AMOS—NOTE ON Amos 9:1 This final vision has two parts, one negative (vv. Amos 9:1) and the other positive (vv. Amos 9:11). God considers worthless all the sacrifices the Israelites had given in an attempt to manipulate him on their behalf, while bringing reproach upon his name with their sinful lives. Therefore God would demand their own lives as sacrifices (vv. Amos 9:9). But God’s ultimate purpose in judgment is never destruction; it is always restoration. So vv. Amos 9:11 depict a day when Israel, again recognizing David as its true king (v. Amos 9:11), would be restored to its land.

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