Keluaran 17:15

17:15 Moses built an altar, and he called it “The Lord is my Banner,” ¹ 

Keluaran 31:12

Sabbath Observance

31:12 ² The Lord said to Moses, ³ 

[17:15]  ¹ sn Heb “Yahweh-nissi” (so NAB), which means “Yahweh is my banner.” Note that when Israel murmured and failed God, the name commemorated the incident or the outcome of their failure. When they were blessed with success, the naming praised God. Here the holding up of the staff of God was preserved in the name for the altar – God gave them the victory.

[31:12]  ² sn There are some questions about the arrangement of the book. The placement of this section here, however, should come as no surprise. After the instructions and preparation for work, a Sabbath day when work could not be done had to be legislated. In all that they were going to do, they must not violate the Sabbath,

[31:12]  ³ tn Heb “and Yahweh said (אָמַר, ’amar) to Moses, saying.”