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Verse Amos 6:4. _THAT LIE UPON BEDS OF IVORY_] The word הוי _hoi,
wo_, is understood at the beginning of each of the _first, third,
fourth,_ _fifth_, and _sixth_ verses. The _beds_ mentioned here may...
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THAT LIE UPON BEDS (THAT IS, SOFAS) OF IVORY - that is, probably
inlaid with ivory. The word might, in itself, express either the bed,
in which they slept by night, or the divan, on which the Easterns...
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CHAPTER 6
The Fourth Discourse
_ 1. Woe to them that are at ease in Zion (Amos 6:1) _
2. The punishment announced (Amos 6:7)
Amos 6:1. This woe concerns the great men, the chiefs of the nation,
who...
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THE LUXURY OF ISRAEL'S RULERS. Extravagance in ritual often indicates
a perverted sense of what constitutes a true philosophy of life. The
price of luxury is far greater than men realise. The prophet...
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The luxury and indifference of the leaders of the nation....
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_That lie upon_ DIVANS (Amos 3:12) _of ivory_ i.e. divans, the frames
of which were inlaid with ivory: cf. the "ivory couches," and "great
ivory seats," which Sennacherib boasts that he received from...
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_AT EASE IN ZION -- AMOS 6:1-4:_ The national leaders in Israel felt
safe and at ease in Zion or Jerusalem and on the mountain of Samaria.
However, these notable men of Israel were in trouble. Very gr...
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THAT LIE UPON BEDS OF IVORY— This and the following verses give us
an idea of a rich and flourishing state, abounding in luxury, and
enjoying all the pleasures and delights of a long peace; which was...
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RIGHTEOUSNESS DEMANDS REPENTANCELUXURY LEADS TO INDOLENCE
TEXT: Amos 6:1-8
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Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and to them that are secure in
the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chi...
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That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their
couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the
midst of the stall;
THAT LIE - (see ).
UPON BEDS OF IVORY -...
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THE FOURTH ADDRESS
1-3. False security of Judah and Israel.
4-6. Carelessness and luxury.
7-11. Captivity, siege, death, ruin.
12, 13. Preposterous errors.
14. The coming of the avenger.
1, 2. Re...
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THE MAN WITH A DIFFICULT MESSAGE FROM GOD
AMOS
_MARK KIRKPATRICK_
CHAPTER 6
GOD WILL CAUSE THE GOOD TIMES IN ISRAEL TO END
V1 Oh, it will be very bad for you people in *Zion.
You do not think t...
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OF IVORY — _i.e._, inlaid with that material....
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הַ שֹּֽׁכְבִים֙ עַל ־מִטֹּ֣ות שֵׁ֔ן
וּ סְרֻחִ
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3. "AT EASE IN ZION"
Amos 6:1
The evil of the national worship was the false political confidence
which it engendered. Leaving the ritual alone, Amos now proceeds to
assault this confidence. We are t...
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“WOE TO THEM THAT ARE AT EASE IN ZION!”
Amos 6:1-14
Zion is included with Samaria in this prophecy and the nobles are
especially condemned for their drunkenness, gluttony, and insolence.
The prophet...
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From the formalists the prophet turned toward those who had lost all
sense of the spiritual and the moral, and were indifferent, those were
''at ease in Zion," and "secure upon the mountains of Samari...
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_Ivory, with which the beds for eating were adorned, ver. 7. (Calmet)
--- Wanton. Hebrew, "stretch themselves out upon their," &c.
(Haydock)_...
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What is here said of Zion, in the days of the Prophet Amos, is equally
applicable to the Church in all days. There is nothing more foreign to
a state of grace, than a state of ease in the world. For w...
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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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Amos still pursues the reproof we have noticed at the beginning of the
chapter, — that the chief men, of whom he speaks, cast away from
them all cares and anxieties, and indulged in pleasures, while t...
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Chapter 6 dwells upon the false confidence that deceived the heads of
Israel. A similar judgment to that of Calneh and Hamath might fall
upon Israel. Their chief men gave themselves up to luxury, as t...
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THAT LIE UPON BEDS OF IVORY,.... That were made of it, or inlaid with
it, or covered with it, as the Targum; nor was it improbable that
these were made wholly of ivory, for such beds we read of: Timae...
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_That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their
couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the
midst of the stall;_
Ver. 4. _That lie upon beds of ivory_] Whic...
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_Ye that put far away the evil day_ Ye who persuade yourselves that
God's judgments will not overtake you so soon as the predictions of
the prophet import. _And cause the seat of violence to come near...
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THE PEOPLE GUILTY OF SECURITY AND LUXURY...
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that lie upon beds of ivory, on costly couches, inlaid with ivory, AND
STRETCH THEMSELVES UPON THEIR COUCHES, reclining, in luxurious
self-indulgence, on the sofas of their dining-rooms, AND EAT THE L...
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STRETCH THEMSELVES:
Or, abound with superfluities...
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1-7 Those are looked upon as doing well for themselves, who do well
for their bodies; but we are here told what their ease is, and what
their woe is. Here is a description of the pride, security, and...
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The woe is to be added to them that, either out of laziness or luxury,
and to please the flesh, lay themselves to rest UPON BEDS OF IVORY; on
beautiful, rich beds, bought with the gain of bribes and o...
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THE SECOND WOE ON THOSE WHO COMPLACENTLY RELAXED, DEPENDING ON YHWH'S
PROTECTION, WHILE THEY ALSO TOTALLY IGNORED HIS REQUIREMENTS (AMOS
6:1).
While Amos's mission was to Israel he never overlooked th...
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Amos was a herdsman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit. His words are
rugged, but sometimes he rises to sublimity. His expressions are
somewhat dark, and not readily to be understood; but when we learn...
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CONTENTS: Woe pronounced upon those at ease in sin abandoned by God.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: Many are puffed up and rocked to sleep in carnal security
by the position they occupy in the...
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Amos 6:1. _The mountain of Samaria._ This city was built on a hill,
like Zion, to make it impregnable. See note on Isaiah 28:1.
Amos 6:2. _Calneh,_ or Ctesiphon. It was situate almost opposite
Seleuci...
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_Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to
come near._
MAN’ S EVIL DAY
I. All men have an evil day in their future. Calamities and trials are
common to all. There is one e...
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AMOS—NOTE ON AMOS 6:4 Instead of grieving over their sins, the
wealthy Israelites were treating themselves to the very best of
life’s pleasures. It was these people whom the Assyrians would take
first...
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
AMOS 6:4.] Luxury added to oppression. STRETCH] Lit. pour themselves
out, “dissolved, unnerved, in luxury and sloth.” BEDS] inlaid with
ivory. LAMBS] Choice and delicious in the East...
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EXPOSITION
AMOS 6:1
With a second woe the prophet denounces the chiefs of the whole
nation, who were quite satisfied with the present state of things,
and, revelling in luxury, feared no coming judg...
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Shall we turn in our Bibles to Amos chapter 6.
The Northern Kingdom of Israel has become apostate. They are living in
luxury, carelessness, indifference towards God, when suddenly their
peace is distu...
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1 Samuel 25:36; Isaiah 22:13; Isaiah 5:11; Isaiah 5:12; James 5:5;...
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That lie — That out of laziness or luxury, lay themselves to rest.
And eat — The very best in all their flock....