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Verse Amos 6:5. _AND INVENT TO THEMSELVES INSTRUMENTS OF MUSIC, LIKE_
_DAVID_] 2 Chronicles 23:5; and _see especially Clarke's note on "_2
Chronicles 29:25_"_. I believe that David was n...
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THAT CHANT TO THE VOICE OF THE LYRE - Accompanying “the voice of the
lyre” with the human voice; giving vocal expression and utterance to
what the instrumental music spoke without words. The word, whi...
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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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CHANT. break out [in song]. Hebrew. _parat._ Occurs only here.
INSTRUMENTS OF MUSIC. instruments of song
LIKE DAVID. as David did...
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_chant_ IMPROVISE IDLY. The word (_pâraṭ_) occurs only here; and
its meaning is uncertain: but (if the text be correct) this on the
whole is the most probable rendering: see the Additional Note, p. 23...
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The luxury and indifference of the leaders of the nation....
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_EVIL IS STRONGLY CONDEMNED -- AMOS 6:5-7:_ God told the people, "You
sing foolish songs to the music of harps." He also said, "Like David
they invent for themselves instruments of music." This verse...
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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 chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves
instruments of musick, like David;
THAT CHANT - [ paaraT (H6527)], literally, mark distinct sounds and
tones. The corresponding Arabic...
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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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CHANT] RV 'sing idle songs' is an improvement. The musicians were lazy
triflers.
INVENT TO THEMSELVES, etc.] In the psalm which closes the Greek
Psalter, David is made to assert: 'My hands fashioned a...
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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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הַ פֹּרְטִ֖ים עַל ־פִּ֣י הַ נָּ֑בֶל
כְּ
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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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That chant to the sound of the viol, [and] invent to themselves
instruments of musick, like (e) David;
(e) As he caused different types of instruments to be made to serve
God's glory, so these did st...
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_David. They think they excel him in music; but he consecrated his
talent to a better purpose. (Calmet) --- Septuagint, "they deemed them
stable, and not fugitive things." (Haydock) --- They have plac...
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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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The word פרט, _pereth, _means to divide; so some explain it, and
derive it from the clusters which remain after the vintage, because
there are not then thick grapes, but a cluster here and there, and...
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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 CHANT TO THE SOUND OF THE VIOL,.... Or psaltery; an instrument of
twelve cords, and that gave twelve sounds, as Josephus x says, being
stricken with the fingers; and to these sounds these men cha...
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That chant to the sound of the viol, [and] invent to themselves
instruments of musick, like David;
Ver. 5. That chant (or quaver) to the sound of the viol] That sing
division with much variation of t...
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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 chant to the sound of the viol, in quavering and silly songs, AND
INVENT TO THEMSELVES INSTRUMENTS OF MUSIC, LIKE DAVID, but only for
the gratification of their own vanity and sensuality, instead...
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CHANT:
Or, quaver...
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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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Woe to them that, in a time of deepest morning, do entertain
themselves with songs, and with greatest skill sing to their musical
instruments, as if they had no greater thing to mind! VIOL; or lute,
o...
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Amos 6:5 sing H6527 (H8802) sound H6310 instruments H5035 invent H2803
(H8804) musical H7892 instruments H3627 David...
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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 Chronicles 23:5; 1 Peter 4:3; Amos 5:23; Amos 8:3; Ecclesiastes 2:8;...
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That chant — That in a time of deep mourning entertain themselves
with songs, and musical instruments....