16. God Bore Long for Sake of Good Amorites—In the days of Abraham the Lord declared, “The iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.” He would not at that time allow them to be destroyed. In this is revealed the long-sufferance of God. The Amorites were at enmity against His law; they believed not in Him as the true and living God; but among them were a few good persons, and for the sake of these few, He forbore long. Centuries afterward, when the Israelites returned from Egypt to the promised land, the Amorites were “cast out before the children of Israel.” They finally suffered calamity because of continued willful disregard of the law of God (The Review and Herald, July 12, 1906).{1BC 1093.4}

16. Gud bar længe over for de gode amoritters skyld. - I Abrahams dage erklærede Herren: "Thi endnu er amoriternes syndeskyld ikke fuldmoden." På det tidspunkt ville han ikke lade dem blive udslettet. Heri er den langmodige Gud åbenbaret. Amoritterne var i fjendskab imod Hans lov, de troede ikke på Ham som den sande og levende Gud; men iblandt dem var der nogle få gode personer, for disse få skyld, var Han langmodighed. Århundreder senere, da israelitterne tog tilbage fra Ægypten til det forjættede land, blev amoritterne ”drevet bort foran israelitterne.” De led til sidst undergang fordi de fortsatte den bevidste vanrøgt af Guds lov (RH 12. juli, 1906).