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Greed's Cruel Logic
Commentators explain that Ammon's horrific act of killing pregnant women was not random violence but a calculated strategy of extermination. It was driven by greed to 'enlarge their border' by destroying unborn heirs and ensuring no one could reclaim the land. This serves as a chilling reminder of how unchecked covetousness can lead to the most inhuman forms of cruelty.
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Albert Barnes
On Amos 1:13
18th Century
Theologian
Ammon - Those who receive their existence under circumstances in any way similar to those of the first ancestors of Moab and Ammon are known…
Charles Ellicott
On Amos 1:13
19th Century
Bishop
CURSE ON AMMON.
Ammon.—See article in Smith’s Dictionary of the Bible. The precise event of atroci…
John Calvin
On Amos 1:13–15
16th Century
Theologian
He now prophesies against the Ammonites, who also derived their origin from the same common stock, for they were the descendants of Lot, as it is w…
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John Gill
On Amos 1:13
17th Century
Pastor
Thus says the Lord, for three transgressions of the children
of Ammon
These are the d…