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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 3:4

Verse 4 The second similitude follows, Will a lion roar in the forest without a prey? Will a lion send forth his voice from his den when he has caught nothing? By this verse he intimates that God does not cry out for nothing by his Prophets; for ungodly men supposed that the air was only made to reverberate by an empty sound, when the Prophets threatened, “These,” they said, “are mere words;” as though indeed they could not find that the necessity of crying arose from themselves, because they... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 3:5

Verse 5 The third similitude now follows, Will a bird fall on the earth, he says, without a fowler? The Prophet means here that nothing happens without being foreseen by God; for as nets are laid for birds, so God ensnares men by his hidden punishments. Unexpectedly indeed calamity comes, and it is commonly ascribed to chance; but the Prophet here reminds us that God stretches his nets, in which men are caught, though they think that chance rules, and observe not the hand of God. They are... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 3:6

Verse 6 He adds, in the last place, Shall a trumpet sound and the people tremble not? Here he reprehends, as I have said, the torpidity of the people, to whom all threatening were a sport: “When a trumpet sounds,” he says, “all tremble; for it is a signal of danger. All then either fly for aid or stand amazed, when the trumpet sounds. God himself cries, his voice deserves much more attention than the trumpet which fills men’s minds with dread; and yet it is a sound uttered to the deaf. What... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:1-15

§ 1. First address: the prophet begins by showing Israel's ingratitude for past mercies ( Amos 3:1 , Amos 3:2 ) , and his own commission to announce the coming judgment ( Amos 3:3-8 ) . They have drawn this upon themselves by iniquities which astonish even heathen nations; and they shall be punished by the overthrow of the kingdom and the destruction of their city ( Amos 3:9-15 ) . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:3

Can two walk together except they be agreed? or, except they have agreed? The "two" are God's judgment and the prophet's word. These do, not coincide by mere chance, no more than two persons pursue in company the same end without previous agreement. The prophet announces God's judgment because God has commissioned him; the prophet is of one mind with God, therefore the Lord is with him, and confirms his words. The application of the parables is seen in Amos 3:7 , Amos 3:8 . The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:3

Communion and concord inseparable. "Do two walk together unless they have agreed?" The special reference of this general question is not apparent. But the scope of the context suggests two points on either or both of which it would throw light. The one is the prophet's claim to be speaking the truth, the other is the people's claim to be doing the right. Between his words and their works there was utter incompatibility. Those must he wrong if these were right, and vice versa. And the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:3

Harmonious fellowship. These words have passed into a proverb, which fact is in itself a proof that they accord with human experience. I. HARMONY OF SENTIMENT AND PURPOSE ALONE CAN ENSURE AGREEMENT IN LIFE . The spiritual is a key to the outward life. And this holds not only with regard to the individual, but with regard to society. Because people live together in a house, they are not necessarily a true family; because they meet together in an ecclesiastical... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:3-8

Before announcing more particularly the coming judgment, Amos, by a series of little parables or comparisons, establishes his right to prophesy, and intimates the necessity laid upon him to deliver his message. He illustrates the truths that all effects have causes, and that from the cause you can infer the effect. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:3-8

No smoke without fire. God cannot utter empty threats. His every declaration is bona fide. When he roars he is about to rend. Let, then, the doomed sinner tremble. For all his insensibility he is no better than a dead man. I. SIN INVOLVES DISCONNECTION FROM A HOLY GOD . "Can two walk together," etc.? This deep principle involves that: 1 . Israel, quarrelling with God, cannot reckon on his company. For so far God had associated with them. In Egypt, in the wilderness,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:4

Will a lion roar, etc.? The lion roars when he has his pray in sight, and is about to spring upon it. So God makes the prophet utter his voice because he is ready to execute vengeance. The second clause expresses the same fact in different terms. The young lion ( kephir ) is not a whelp, but one able to provide for itself. He growls over the prey which he has in his lair. So Israel lies helpless as the words of God's threatenings strike upon him. read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 3:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 3:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 3:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:3-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:3-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 3:4

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