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"Moab shall die with tumult"

Text: Amos 2:2

THE PUNISHMENT OF MOAB

For its many sins Moab would be duly punished by the Lord. The nation of Moab was doomed to perish!

“‘But I will send a fire upon Moab,
And it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth;
Moab shall die with tumult,
With shouting and trumpet sound.
And I will cut off the judge from its midst,
And slay all its princes with him,’
Says the LORD.”
Amos 2:2-3

1. “I will send a fire upon Moab and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth”

a) Fire was used as a symbol of judgment and punishment from the Lord.

b) Even the palaces would not escape the fiery judgment from God.

2. Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting and trumpet sound”

a) This is a reference to warfare.

b) Typical sounds in battles

i) Tumult

ii) Shouting

iii) The trumpet was used frequently in battles to sound victory for the conquerors.

iv) It was also the death knell of the defeated.

3. “And I will cut off the judge from its midst, and slay all its princes with him, says the LORD”

a) The judges

They represented law and order. They were supposed to uphold justice.

b) The princes

These were of royal blood. But being blue-blooded would not save them from being slain by God.

4. Destruction experienced, past and future

a) In the past

i) One of the ancient enemies of Moab was the nation of the Amorites.

ii) King Sihon of the Amorites had captured Moab (Numbers 21:29).

b) In the future

i) Plunder and destruction (Jeremiah 48:3)

ii) No one shall escape (Jeremiah 48:8)

iii) The choice young men would perish (Jeremiah 48:14-15)