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— The prophet here informs us, that it was represented to him in his vision, that the Lord was pleased to hearken to his earnest supplication, and to promise that the threatened judgment should not proceed to an utter destruction of the whole kingdom.
What does Amos 7:2 mean? Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.
- (10-13) Amaziah’s Words Against Amos.
- (14-15) The Answer from Amos.
- (16-17) The Answer from The Lord.
Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. For thus Amos has said: ‘Jeroboam shall die by the sword, And Israel shall surely be led away captive From their own land.’” Then Amaziah said to Amos: “Go, you s...
Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah: “I was no prophet, nor was I a son of a prophet, But I was a sheepbreeder And a tender of sycamore fruit. Then the LORD took me as I followed the flock, And the LORD said to me, Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’ a. I was no prophet, nor was I a son of a prophet: Amos replied to Amaziah by noting that he was...
Now therefore, hear the word of the LORD: “You say, ‘Do not prophesy against Israel, And do not spout against the house of Isaac.’ Therefore thus says the LORD: ‘Your wife shall be a harlot in the city; Your sons and daughters shall fall by the sword; Your land shall be divided by survey line; You shall die in a defiled land; And Israel shall surel...
In Amos 7:2, the prophet Amos describes a vision in which he sees a swarm of locusts devouring the grass of the land. This vision is a symbolic representation of the impending judgment and devastation that will come upon the nation of Israel due to their disobedience and sin.
Forgive, I beseech thee, and take away the sin, Amos 7:2; Amos 7:2. He sees sin at the bottom of the trouble, and therefore concludes that the pardon of sin must be at the bottom of deliverance, and prays for that in the first place.
Amos 7:2. ESV When they had finished eating the grass of the land, I said, "O Lord God, please forgive! How can Jacob stand? He is so small!" NIV When they had stripped the land clean, I cried out, "Sovereign Lord, forgive! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!"
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1. They are threatened with less judgments, but are reprieved, and the judgments turned away at the prayer of Amos (v. 1-6). 2. God's patience is at length worn out by their obstinacy, and they are rejected, and sentenced to utter ruin (v. 7-9). II. Israel contending with God, by the opposition given to his prophet. 1.
