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Verse Amos 6:8. _THE LORD GOD HATH SWORN BY HIMSELF_] בנפשו
_benaphsho_, by his soul, his _being, existence_....
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THE LORD GOD - He who alone is and who alone hath power, “hath sworn
by Himself,” literally, “by His soul;” as our “self” comes
from the same root as “soul.” Jerome: “So God saith in Isaiah,
“Your new...
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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 MISERABLE FATE OF THESE RULERS. Yahweh solemnly declares (Amos
6:8) that the pride (_mg.)_ of Jacob, the vainglory which has
displaced true glory, has become an abomination to Him. There follows
a...
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THE LORD GOD. Hebrew Adonai Jehovah. App-4. See note on Amos 1:8.
SWORN, &C. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 22:16) Compare Jeremiah
51:14.
BY HIMSELF. by His soul. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13....
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The contemplation of such strange moral obliquity excites the
prophet's indignation, which finds expression in the oath (cf. Amos
4:2; Amos 8:7), in which Jehovah solemnly affirms that He
_abhors_Isra...
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_THE LORD SWORE BY HIMSELF -- AMOS 6:8-10:_ The Lord God All-powerful
promised by His own name that the wicked would be punished. Let us
remember that God does exactly the thing He promises and He doe...
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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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The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts,
I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will
I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
I ABHOR TH...
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6:8 himself, (h-7) Lit. 'his soul.'...
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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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EXCELLENCY] i.e. the excellent things of which the nation was proud.
9. The city is besieged, and if there is a house in which the
pestilence has left ten men alive their turn shall come....
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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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BY HIMSELF. — Literally, _by His soul._ Jehovah swears by His life
or soul because He could swear by no greater — the eternal “I
Am.” (Comp. the formula of Divine asseveration: “As I live, saith
the L...
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נִשְׁבַּע֩ אֲדֹנָ֨י יְהוִ֜ה בְּ
נַפְשֹׁ֗ו נְאֻם...
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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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(h) The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of
hosts, I abhor (i) the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces:
therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
(h)...
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_Jacob. God loved the humility of the patriarch, and hated the pride
of his posterity. (Worthington)_...
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Probably the captivity here spoken of, in the first sense, had a
reference to the Babylonish captivity. But I humbly conceive it had
respect to another of an higher nature in a spiritual sense. But,
R...
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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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God here declares that he would not desist, because he had hitherto
loaded his people with many benefits: for he had now changed his
purpose, so that he would no longer continue his favors. And this w...
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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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THE LORD GOD HATH SWORN BY HIMSELF,.... Because he could swear by no
greater, Hebrews 6:13; which shows the importance and certainty of the
thing sworn to, and is as follows:
SAITH THE LORD, THE GOD...
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The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I
abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I
deliver up the city with all that is therein.
Ver. 8. _The...
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_Therefore now shall they go captive with the first_, &c. As they were
reckoned the first among the people, and claimed the preference in
every thing, so now shall they be the first that shall be carr...
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The Lord God hath sworn by Himself, saith the Lord God of hosts, a
most solemn oath, I ABHOR THE EXCELLENCY OF JACOB, the pride which
they exhibited regarding their prosperity and power, AND HATE HIS...
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THE DESTRUCTION OF THE KINGDOM FORETOLD...
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ALL THAT IS THEREIN:
_ Heb._ the fullness thereof...
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8-14 How dreadful, how miserable, is the case of those whose eternal
ruin the Lord himself has sworn; for he can execute his purpose, and
none can alter it! Those hearts are wretchedly hardened that...
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The secure, incredulous, and atheistical among the judges of Israel
are here spoken to especially, and the prophet assures them that God
had sworn by himself that they should be punished, and in the m...
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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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AMOS—NOTE ON AMOS 6:8 SWORN BY HIMSELF. See Hebrews 6:13.
⇐...
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
AMOS 6:7. HEAD] Chiefs in transgression must be _first_ in the
procession to captivity. BANQUET] Lit. making merry with shouts.
AMOS 6:8. SWORN] “Like ch. Amos 4:2, except that it is...
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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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Amos 3:11; Amos 4:2; Amos 8:7; Ezekiel 24:21; Hebrews 6:13;...
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The excellency — All that the seed of Jacob accounts a glory and
excellency to them, all their external privileges and worship....