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- 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?
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The roaring of a lion is a powerful image that conveys an undeniable presence and an impending action. In the context of Amos, the lion's roar symbolizes God's voice of judgment and warning. Historically, lions were known to inhabit the regions around Israel, and their roar would have been a familiar and fearsome sound to the people.
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The lion has roared; who does not fear? the Lord Jehovah hath spoken; who must not prophesy?" The contents of these verses are not to be reduced to the general thought, that a prophet could no more speak without a divine impulse than any other effect could take place without a cause.
Jan 24, 2017 · In verse 4, we have two sentences about lions roaring, something you might hear in the distance (up to 5 miles away) without seeing the lion itself (indeed, that is about as close as one would hope to come to a lion in the wild).
Amos 3:8 Meaning and Commentary. 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 ...
Jan 4, 2022 · The lion symbolism expands our understanding of baby Jesus in the manger (Luke 2:7) and the suffering Savior on the cross (Isaiah 53:7), revealing Jesus as the conquering King of kings, a roaring lion taking vengeance on His enemies (Revelation 19:16).
The prophet Amos also uses the lion as a symbol of God's judgment. In Amos 3:8, he writes: "The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken; who can but prophesy?" (Amos 3:8, ESV) The roaring lion in this passage signifies the imminent judgment of God.
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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?
