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Verse Amos 2:8. Amos 2:6....
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THEY LAY THEMSELVES DOWN - They condensed sin. By a sort of economy in
the toil of sinning, they blended many sins in one; idolatry,
sensuality, cruelty, and, in all, the express breach of God’s
comma...
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CHAPTER 2
_ 1. Moab (Amos 2:1) _
2. Judah (Amos 2:4)
3. Israel (Amos 2:6)
Amos 2:1. So fierce was the hatred of Moab that they dishonored the bo
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THE SIN AND DOOM OF ISRAEL. Suddenly the prophet turns and confronts
Israel. The benighted heathen nations have sinned and must be
punished. What of Israel, God's chosen people? Why, just because they...
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LAY THEMSELVES DOWN, _&c._ Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 22:26;
Deuteronomy 24:12), App-92. every altar. The sin lay in the fact that
the law of the one altar had been known as an ancient commandmen...
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The self-indulgence, practised by the worldly-minded Israelites in the
name of religion, and at the expense of the poor.
_upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar_ R.V. BESIDE _every altar
upon clot...
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Amos 2:6. The sin of Israel, and its punishment
6 16. At last Amos comes to Israel. The Israelites might listen with
equanimity, or even with satisfaction, whilst their neighbours" faults
were being e...
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_THE TRANSGRESSIONS OF ISRAEL -- AMOS 2:6-10:_ Next God said, "For
three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the
punishment." The 10-tribe Northern Kingdom was guilty of many sin...
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AND THEY LAY THEMSELVES DOWN, &C.— Amos here reproves the Israelites
for three abuses. The _first,_ that they kept the clothes which they
had received as pledges from the poor, contrary to the law, wh...
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PUNISHMENT PROMISED, THE COVENANT NATIONSISRAEL
TEXT: Amos 2:6-8
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Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, yea, for four,
I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they h...
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And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every
altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their
god.
AND THEY LAY THEMSELVES DOWN UPON CLOTHES LAID TO PLEDGE...
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2:8 condemned. (b-27) Or 'those that are amerced.'...
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ISRAEL'S SINS AND INGRATITUDE
6-8. Israel is now threatened in the same form as the rest, but Amos
2:6 were not spoken by Amos at Bethel; they form the conclusion of the
preface which he wrote after...
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THE MAN WITH A DIFFICULT MESSAGE FROM GOD
AMOS
_MARK KIRKPATRICK_
CHAPTER 2
PUNISHMENT FOR MOAB’S PEOPLE
V1 This is what the *Lord says: ‘I will certainly punish the people
in Moab for their man...
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Rapacity and cruelty follow on pride, selfishness, and lust. With this
verse compare the provisions of the Mosaic law (Exodus 22:25). Render,
_And upon garments received in pledge they stretch themsel...
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ATROCITIES AND ATROCITIES
Amos 1:3 - Amos 2:1
LIKE all the prophets of Israel, Amos receives oracles for foreign
nations. Unlike them, however, he arranges these oracles not after,
but before, his in...
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NEITHER SHALL ISRAEL ESCAPE
Amos 2:6-16
First the prophet enumerates Israel's sins. They were unjust to the
poor, carrying their extortions to such lengths as to goad the poor to
desperation. They we...
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Having thus uttered the word of God concerning the surrounding
nations, thereby revealing the fact of His government over all, the
prophet turned to Judah, and declared that she also was to share the...
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And they lay [themselves] down upon clothes laid to pledge (f) by
every altar, and they (g) drink the wine of the condemned [in] the
house of their god.
(f) Thinking that by these ceremonies, that is...
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Altar. Herein they offended doubly, (Exodus xxii. 26.) as they used
the garments of others to hide their shameful actions, 4 Kings xxiii.
7. (Calmet) --- Septuagint, "and tying up their garments with...
