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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:
Amos 5:19 One calamity occurs after another. It seems as if a person escapes one of them, only to become caught in a worse calamity. The Day of the Lord will be a time of unending catastrophe and trouble. John W. Ritenbaugh The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty-Three)
Amos 6:3. assigns the reason for the woe pronounced upon the sinful security of the princes of Israel, by depicting the godless conduct of these princes; and this is appended in the manner peculiar to Amos, viz., in participles. These princes fancy that the evil day, i.e., the day of misfortune or of judgment and punishment, is far away (מנדּים, piel of נדה equals נדד, to be far ...
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.
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.
Verse Concepts. “From six troubles He will deliver you, Even in seven evil will not touch you. Proverbs 1:26-27. I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your dread comes, When your dread comes like a storm. And your calamity comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.
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What the Bible says about Time of Calamity. ( From Forerunner Commentary ) Hosea 4:11-12. A crucial key to understanding the application to us, in both Hosea and Amos, is that they prophesied in Israel (the ten northern tribes) during a time similar to today—that is, in the last generation before a major national calamity fell on them, a ...
