Oorlog met de Amalekieten

This engraving depicts a dense, chaotic melee of soldiers on horseback and on foot in Classical-style armor. In the distant upper left, Moses is shown on a hilltop with his arms held aloft by Aaron and Hur; the biblical narrative states that as long as his hands were raised, the Israelites prevailed. The foreground is filled with the dynamic violence of the battle, featuring intricate details of shields, spears, and fallen warriors.

Moses is a central figure in the Western esoteric tradition, regarded by Renaissance Neoplatonists and Kabbalists as a supreme magus and the recipient of the 'prisca theologia' (ancient theology). This scene illustrates the theme of divine intervention through theurgic gesture, where the physical posture of the prophet acts as a conduit for celestial influence on the material world.