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The lion which roars when it has the prey before it is Jehovah (cf. Amos 1:2; Hosea 11:10, etc.). טרף אין לו is not to be interpreted according to the second clause, as signifying "without having got possession of its prey" (Hitzig), for the lion is accustomed to roar when it has the prey before it and there is no possibility of its escape, and before it actually seizes it (cf. Isaiah ...
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Amos 3:9. "Make it heard over the palaces in Ashdod, and...
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The second question reads, Does a young lion growl from his den unless he has captured something? Another negative answer is implied. A young lion does not growl or utter his voice unless he has caught something. Similarly, the LORD would not roar from Zion if He were not about to attack Israel (Amos 1:2). Such an attack was unavoidable because ...
Jan 24, 2017 · Then the citizens of Nineveh repent, and God relents from his punishment. So even though he says in Amos 1-2 “for three crimes of X and for four I will not turn back the punishment”, this really is hyperbole. If God were not interested in repentance, he wouldn’t have this strategy of speaking to his prophets.
And so Amos is saying ‘God roars like a lion and when he roars like a lion he affects the ground and he affects the mountain tops’. And his breath, his roar is hot, savage, scary and not weak and not small. And if you saw a lion in Israel or Judah it was probably not at the local zoo; it was probably a terrifying experience.
Amos 1:2. And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither. Revelation 5:5. And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the ...
Jan 15, 2017 · Ill: Lion Trivia. • (1). Lions can live up to 14 years in the wild, and up to 20 in captivity. • (2). Lions are the tallest of all big cats. • The males can be up to 4ft in shoulder height, whereas the females only 3ft 3 in. • (3). Lions are generally inactive for 20 hours a day.
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Amos 1:2. The Lord will roar from Zion — This and the next clause occur, Joel 3:16, and a similar one, Jeremiah 25:30, where see the notes. The meaning is, that God would soon spread terror, like beasts of prey when they roar, chap. Amos 3:8: or, that he would soon display his power in executing judgment.
