THE CONCLUDING VISION AND A DISCOURSE. COMFORTABLE WORDS 1. The vision. 2-10. The discourse, declaring that none shall evade God's judgments (Amos 9:2); that Israel stands in no peculiar relationship to Jehovah (Amos 9:7); that all the sinners amongst them shall perish (Amos 9:8). 11-15. Comfortab... [ Continue Reading ]
HELL] Heb. _Sheol_, the abode of the departed.... [ Continue Reading ]
CARMEL'S lofty, rough, wooded summit would be an ideal place to hide in. Fugitives had the right of asylum on this sacred mountain. The reference to the SERPENT reminds us of the Babylonian myth in which the dragon of chaos is vanquished by Merodach: cp. also Isaiah 51:9; Psalms 74:13. 5, 6. This m... [ Continue Reading ]
RV 'It is He that buildeth His chambers in the heaven, and hath founded His vault upon the earth.' The vault of the sky appears to rest on the ground. 7. At Amos 3:2; Amos admits that there is a special bond between Israel and the Lord; here, with splendid boldness, he repudiates it. Their conduct h... [ Continue Reading ]