Joshua is Christ as leading by the Spirit, which we have elsewhere seen, and thus he seeks victory; he will attack and overcome. Even supposing Amalek sought to slay the weak ones (Deut. 25:17-18), this does not alter his character, but only gave the occasion to the exercise of the energy of the Spirit. We have already seen Israel in conflict with Amalek in Exodus 17.
J. N. Darby