Amos 1:13 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of the Ammonites,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they have ripped open pregnant women in Gilead,
that they might enlarge their border.
14 So I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah,
and it shall devour her strongholds,
with shouting on the day of battle,
with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind;
15 and their king shall go into exile,
he and his princes together,” says the Lord.
In the opening chapters of Amos, we find the Lord's Judgment coming against the nations surrounding Israel. Each one begins with this statement: For three transgressions... and for four, indicating that there is a long list of sins, but the only one or two of the worst is listed. In Ammon, the one that stuck out the most was killing the unborn children, which would mean there would be no next generation to rise up against them for revenge. It was a sick practice, as anything like it. The rulers of the land were to be held most accountable for this atrocity, and so they are today.
No comments:
Post a Comment