived in Hazazon-tamar.”
Haman will be a descendant of the Amalekites and Agag. The Book of Esther becomes a very important book because of the encoded messages in it. It is a major book about the False Messiah. In Gen 14.7, the word “Amalekites” is spelled with an ayin, mem, lamed, kof and yod in Hebrew. The next time Amalek is used is in Gen 36.12. The word “Amalek” has a “kof” as the last letter. If we were to count all the letters from the “ayin” in Amalekites in Gen 14.7 to the “kof” in Amalek, you will have the exact number of letters contained in the Book of Esther. What does that mean? It is a clue and an allusion that Amalek is going to be a key factor in the Book of Esther.
From Wikipedia, we have this on Amalek, “Amalek may mean ‘people (am) of Lek’ or ‘dweller in the valley,” or possibly ‘war-like,’ ‘people of prey,’ or ‘cave-men.’ In some rabbinical interpretations, Amalek is etymologized as ‘people (am) who lick blood’ but most specialists regard the origin to be unknown.” The general impression of these definitions is that Amalek is a war-like, vicious people. “In Arabic, the corresponding term for the Biblical Amalek is “LMLIQ” whose descendants, Al-Amaliq, were early residents of the Haram at Mecca, later supplanted by the Banu Jurhim and formed one of the first tribes of ancient Arabia to speak Arabic.”
So, we are going to look at some Scriptures about Amalek so that we can begin to get a profile that we can use concerning the False Messiah. In Exo 17.8, we read that Israel camped at Rephidim, which means “lax.” The Rabbis teach the people were “lax” in observing what God wanted them to do, and then came Amalek. Exo 17.9-16 tells us Israel went to battle and Moses went up on a nearby hill with his staff. Joshua led the Israelites in battle, and when Moses had the staff held upwards, Israel prevailed. When he let his hands down, the Amalekites began to prevail. So, they took a stone and put it under Moses, and Aaron and Hur held his hands up until sunset, and Israel prevailed over Amalek. We have a tremendous picture here. Amalek is a picture of the False Messiah, Satan and the flesh. Moses is the shaliach, the sent one, in the first redemption. The staff over his head held with his two hands is a picture of the crucifixion. The rock he sat on is a picture of the Lord and Messiah. Aaron means “light bringer” and Hur means “liberty, white.” The staff was a sign to the Lord to bring the power of salvation and redemption down to the people. The people were so involved in the battle they couldn’t see Moses anyway, so this was a sign to the Lord.
After the battle, they built an altar to the Lord and named it “The Lord is my Nissi” meaning ensign or miracle. It is also a term for the Messiah (Isa 11.10, 13.2) It is translated as ensign, standard, banner and miracle. The word “nes” means “miracle.” Ever heard of “Nescafe?” It means “miracle coffee.” In Deut 25.17-19 we are told to remember what Amalek did and to blot out his remembrance. Num 24.20 tells us “his end shall come to destruction.” So, let’s look at Num 24.21-24 more closely. In this passage, Amalek is not in the text, but he is mentioned in v 20. These are prophecies from Balaam, and we will go back to 24.17 to pick up some additional information.
The verse says, “I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near; a star shall come forth from Jacob, and a scepter shall rise from Israel, and he shall crush through the forehead of Moab, and tear down all the sons of Sheth.” The “star” is the Messiah and the scepter speaks of kingship. He will crush the forehead of his enemies (Gen 3.15). So, we have a picture of the Messiah here. In Num 24.20-24 we have a projection into the last days. We have a picture of Amalek, or the False Messiah here. In Num 24.20, we learn that Amalek is the “first of the nations” that came against Israel, and “his end shall be destruction” just like v 24. That is the reason the NKJV translators put “Amalek” in v 24. Other translations don’t have it there, but it should be understood that Amalek is being alluded to because of the context.
We have several other names in these verses that we need to identify. The “Kenite” in v 21 lived among Israel. “Kain” is Arab Canaan (Psa 83) and “Asshur” is Assyria/Russia/Gog and Magog. In v 24 it says, “ships shall come from the coast of Kittim” and this alludes to Rome/Europe (Dan 9.26, 11.30). It goes on to say “they shall afflict Asshur (Assyria/Russia/Gog and Magog-Ezek 39.6, Micah 5.3)” and “shall afflict Heber (Israel).” Then it says, “and so he (Amalek/False Messiah) also shall come to destruction (2 Thes 2.8; Rev 19.20; Dan 7.26).” In other words, the False MEssiah will come against Russia, but will be losing a three year war. Russia (Asshur) invades Israel and they call on the False Messiah (Kittim) for help, but they will not be able to help Israel. God himself defeats Russia, then the False Messiah will invade Russia and control (“shepherd”) them. This is the fulfillment of what we have in v 20. Amalek will never be at peace with Israel (Num 13.29; Judges 3.13, 6.3). God will be continually at war with Amalek (Exo 17.15-16).
Now, let’s talk about “Agag”, king of the Amalekites. We see in Num 24.7 that the term “Agag” signified the king of the Amalekites in the time of Moses. 1 Sam 15.8 says there was an Agag in the time of David. What is important about this is there are certain names that carry over to other people, like “Pharaoh” or “Caesar.” The king of Salem was always “Melchi-zedek” and the king of the Philistines was always “Abimelech.” In like manner, the king of the Amalekites was always “Agag.” The Agag we have in Numbers at the time of Moses is not the Agag Samuel fights against. Why is this important? In the Book of Esther, we learn that Haman was an “Agagite.” This means he was a descendant of the Amalekite kings (Est 3.1).
In Num 14.45 it says, “Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in that hill country came down, and struck them and beat them down as far as Hormah.” This was when Israel went into the land following the evil report of the ten spies and they were crushed in battle. Again, Israel was “lax” and did not heed the words of the Lord.
Now we are going to the time of King Saul (Shaul in Hebrew) in 1 Sam 15. We want to get some information from King Saul here. We learn that he is the son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin. Now, we need to remember this because it is connected to a concept about the First Adam and the Second Adam that we will see later on. So, let’s go to 1 Sam 15.1-11.
Saul was a sent as a “shaliach”, a type of Adam, the first king. Where it says in v 11, “I regret that I made Saul king, for he has turned his back from following me” sounds like God had second thoughts about it, but that is not what he is trying to communicate. The Lord knew he was going to have Saul as king. The people chose Saul according to their desires and their own hearts, how they saw things. God knew it was doomed from the beginning, but that doesn’t mean he was callous about what happened, and it had to be done this way. He “regrets” this for Saul’s sake. Saul’s job was to to destroy the Amalekites, all of them. To some, that doesn’t sound right. But, if we had a command to destroy Satan, we shouldn’t have any reservations about it. People recognize Satan as the embodiment of evil. But, we look at Amalek and say, “He is a human being, and his descendants are women and children.” But, what we are dealing with is the concept of the “seed of Satan (Gen 3.15).”
Saul was commissioned as a shaliach of God to wipe out the people of Amalek and he failed to do so. So, now, in every generation, Amalek comes back to harm Israel every chance he gets, and that is what we have in the Book of Esther. Amalek is alive and well today in spirit, in the people who want to do harm to Israel. In Part 22, we will pick up here in 1 Sam 15.12-21 and pick up additional information in our profile of Amalek and Haman, which will also be useful in our profile of the False Messiah.
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