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Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
Yet – (and I) I (emphatically) destroyed. Such were “their” doings; such their worship of “their God.” And what had “God” done? What was it …
19th Century
Anglican
Destroyed I.— Emphasis belongs to the pronoun “I.” The Amorites proper occupied the southwest coast of the Dead Sea. Their formida…
16th Century
Protestant
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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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them Here the Lord by the prophet reckons up the many favours and blessings he ha…
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…
