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Jan 24, 2017 · They are his children to chastise, and he does so because he loves them. Similarly, the last six verses of chapter 3 (vv. 9-15) are pretty transparent in their meaning: disaster is coming on Samaria and Bethel for which wealth is no solution or refuge. But what do verses 3-8 add to Amos’ larger oracle against Israel? A Bunch of Rhetorical ...
known] i.e. known favourably, noticed, regarded: so Genesis 18:19, “I have known him to the end that he may command his children and his household after him that they may keep the way of Jehovah,” &c.; Hosea 13:5, “I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought”; Psalm 1:6; Psalm 37:18, and elsewhere. Israel was the ...
- (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...
Dec 2, 2019 · (See John 4:44.) God called Amos from the south and sent him to the north, hoping that somehow His children might listen to a stranger, a prophet of God who had a message for them. At this time, Israel, that having been the ten Northern tribes where Amos had been called to minister the Word, was still intact.
Many times, we are chastened as a result of our own sins. Just as an earthly father must discipline His children when they are disobedient, so God must discipline us when we are not resisting temptation or are living in sin. Many times, discipline is for our own safety and wellbeing; God sees the areas of danger that we ourselves cannot see.
Benjamin of Tudela (g) reports, that in his time, at Gibal, the border of the children of Ammon, a day's journey from Tripoli, was found the remains of a temple of the children of Ammon; and an idol of theirs sitting upon a throne; and it was made of stone, and covered with gold; and there were two women sitting, one on its right hand, and the other on its left; and before it an altar, on ...
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Oct 25, 2021 · But the word has a positive meaning which means teaching and perfecting of character. The Greek word “paideia” includes remedial discipline and means preparing children to their adult obligations. The Bible tells us that the Lord, as a loving Father, chastens His children in order to help them grow in grace.
