AMOS—NOTE ON AMOS 2:1 MOAB was Ammon’s neighbor to the south, perhaps included here because Moab and Ammon were both descended from Lot through his daughters (Genesis 19:37). Moab’s sin was against neither Israel nor Judah but its southern neighbor EDOM. This shows that these judgments are based not... [ Continue Reading ]
AMOS—NOTE ON AMOS 2:4 Unlike the other nations, JUDAH is not judged for inhumanity to others. It is judged according to THE LAW OF THE LORD (Exodus 24:8). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
AMOS—NOTE ON AMOS 2:6 In the introduction to this section (Amos 2:6), Amos shows that Israel, far from being better than its neighbors, is even more worthy of condemnation. This is followed by four extended addresses: Amos 3:1; Amos 4:1; Amos 5:1; Amos 5:18. ⇐... [ Continue Reading ]
AMOS—NOTE ON AMOS 2:7 Sexual immorality is an insult to God the Creator (MY HOLY NAME IS PROFANED). GARMENTS TAKEN IN PLEDGE refers to a poor person’s cloak that was given to a money-lender as security for a loan. It was to be returned to the poor person at night, since he or she probably had no oth... [ Continue Reading ]
AMOS—NOTE ON AMOS 2:14 The SWIFT will not be able to run away from coming destruction, and the STRONG and MIGHTY warrior will not be able to withstand it. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]