Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings. Amos 7:1 consists of two parts: First (Amos 7:1), PROPHECIES ILLUSTRATED BY THREE SYMBOLS: (1) A vision... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. THEN I SAID, O LORD GOD, FORGIVE, I BESEECH THEE: BY WHOM SHALL JACOB ARISE? If thou, O God, dost not spare, how can... [ Continue Reading ]
The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD. THE LORD REPENTED FOR THIS - i:e., OF this. The Lord, after the awful visitation by locusts, and when Israel's power had been reduced to "small" dimensions, in consequence of Amos' intercession, repented of the further evil which otherw... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part. AND, BEHOLD, THE LORD GOD CALLED TO CONTEND BY FIRE - namely, with Israel judicially (Job 9:3; Isaiah 66:16, "By fire and by His sword will the Lord p... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN SAID I, O LORD GOD, CEASE, I BESEECH THEE: BY WHOM SHALL JACOB ARISE? FOR HE IS SMALL._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand. AND, BEHOLD, THE LORD STOOD UPON A WALL MADE BY A PLUMB-LINE - namely, perpendicular.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more: AMOS. "The Lord knoweth them that are his" (). As He saith to Moses, "I know thee by name" (; ).... [ Continue Reading ]
And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword. AND THE HIGH PLACES - dedicated to idols. OF ISAAC. They boasted of their following the example of their forefather Isaac, in erecting... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. THEN AMAZIAH THE PRIEST OF BETH-EL - chief priest of the royal sanctuary to the calves at Bethel. SENT TO... [ Continue Reading ]
For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land. FOR THUS AMOS SAITH - whereas Amos spoke not in his own name, but, "Thus saith the Lord." JEROBOAM SHALL DIE BY THE SWORD. Amos had not said this, but that "the house of Jer... [ Continue Reading ]
Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: ALSO AMAZIAH SAID UNTO AMOS. Besides informing the king against Amos, lest that course should fail, as it did, Amaziah urges the troublesome prophet himself to go back to... [ Continue Reading ]
But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court. BUT PROPHESY NOT AGAIN ANYMORE - (, "But ye ... commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not"). AT BETH-EL. Amaziah wants to be let alone, at least in his own residence. FOR IT IS THE KING'S CH... [ Continue Reading ]
Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit: THEN ANSWERED AMOS, AND SAID TO AMAZIAH, I WAS NO PROPHET - in answer to Amaziah's insinuation (Amos 7:12), that he discharged the prophetic office to... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel. AND THE LORD TOOK ME AS I FOLLOWED THE FLOCK. So David was taken (2 Samuel 7:8; Psalms 78:70-19). Messiah is the antitypical Shepherd, (Psalms 23:1; John 10:1.) The breed of sheep and goat... [ Continue Reading ]
Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac. THOU SAYEST ... DROP NOT THY WORD AGAINST THE HOUSE OF ISAAC - "drop," distill as the refreshing drops of rain (, "My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my spee... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land. THEREFORE THUS SAITH THE LORD... [ Continue Reading ]