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and I said to you, I am Yahweh your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But you have not listened to my voice.
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Repentance Precedes Rescue
Commentators unanimously highlight that God sent a prophet to diagnose Israel's spiritual problem—disobedience and idolatry—before sending a deliverer. This shows that God's primary concern was their relationship with Him. True deliverance from their enemies required them to first repent and turn back to God, a principle demonstrated when Gideon's first act is to tear down an idol's altar.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A similar use of the name Amorite, instead of the more usual name Canaanite, occurs in Joshua 24:15, 24:18. Perhaps a special reason may be found f…
19th Century
Anglican
The gods of the Amorites. —See Joshua 24:15; 1 Kings 21:26. As the Amorites seem to have been the highlanders of Pales…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I said to you, I am the Lord your God , &c:] The covenant God of them and their fathers, and they ought not to have o…
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They cried to God for a deliverer, and he sent them a prophet to teach them. When God furnishes a land with faithful ministers, it is a token that …
