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Amos 9, the final chapter of the book of Amos, presents a powerful conclusion to the prophet's messages. Initially, it presents a grim image of God's impending judgment on Israel due to their sins, emphasizing God's inescapable justice. Yet, the chapter concludes on a hopeful note, promising restoration and blessings for God's people.
ii. Acts 15:17 reads So that the rest of mankind instead of what we have in Amos 9:12 (that they may possess the remnant of Edom). This is because the Septuagint, the ancient translation of the Old Testament from Hebrew to Greek, translated Edom as “Adam” – “mankind.” 2. (13-15) Restoring abundance to Israel.
The statements that follow in v. 14 contrast nicely with the curse God placed upon His people, as required by the covenant stipulations (Deuteronomy 28:15-68) especially those rich Israelites who mistreated the poor and denied righteousness and truth: "Though you have built houses of well-hewn stone, yet you will not live in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will not drink ...
Amo 9:11-15 To him to whom all the prophets bear witness this prophet, here in the close, bears his testimony, and speaks of that day, those days that shall come, in which God will do great things for his church, by the setting up of the kingdom of the Messiah, for the rejecting of which the rejection of the Jews was foretold in the foregoing verses.
This view harmonizes with the similarity of the vision in Amos to that in Isa 6:1-13, at Jerusalem. Also with the end of this chapter ( Amo 9:11-15), which applies both to Judah and Israel: "the tabernacle of David," namely, at Jerusalem. His attitude, "standing," implies fixity of purpose.
But the wicked ones shall perish, Amos 9:10. II. Mercy promised, which was to be bestowed in the latter days (Amos 9:11-15), as appears by the application of it to the days of the Messiah, Acts 15:16. And with those comfortable promises, after all the foregoing rebukes and threatenings, the book concludes.
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CHAPTER 9. Amos 9:1-15.FIFTH AND LAST VISION. None can escape the coming judgment in any hiding-place: for God is omnipresent and irresistible ( Amos 9:1-6). As a kingdom, Israel shall perish as if it never was in covenant with Him: but as individuals the house of Jacob shall not utterly perish, nay, not one of the least of the righteous shall fall, but only all the sinners ( Amos 9:7-10).
