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Amos reiterates his faith in his ability to make enough money to bring both his plans—helping Lois and buying land—to fruition. But Violet worries that the years he has left to enjoy the fruits of his labor are dwindling. She even suggests that maybe “[God] let [Amos] buy [her]” so that she could make sure he treats himself well.
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 ...
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 ...
Amos 1:13. Thus saith the Lord, for three transgressions of the children of Ammon These are the descendants of Benammi, a son of Lots, by one of his daughters, ( Genesis 19:38) ; are distinguished from the Ammonites, ( 2 Chronicles 20:1) ; were near neighbours of the Jews, but great enemies to them, though akin: and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof;
The final issue of the rapacious conduct described in Amos 8:5 is that the poor are more and more impoverished, and, falling into debt, have in the end to sell themselves—or their children—as slaves (Leviticus 25:39) to their rich oppressors, who were only too ready to buy the poor for the silver which they owed them, and the needy for the ...
Despite the series of catastrophes used by God to warn and discipline his people, they refused to turn back to him. 4:12 The prophet’s declaration “to prepare to meet your God” was a summons to appear in court before the God of justice for sentencing. The outcome of the divine “visitation” or “inspection” forecast earlier (Amos 3: ...
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When Mandy does something wrong, but I have never before told her not to do that, I usually tell her what she is doing is wrong and not to do it again. But I don’t discipline her then. However, if I’ve told her not to do something and she does it anyway, the discipline is sure to follow. Because she knew better. And the Israelites knew better!
