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Jan 8, 2023 · God does NOT do evil but brings calamity. That is, "evil" is valid but inappropriate choice for this Amos 3:6 - "calamity" or "disaster" would be better choices. Amos 3 appears to be a thinly disguised prophecy about the impending doom of Israel because of their persistent sinfulness. Thus, the statement in Amos 3:6b is entirely understandable:
Feb 14, 2017 · Amos 4:6-13 tells us how, in an effort to bring Israel to her senses, God sent a series of calamities, including famine, drought, blight, pestilence, disease, and violence. Nevertheless, Israel wouldn't turn back to God. This list of calamities is strongly reminiscent of the curse list in Deuteronomy 28, suggesting a covenant context for Amos….
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. 1. (n.) Any great misfortune or cause of misery; -- generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either to communities or individuals. 2. (n.) A state or time of distress or misfortune; misery.
Calamity: ka-lam'-i-ti ('edh, "a load" or "burden" under which one is crushed, hence, "misfortune"; hayyah, hawwah, "fall," "ruin," the latter word used only in the plural; ra‘, "evil in essence" hence, "adversity," once only, Ps 141:5, the Revised Version (British and American) "wickedness"): Purely an Old Testament term, signifying adversities-natural, but more often those that result from ...
Apr 7, 2024 · In the book of Amos, God warns of impending calamity if the people do not repent and turn back to Him. Similarly, in the book of Jeremiah, the prophet foretells the calamity that will befall the nation of Judah if they continue in their sinful ways. However, calamity is not always seen as a punishment in the Bible.
1. (Amos 7:1-3) The vision of locusts. Thus the Lord GOD showed me: behold, He formed locust swarms at the beginning of the late crop; indeed it was the late crop after the king’s mowings. And so it was, when they had finished eating the grass of the land, that I said: “O Lord GOD, forgive, I pray! Oh, that Jacob may stand, For he is small!”.
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You dismiss any thought of the evil day and bring in a reign of violence. You are cruel, and you forget the coming day of judgment. How horrible it will be for those who think that a day of disaster is far away. They bring the reign of violence closer.
