阿摩司书 6:5-7 CUNPSS

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 6:1-6

With a second woe the prophet denounces the chiefs of the whole nation, who were quite satisfied with the present state of things, and, revelling in luxury, feared no coming judgment. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 6:1-6

Woeful ease. "Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!" etc. "This chapter embraces the character and punishment of the whole Hebrew nation. The inhabitants of the two capitals are directly addressed in the language of denunciation, and charged to take warning from the fate of other nations ( Amos 6:1 , Amos 6:2 ). Their carnal security, injustice, self-indulgence, sensuality,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 6:1-7

Wantonness the way to woe. God's thoughts are not as ours. He sees things all round; we see but one side of them. He sees the inner reality of things; we see but their outward semblance. He sees the tendency and ultimate result of things; we but guess their probable tendency, knowing nothing of distant results whatever. Hence, in their estimates of life and of good, "the wisdom of men is foolishness with God." The passage before us is an illustration of this The conditions of being... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 6:4-7

The sin of dissolute life. A herdsman and gatherer of wild figs like Amos, brought into contact with the nobility and the courtiers of a wealthy and luxurious city like Samaria, was likely enough to be shocked and scandalized. The judgments he formed were naturally severe, but they were not unjust or passionate. His language remains a merited and everlasting rebuke to those in high station who live for their own gratification and indulgence. I. A LUXURIOUS AND DISSOLUTE LIFE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 6:4-7

Carnal indulgence. "That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall," etc. Here is a sketch of the way in which these leading men of the chief nations luxuriated in carnal pleasures and sensual indulgences. Observe two things. I. THE MORAL TORPOR OF CARNAL INDULGENCE . Observe two things. 1 . These people wrought entirely for the senses. See how they slept! They... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 6:5

That chant. The word parat ( ἅπαξ λεγόμενον ) means rather "to prattle," "to sing idle songs," as the Revised Version translates it. The reading of the Septuagint varies between ἐπικρατοῦντες . "excelling," and ἐπικροτοῦντες , the latter of which words might mean "applauding." Viol (see note on Amos 5:23 ). Invent to themselves instruments of music, like David. As David devised stringed instruments and modes of singing to do honour to God and for the service of his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 6:6

Wine in bowls ( misraqim ); sacrificial bowls ; used in libations of wine and in the sprinkling of blood (comp. Exodus 38:3 ; Numbers 7:13 , etc.; 1 Chronicles 28:17 ; 2 Chronicles 4:8 , 2 Chronicles 4:22 ; Zechariah 9:15 ; Zechariah 14:20 ). These vessels the luxurious and sacrilegious princes employed in their feasts, proving thus their impiety and their excess (comp. Daniel 5:2 ). Septuagint, οἱ πίνοντες τὸν διυλισμένον οἶνον , "who drink strained wine." The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 6:6

The dry eye of the destroyer. "But they are not grieved for the hurt of Joseph." Of the many aspects of Israel's sin, this is among the most repulsive. It is bad enough to sin against our brother, and by our wrong doing to blight his life; but it makes the crime hideous to look, uncaring and callous, on the desolation we ourselves have wrought. I. ONE MAN 'S SUFFERING IS A FIT OCCASION OF ANOTHER MAN 'S SORROW . Men are brothers ( Acts 17:26 ), and owe a mutual... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 6:7

With the first. They shall have a pre-eminence indeed, being the first to go into captivity. St Jerome, "Vos qui primi estis divitiis, primi captivitatis sustinebitis jugum, secundum illud quod in Ezechiele scriptum est: 'a sanctuario meo incipite'" ( Ezekiel 9:6 ). With the first ; literally, at the head, with reference doubtless to Amos 6:1 . The banquet ( mirzakh ); the screech of revellers. The word is used of the scream of mourners in Jeremiah 16:5 ; here of the cries... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 6:7-11

Here follows the announce. merit of punishment for the crimes mentioned above: the people shall go into captivity; they shall be rejected of God, and given over to utter ruin. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 6:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 6:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 6:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 6:4-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 6:4-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 6:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 6:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 6:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 6:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 6:7-11

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