“Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.”
God's reminder "Yet I destroyed the Amorite before you, though his height was like the height of the cedars and he was as strong as the oaks; I destroyed his fruit above and his roots beneath" articulates the divine deliverance that established Israel in the land and freed her from the power of the pagan nations. The reference to the Amorite represents the pre-conquest inhabitants of the land, with the imagery of height and strength emphasizing how powerful these nations were and how impossible it would have been for Israel to overcome them without divine intervention. This reminder of God's deliverance serves to establish a contrast: God delivered Israel from powerful enemies and established her in the land, yet Israel has responded with covenant unfaithfulness.
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