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Amos

Amos 
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Day 29

"It was I who destroyed the Amorite"

Text: Amos 2:9

WHO WERE THE AMORITES

The Amorites were probably one of the kingdoms existing in Canaan before Israel conquered the land. They were a powerful nomadic tribe. An early mention of the Amorites was noted by Moses and recorded in Deuteronomy 2-3. Two kings of gigantic features were noted. Both Sihon and Og, the Amorite kings were destroyed by the Lord through the army led by Joshua.

MENTION OF THE AMORITES IN AMOS

Amos made mention of the Amorites for good reason. This was carefully noted by the prophet.

“Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them,
Whose height was like the height of the cedars,
And he was as strong as the oaks;
Yet I destroyed his fruit above
And his roots beneath.”
Amos 2:9

1. “Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them”

a) The destruction of the Amorite kings Sihon and Og were recorded carefully.
b) What were the intended lessons?
c) Israel had failed to learn these lessons.

2. The stature of the Amorite people

a) Their height was compared to the tall cedar trees.
b) Their strength was compared to the oak trees.

3. The destruction of the Amorites

a) Their fruit was destroyed.
b) So were their roots.

THE LESSONS INTENDED

Some of the lessons intended included the following:

1. Israel was to fear the LORD their God.

2. They were to stand in awe:

a) Of His power and might.
b) Of His sovereignty.

3. The nations were disinherited and destroyed because of their great sinfulness.

a) Israel was meant to be a holy nation before the Lord.
b) It was meant to walk in the law of the Lord.
c) Israel was meant to remember how God could and would destroy ungodly nations.
d) To walk in the fear of the Lord should have been practised carefully.