The judgment on Ammon.
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Amos 1:13-15
The Pulpit Commentary on Amos 1:13-15
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The Pulpit Commentary on Amos 1:1-15Amos 1:1-15 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION Verse 1-ch. 2:16 Part I. APPROACHING JUDGMENT. Verse 1-ch. 2:3 § 1. The nations bordering on the Holy Land are solemnly summoned to judgment. Amos 1:1, Amos 1:2 Heading of the book, with short summary of its…Threatenings of Judgment. (b. c. 790.)Amos 1:3-15 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHREATENINGS OF JUDGMENT. (B. C. 790.) What the Lord says here may be explained by what he says Jeremiah 12:14, Thus said the Lord, against all my evil neighbours that touch the inheritance of my people Israel, Behold,…The Pulpit Commentary on Amos 1:13Amos 1:13 · The Pulpit CommentaryAmmon was connected with Israel as being sprung from Lot, and together with Moab, which had the same origin, retained the stamp of its incestuous birth in habits, character, and worship (Genesis 19:30, etc.). The Ammoni…The Pulpit Commentary on Amos 1:13-15Amos 1:13-15 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe woe against Ammon: brutality in its element. There is a climax in these woes as we advance. Each seems to outdo in horror the one before. This one in which Ammon figures has circumstances of wanton atrocity and sens…The Pulpit Commentary on Amos 1:13-15Amos 1:13-15 · The Pulpit CommentaryGreed of territory. The history of the Ammonites is full of indications of their natural qualities and of their conduct towards Israel. They were an unprincipled arid cruel people, and were continually at war with their…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Amos 1:1-15EXPOSITION Verse 1-ch. 2:16 Part I. APPROACHING JUDGMENT. Verse 1-ch. 2:3 § 1. The nations bordering on the Holy Land are solemnly summoned to judgment. Amos 1:1, Amos 1:2 Heading of the book, with short summary of its…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThreatenings of Judgment. (b. c. 790.)THREATENINGS OF JUDGMENT. (B. C. 790.) What the Lord says here may be explained by what he says Jeremiah 12:14, Thus said the Lord, against all my evil neighbours that touch the inheritance of my people Israel, Behold,…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Amos 1:13-15The woe against Ammon: brutality in its element. There is a climax in these woes as we advance. Each seems to outdo in horror the one before. This one in which Ammon figures has circumstances of wanton atrocity and sens…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Amos 1:13Ammon was connected with Israel as being sprung from Lot, and together with Moab, which had the same origin, retained the stamp of its incestuous birth in habits, character, and worship (Genesis 19:30, etc.). The Ammoni…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Amos 1:13-15Greed of territory. The history of the Ammonites is full of indications of their natural qualities and of their conduct towards Israel. They were an unprincipled arid cruel people, and were continually at war with their…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Amos 1:14Rabbah, "the Great," or Rabbath-Ammon, the capital of Ammon, was situated on the southern arm of the Jabbok, and was a place of remarkable strength (see Deuteronomy 3:11; 2 Samuel 11:1; 2 Samuel 12:26, etc.; 1 Chronicle…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Amos 1:15Their king; Septuagint, οἱ βασιλεῖς αὐτῆς. So Keil, Trochon, and others consider that the King of the Ammonites is meant. The Vulgate, with Aquila, Symmachus, the Syriac, and Jerome, retrains the word Melchous, or M…Joseph S. Exell and contributors