Deuteronomy 25:17-19

Deuteronomy 25:17-19

[17] Remember  what Amalek  did  unto thee by the way,  when ye were come forth  out of Egypt;  [18] How he met  thee by the way,  and smote the hindmost  of thee, even all that were feeble  behind  thee, when thou wast faint  and weary;  and he feared  not God.  [19] Therefore it shall be, when the LORD  thy God  hath given thee rest  from all thine enemies  round about,  in the land  which the LORD  thy God  giveth  thee for an inheritance  to possess  it, that thou shalt blot out  the remembrance  of Amalek  from under heaven;  thou shalt not forget  it.

What does Deuteronomy 25:17-19 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

When the Israelites had entered the Promised Land and had attained a measure of rest there, they were to remember that God had commanded them to exterminate the Amalekites. They were to do this because of the Amalekites" treatment of Israel in the wilderness ( Deuteronomy 25:17-19; cf. Exodus 17:8-16; Numbers 24:20; 1 Chronicles 4:42-43).
"Particular importance is attached to the fate of the Amalekites in the Pentateuch, especially as a sign of God"s faithfulness in fulfilling his promises." [1]
"Taken together, the laws of love and hate amount to the single requirement to love God, and consequently to love whom he loves and hate whom he hates." [2]