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AND A MAN’S UNCLE ... AND HE THAT BURNETH HIM - Literally, “and
there shall take him up his uncle and his burner,” that is, his
uncle who, as his next of kin, had the care of his interment, was
himsel...
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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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A MAN'S UNCLE. a relative
HIM I.E. THE CORPSE BURNETH. See note on Amos 4:10. Here, and 1 Samuel
31:12 are the only two places where burning corpses is mentioned, &c.
Both are exceptional cases, but i...
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The terrible consequences of the siege....
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A grim episode imagined by the prophet (cf. Isaiah 3:6 f.) for the
purpose of illustrating vividly the terrors of the time: the relative
of a deceased man enters his house to perform the last duties t...
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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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AND A MAN'S UNCLE, &C.— _And a man's near kinsman—_or _he that
burns him._ The prophet describes here a pestilence which was to
ravage Israel. "If there remain ten men in a house, they shall die one
a...
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RIGHTEOUSNESS DEMANDS REPENTANCEFALSE PRIDE TURNS RIGHTEOUSNESS TO
BITTERNESS
TEXT: Amos 6:9-14
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And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that
they shall die.
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And when...
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And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to
bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is
by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he sha...
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6:10 uncle, (i-4) Or 'next relation.'...
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AND A MAN'S UNCLE, etc.] RV is a little different: 'And when a man's
uncle' (RM 'kinsman') 'shall take him up, even he that burneth him, to
bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him...
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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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TEN... UNCLE. — In some large house it might be that ten are left
remaining, but even these are devoured by the pestilence which hovers
in the track of war. Nine have fallen victims. Fathers and broth...
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וּ נְשָׂאֹ֞ו דֹּודֹ֣ו וּ מְסָרְפֹ֗ו
לְ הֹוצִ֣
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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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And a man's uncle (k) shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to
bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that [is]
by the (l) sides of the house, [Is there] yet [any] with the...
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_Burn. After the captivity, it was more common to bury or to embalm
the dead. (Calmet)_...
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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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In the beginning of the verse the Prophet expresses more clearly what
he had just said, — that the pestilence would be so severe as to
consume the whole family: for when he speaks of an uncle coming 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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AND A MAN'S UNCLE SHALL TAKE HIM UP,.... That is, his father's
brother, as Kimchi; or his near kinsman, as the Targum; to whom the
right of inheritance belongs, and also the care of his funeral; he
sh...
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And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring
out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that [is] by
the sides of the house, [Is there] yet [any] with thee? and h...
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_If there remain ten men in one house_, &c. Those that escape the
hands of the enemy shall die by the pestilence. _And a man's uncle_
(or kinsman) _shall take him up_ Some friend or relation, whose du...
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And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him,
literally, "his cousin and his burier," that is, a near relative who
had the duty of providing for his burial, TO BRING OUT THE BONES OUT...
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THE DESTRUCTION OF THE KINGDOM FORETOLD...
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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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A MAN'S UNCLE, or some near kinsman, shall take him up, instead of
those mercenaries who were wont to do this, and were paid for it; but
now none of these to be had, the next to the dead must, as well...
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Amos 6:10 relative H1730 burn H5635 (H8764) up H5375 (H8804) bodies
H6106 out H3318 (H8687) house...
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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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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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HOLD YOUR TONGUE!
Hold thy tongue. Amos 6:10 (AV).
I am sure you will think I have chosen a very rude text. It is a thing
your mother doesn't like to hear you say, so I hope you won't go home
and s...
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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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1 Samuel 31:12; 2 Kings 23:16; 2 Kings 6:33; Amos 5:13; Amos 8:3;...
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Uncle — Or near kinsman, instead of those who were wont to do this,
and were paid for it; but now none of these remaining, the next to the
dead must, as well as he is able, take him up on his shoulder...