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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
- (1-2) God’s Love and Care For Israel Make Their Judgment unavoidable.
- (3-6) The Inescapable Logic of God’s judgment.
- (7-8) The Inevitable Message of The Prophet.
- (9-10) The Message of Judgment Against Israel Goes to The Surrounding Nations.
Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying: “You only have I known of all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” a. Against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt: Israel’s rejectio...
Can two walk together, unless they are agreed? Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing? Will a bird fall into a snare on the earth, where there is no trap for it? Will a snare spring up from the earth, if it has caught nothing at all? If a trumpet is blown in a city, will n...
Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets. A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken! Who can but prophesy? a. Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, unless He reveals His secret: In context, Amos spoke of the coming judgment upon Israel. God revealed this secretto His prophets, and i...
“Proclaim in the palaces at Ashdod, And in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say: ‘Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; See great tumults in her midst, And the oppressed within her. For they do not know to do right,’ Says the LORD, ‘Who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.’” a. Proclaim in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces i...
Amos 3:8. The lion hath roared, who will not fear? &c.] Amos said this from his own experience, who, having been a herdsman in the wilderness of Tekoa, had often heard a lion roar, which had put him into a panic, both for himself, and the cattle he kept; the figure is explained in the next clause: the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy ...
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He will not, unless he has it in his sight, or in his paws; he roars when he first sees it, whereby he terrifies the creature, that it cannot move till he comes up to it; and when he has got it in his paws, he roars over it, to invite others to partake with him. Now prophecy from the Lord is compared to the roaring of a lion, ( Amos 1:2 ) ; and ...
