Lux Domini
The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;

Key themes

Justice and mercyHolinessJudgmentRemnant

Glossary

Ar Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet al Balua.

Kir Place

A wall or fortress, a place to which Tiglath-pileser carried the Syrians captive after he had taken the city of Damascus ( 2 Kings 16:9 ; Amos 1:5 ; 9:7 ). Modern identification: Kerak.

Moab Place

Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.