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The lion hath roared; God hath threatened; and, as a lion roareth when near his prey, so God hath terribly threatened what is near to be done. Amos lived and prophesied in Jeroboam’s time, about A.M. 3150, and these threatened judgments began to come upon Israel when the conspiracies and usurpations of Shallum, Menahem, &c. filled all with blood and confusions, about A.M. 3177.
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Amos 3:9-11. Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, &c. — God...
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ח אריה שאג מי לא יירא אדני יהוה דבר מי לא ינבא
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A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord GOD has...
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The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath...
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8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy? The scope of these verses is to convince the people of Israel that God had a controversy with them. That which the prophet has to say to them is to let them know that the Lord has something to say against them, Amos 3:1; Amos 3:1.
Amos concluded by saying, A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken! Who can but prophesy? These two lines are parallel, suggesting that the word "lion" refers to the LORD. That is, the all-powerful God roared like a lion to announce judgment on His covenant people.
Jan 24, 2017 · The lion has roared – who will not be afraid? The Lord GOD has spoken – who will not prophesy? Whereas in the preceding verse, the counsel of God is the hidden reality that the prophet has some insight into, now God’s articulation of his plans, which produces prophecy, are compared to the observable phenomenon part of the preceding comparisons: the roar of the lion, which produces ...
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 lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy? Amos 3:8 Explanation. Amos 3:8 is a powerful and evocative verse found in the Book of Amos, a prophetic text in the Old Testament. Literally, the verse draws upon the imagery of a lion roaring, which is a natural phenomenon that provokes fear in those who ...
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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 ...
