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FOR THUS AMOS SAITH - Amos had said, “Thus saith the Lord;” he
never fails to impress on them, whose words he is speaking. Amaziah,
himself bound up in a system of falsehood and imposture, which, bein...
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III. THE FIVE VISIONS OF THE PROPHET
CHAPTER 7
Three Visions and the Opposition Against Amos
_ 1. The vision of locusts (Amos 7:1) _
2. The vision concerning the fire (Amos 7:4)
3. The vision of...
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EFFECT OF AMOS-' PUBLIC UTTERANCES. A historical episode is here
interposed. Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, interrupts the work of
Amos, charging him, by twisting his words, with conspiracy (Amos
7:10...
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JEROBOAM SHALL DIE, &c. This charge was not true. Compare Acts 17:6;
Acts 24:5. Note what Amaziah omitted to repeat....
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A historical episode, intimately connected with the preceding visions,
and arising out of them. In particular, Amos, in explaining the last
of these visions, had spoken so unambiguously, even, in appe...
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_Jeroboam shall die by the sword_ This had not been said by Amos, at
least, if the extant book of his prophecies contains all that he said
upon the subject. It was _the house of Jeroboam_which Amos ha...
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_AMAZIAH REBUKES AMOS -- AMOS 7:10-17:_ Amaziah the priest at Bethel
sent a message to King Jeroboam of Israel saying, "Amos is plotting
against you in the very heart of Israel. Our nation cannot put...
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JEROBOAM SHALL DIE BY THE SWORD— We do not read above that Amos said
this; and as the sacred histories do not inform us that Jeroboam died
by the sword, it is most likely this was a falsehood raised b...
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CAUSES OF JUDGMENT PROPHESIEDCORRUPT RELIGIOUS LEADERS
TEXT: Amos 7:10-17
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Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel,
saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the mids...
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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 sa...
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THREE VISIONS AND AN INTERRUPTION
1-9. The visions.
10-17. The interruption.
There are two senses in which the word 'Vision' may be used of one of
the forms of Hebrew prophecy. In the first sense a...
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THE MAN WITH A DIFFICULT MESSAGE FROM GOD
AMOS
_MARK KIRKPATRICK_
CHAPTER 7
V1 This is what the *Lord the Ruler showed me.
He was preparing a large number of *locusts....
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DIE BY THE SWORD. — So far as the words of the prophecy are
concerned, it was not accurate to say that Amos had threatened
Jeroboam with the sword....
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כִּי ־כֹה֙ אָמַ֣ר עָמֹ֔וס בַּ †
חֶ֖רֶב...
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5. THE PROPHET AND HIS MINISTRY
Amos 7:1 - Amos 8:1
We have seen the preparation of the Man for the Word; we have sought
to trace to its source the Word which came to the Man. It now remains
for us...
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THE HERDSMAN'S MESSAGE
Amos 7:1-17
The _king's mowings_ were the earliest yield of the grasslands, which
were exacted by him. Our King also has His mowings, when He takes to
Himself our dearest and...
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In this division the prophet gave a fivefold vision of judgment,
introduced in the first four cases by the words, "The Lord God showed
me." The last vision was of Jehovah Himself. The vision of the lo...
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_Sword. the prophet did not say this, but that the Lord would rise up
against the house of Jeroboam with the sword; which was verified when
Zacharias, the son and successor of Jeroboam, was slain by t...
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This is an interesting passage in the history of Amos, and deserves to
be particularly considered. It seems that this Amaziah, priest of
Bethel, was priest of the golden calves at Bethel which Jeroboa...
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Lectures on the Minor Prophets.
W. Kelly.
"The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw
concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days
of Jeroboam the...
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Now our Prophet is wholly silent as to the answer of the king: it is
therefore probable, either that the king was not much excited, — or
that he dared not openly to take away the life of Amos; for he...
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God had long waited patiently. More than once He had been on the point
of giving Israel up to judgment. The intercession of the prophet, that
is to say, of the Spirit of Christ which wrought in the pr...
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FOR THUS AMOS SAITH, JEROBOAM SHALL DIE BY THE SWORD,.... Which was
not saying truth; for Amos said not that Jeroboam should die by the
sword, but that God would raise up the sword against his house o...
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For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall
surely be led away captive out of their own land.
Ver. 11. _For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, &c._]
When did...
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_Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam_ This was a
priest not of the tribe of Levi, but such a one as those were whom
Jeroboam I. had consecrated to perform the idolatrous services at
Be...
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10-17 It is no new thing for the accusers of the brethren, to
misrepresent them as enemies to the king and kingdom, as traitors to
their prince, and troublers of the land, when they are the best
frie...
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THUS AMOS SAITH; so Amaziah falsely reports the prophet. JEROBOAM
SHALL DIE BY THE SWORD: he no where said so, nor did he insinuate so
much, but spake of his house distinguished from his person, as AM...
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Amos 7:11 Amos H5986 said H559 (H8804) Jeroboam H3379 die H4191
(H8799) sword H2719 Israel H3478 surely...
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THE THIRD VISION. THE VISION OF THE PLUMB-LINE AND THE RESULTING
RESPONSE (AMOS 7:7).
In this third vision YHWH carried some kind of measuring device as He
stood beside a wall, presumably with the pur...
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THE FOUR VISIONS (AMOS 7:1 TO AMOS 8:14).
In a similar way to the seven judgments in Amos 1:2 to Amos 2:5,
followed by the expanded judgment on Israel, which all initially follo
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Amos 7:10
I. There is something very wonderful, and at the same time most
natural, in the expansion of mind which a man brought up as Amos was,
acquires when he has been raised out of himself and has...
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CONTENTS: Threatening judgments. The prophet's intercession no longer
to prevail. Amos charged before the king and his answer.
CHARACTERS: God, Amos, Amaziah, Jeroboam.
CONCLUSION: God's patience, wh...
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Amos 7:1. _He formed grasshoppers,_ which are the same as the locusts.
_After the king's mowings._ It is supposed that the first grass, or
the proud corn cut with the scythe, was a tribute to the king...
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_Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of
Israel._
THE CONVENTIONAL AND THE GENUINE PRIESTS OF A PEOPLE
I. The conventional priest. Amaziah was chief priest of the royal
sanctua...
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AMOS—NOTE ON AMOS 7:1 Visions of Judgment. In the final section of
the book, Amos turns from speech to sight. He tells of visions he has
received from God that confirm the nation’s situation. The firs...
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AMOS—NOTE ON AMOS 7:10 If the plumb line according to which Israel
was constructed was the Law, then the priesthood should have held
Israel accountable to it (Deuteronomy 33:10;...
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
Amos 7:10.] The prophet opposed at Bethel on account of these
predictions. CONSPIRED] Heb. _banded_, implying that others joined.
There is a charge of conspiracy and sedition; insinu...
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EXPOSITION
VERSE 1-CH. 9:10
Part III. FIVE VISIONS, WITH EXPLANATIONS, CONTINUING AND CONFIRMING
THE PREVIOUS PROPHECY. The afflictions are climactic, increasing in
intensity. The first two symbolize...
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Now the Lord showed unto Amos certain judgments whereby He could bring
His judgment against Israel. These were shown to Amos, no doubt, in
the form of a vision.
And thus hath the Lord GOD showed unto...
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2 Kings 17:6; Acts 6:14; Amos 6:7; Amos 6:8; Amos 7:9;...
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Jeroboam shall die — He nowhere said so, but spake of his house
distinguished from his person, as Amos 7:9....