Topical Bible: Prayer: Answered: Ammon

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In the biblical narrative, the Ammonites are frequently depicted as adversaries of Israel. The interactions between Israel and Ammon often involve conflict, and the prayers of the Israelites for deliverance from Ammonite oppression are significant in understanding the dynamics of divine intervention and answered prayer in the Old Testament.

One notable instance of answered prayer concerning the Ammonites is found in the Book of Judges. During the time of Jephthah, the Israelites were oppressed by the Ammonites due to their disobedience to God. The Israelites, recognizing their sin, cried out to the Lord for deliverance. Judges 10:10-16 records this plea: "Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, 'We have sinned against You, for we have forsaken our God and served the Baals.' The LORD replied, 'Did I not save you from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines...?'"

In response to their repentance and plea, God raised up Jephthah as a judge to deliver Israel. Jephthah, empowered by the Spirit of the Lord, led the Israelites to victory over the Ammonites. Judges 11:32-33 states, "So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the LORD delivered them into his hand. He struck them down from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith—twenty cities in all—and as far as Abel-keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites."

This account highlights the principle that God hears the prayers of His people when they turn back to Him in repentance and faith. The deliverance from the Ammonites was a direct answer to the Israelites' prayer, demonstrating God's mercy and faithfulness to His covenant people.

Another significant event involving the Ammonites and answered prayer is found in 2 Chronicles 20. King Jehoshaphat faced a formidable alliance of Moabites, Ammonites, and Meunites. In his fear, Jehoshaphat sought the Lord, proclaiming a fast throughout Judah. The king's prayer, recorded in 2 Chronicles 20:6-12 , acknowledges God's sovereignty and pleads for divine intervention: "O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven? And do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You."

In response to this earnest prayer, God assured Jehoshaphat through the prophet Jahaziel that the battle belonged to the Lord. The following day, as the people of Judah went out to face their enemies, they sang praises to God. The Lord set ambushes against the Ammonites and their allies, leading to their defeat without Judah having to fight. 2 Chronicles 20:22-23 describes the miraculous victory: "As they began to sing and praise, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated."

These accounts underscore the biblical theme that God answers the prayers of His people, especially when they seek Him with a humble and contrite heart. The deliverance from the Ammonites serves as a testament to God's power and His willingness to act on behalf of those who call upon His name in faith.

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Judges 10:6-18
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him.
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Judges 11:1-33
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
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Prayer Perfumed with Praise
... set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and ... You shall get your answers
to prayer when you ... now exhausted; that the waiting has answered its purpose ...
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Nehemiah, the Praying Builder
... would have put me in fear." And God answered his faithful ... with prayer, and so he
records his prayer on that ... with the men and women of Ashdod, Ammon and Moab. ...
/.../bounds/prayer and praying men/viii nehemiah the praying builder.htm

The Last Exile
... Athanasius was absorbed in prayer, preparing for the martyr's death that ... said one
of the monks called Ammon, "for God ... I have no fear," answered Athanasius; "for ...
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Jehoshaphat
... whom we may inquire of the Lord," Ahab answered; "but I ... of Moab, and the children
of Ammon, and with ... Jehoshaphat poured out his soul in prayer, pleading God's ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 15 jehoshaphat.htm

Demonstration xxi. --Of Persecution.
... all your people not one wise man, whose prayer is heard ... wrathful and part of it
gracious?" He answered:""A wrathful ... of Zidon, of the children of Ammon, and of ...
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Upon Our Lord's SermonOn the Mount
... children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, came against ... either fasting, giving
of alms, or prayer; but his ... and Scripture plainly show to be answered thereby. ...
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Balak's Inquiries Relative to the Service of God, and Balaam's ...
... and what Balaam, the son of Beor answered him from ... that Israel did not make war either
on Moab or Ammon. ... to religion; may make many and long prayer, but their ...
/.../sermon xviii balaks inquiries relative.htm

"This Thing is from Me"
... by bringing in the gods of Moab, and Ammon, and Egypt ... rightly, it would have been
better if answered immediately ... would have been spent with God in prayer, and he ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 42 1896/this thing is from me.htm

The Morning-Meal in the Pharisee's House - Meals and Feasts among ...
... we read of wine from Ammon, and from ... formalities concerning handwashing and prayer,
already described ... Christ, indeed, often afterwards answered their questions ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xii the morning-meal in.htm

The King after Man's Heart
... And they answered, He is witness.6. And Samuel said ... Nahash the king of the children
of Ammon came against ... The experience of God's responses to prayer does not ...
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