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The Lord having reckoned with all the neighboring nations, Israel's
sworn foes, and having also begun with Judah, now takes in hand her
sister Israel. And a solemn account it is. Chiefly beginning in...
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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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Here the Prophet again inveighs against the people’s avariciousness,
and addresses his discourse especially to the chief men; for what he
mentions could not have been done by the common people, as the...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 AND 2.
In the outset Jehovah, proclaiming His own rights from the place of
His own throne, roars from Zion and utters His voice from Jerusalem.
Afterwards,...
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AND THEY LAID [THEMSELVES] DOWN UPON CLOTHES LAID TO PLEDGE BY EVERY
ALTAR,.... That is, the clothes they took in pledge of poor people,
which they should have restored before sun setting, Exodus 22:2...
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And they lay [themselves] down upon clothes laid to pledge by every
altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned [in] the house of
their god.
Ver. 8. _And they lay themselves down upon clothes_] _...
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_They lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge_ The Jews as
well as the Romans used to lie along at their meals on couches, as
appears by this verse, compared with Amos 6:4: a custom which was...
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and they lay themselves down upon clothes, the upper garment of the
poor, laid to pledge by every altar, although the Law required that
such pledges be returned in the evening, because the garments al...
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AGAINST ISRAEL...
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THE CONDEMNED:
Or, such as have fined or mulcted...
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1-8 The evil passions of the heart break out in various forms; but
the Lord looks to our motives, as well as our conduct. Those that deal
cruelly, shall be cruelly dealt with. Other nations were reck...
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The Jews of old did not, as we, sit upright at their feasts, and
meals, but in a posture of greater ease did lean, or lie on one side;
so here THEY LAY THEMSELVES DOWN, i.e. put themselves in a feasti...
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Amos 2:8 down H5186 (H8686) by H681 altar H4196 clothes H899 pledge
H2254 (H8803) drink H8354 ...
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YHWH'S JUDGMENT ON ISRAEL (AMOS 2:6).
While this judgment on Israel certainly initially follows the previous
sevenfold pattern it is distinctive in that it manifestly then goes on
to break it. There i...
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EXAMPLES OF SOME OF ISRAEL'S TRANSGRESSIONS (AMOS 2:6).
He commenced his condemnation by outlining different ways in which
they had broken YHWH's Law (in the same way as Judah had done). They
had fla...
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CONTENTS: Judgments pronounced upon Judah, Moab and Israel.
CHARACTERS: God, Amos.
CONCLUSION: To keep not the commandments of God's Word, making no
conscience of them, is to despise the wisdom, jus...
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Amos 2:2. _Kirioth,_ a city of Moab, having palaces. Jeremiah 48:24.
Amos 2:6. _For three transgressions of Israel._ This phrase, explained
in Amos 1:3, is repeate
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_I will not turn away the punishment thereof._
GOD’S DEALING WITH NATIONS
I. The opportunity for repentance which all possess. The punishment of
the six heathen nations, as of Judah and Israel, opens...
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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 ex...
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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 securit...
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
Amos 2:6. ISRAEL] The ten tribes the main object of the prophecy.
First, prevalent crimes of injustice and oppression, shameless
immorality, and daring contempt of God.
AMOS 2:6. SO...
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EXPOSITION
AMOS 2:1
Judgment on Moab.
AMOS 2:1
MOAB. The prophet now denounces the other nation connected by ties of
blood with Israel (see on Amos 1:13). Moab's hostility
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Let's turn now to the book of Amos. In the first verse of Amos he
introduces himself.
These are the words of Amos, who was among the herdmen [or a shepherd]
at Tekoa (Amos 1:1),
Now Tekoa is a little...
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1 Corinthians 10:21; 1 Corinthians 10:7; 1 Corinthians 8:10; Amos 6:4;...
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Lay down — The Jews of old did not sit upright at their meals, but
leaned on one side. Upon clothes — Of which the law had expressly
said, none should detain them all night, Deuteronomy 24:12. Every
a...