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Amos 1:3-5 meaning The LORD pronounces judgment on the inhabitants of Damascus because they slaughtered the people of Gilead. Although Israel and Judah were the primary audience of God's message delivered through Amos, six other cities and nations —Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, Edom, Ammon, Moab —were also indicted.
God's judgments rolled round like a thunder-cloud, passing from land to land, giving warning of their approach, at last to gather and center on Israel itself, except it repent. In the visitations of others, it was to read its own; and that, the more, the nearer God was to them.
Verse Amos 1:3. For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four — These expressions of three and four, so often repeated in this chapter, mean repetition, abundance, and any thing that goes towards excess. Very, very exceedingly; and so it was used among the ancient Greek and Latin poets.
What does Amos 1:3 mean? Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.
The first message condemns specific acts of social injustice and religious apostasy (Amos 3:1–15). This third message of Amos calls the people to return to God in repentance (Amos 5:1–17). This exhortation to renew covenant obedience with YHWH is the literary and theological centerpiece of the book.
The Hebrew word "saw" is not of mere sight, but of a vision given by God. Amos only says that they were "his" words, in order immediately to add, that they came to him from God, that he himself was but the human organ through which God spake.
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The shepherd and farmer, Amos, is called upon by God to deliver stern warnings to the nations surrounding Israel. This chapter showcases the impartiality of God's judgment, stressing that punishment for sin and injustice is inevitable, irrespective of one's status or nationality.
