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God's Power, Not Ours
Commentators emphasize the verse's opening: "Yet I destroyed." God is reminding Israel that their possession of the land was not due to their own strength. They faced a formidable, giant-like people, described as tall as cedars and strong as oaks. Their victory was a direct, miraculous act of God's power, intended to create humility and dependence on Him.
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Amos
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Albert Barnes
On Amos 2:9
18th Century
Theologian
Yet – (and I) I (emphatically) destroyed. Such were “their” doings; such their worship of “their God.” And what had “God” done? What was it …
Charles Ellicott
On Amos 2:9
19th Century
Bishop
Destroyed I.— Emphasis belongs to the pronoun “I.” The Amorites proper occupied the southwest coast of the Dead Sea. Their formida…
John Calvin
On Amos 2:9–12
16th Century
Theologian
God reasons earnestly here with the Israelites for their ingratitude. He recounts the benefits He had previously conferred on that people, and then…
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John Gill
On Amos 2:9
17th Century
Pastor
Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them
Here the Lord by the prophet reckons up the many favours and blessings he ha…
Matthew Henry
On Amos 2:9–16
17th Century
Minister
We often need to be reminded of the mercies we have received, as these greatly add to the evil of the sins we have committed. They had spiritual pr…