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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 7:2

Verse 2 But we must supply this prophecy or vision to its proper time. I doubt not, and I think that I can gather this from certain considerations, that the Prophet here compares the time which had preceded the reign of Jeroboam, the son of Joash, with the prosperous time which followed. For when Jeroboam the Second began to reign, the kingdom was laid waste, partly by hostile incursions, and partly by drought and heat, by inclement weather, or by pestilence. Since then the condition of the... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 7:4

Verse 4 The Prophet shows that God had not once only spared the people, but that when he was again prepared for vengeance, he still willingly deferred it, that, if possible, the people might willingly recover themselves: but as all were unhealable, this forbearance of God produced no fruit. Now as to the words of the Prophet, we see that a heavier punishment is designated by the similitude of fire, than by what he said before when he spoke of locusts. We stated that by locusts is to be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 7:1

Thus hath the Lord God showed unto me. By an inward illumination (comp. Amos 7:4 , Amos 7:7 ; and Amos 8:1 ; Jeremiah 24:1-3 ). He formed grasshoppers; rather, locusts ( Nahum 3:17 ). This points to the moral government of God, who uses nature to work his purposes, "wind and storm fulfilling his word." In the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; when the aftermath was beginning to grow under the influence of the latter rains. If the herbage was destroyed then,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 7:1-3

§ 1. The first vision, of locusts, represents Israel as a field eaten down to the ground, but shooting up afresh, and its utter destruction postponed at the prophet's prayer. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 7:1-3

The vision of devouring locusts. The prophet is appropriately called a seer. He sees clear and he sees far. Not only has Amos foresight of what is coming; he has insight into what, in certain circumstances, would have come. He is taken as it were behind the scenes, and made a witness of the forging of Heaven's thunderbolts, to be laid up for use as occasion may require. In this case he is cognizant by spiritual intuition of the preparation of judicial measures which, as circumstances turn... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 7:1-6

Revelation and prayer. "Thus hath the Lord God showed unto me," etc. This portion of the Book of Amos ( Amos 7:1-17 and Amos 8:1-14 ) contains four symbolical visions respecting successive judgments that were to be inflicted on the kingdom of Israel. They were delivered at Bethel, and in all probability at the commencement of the prophet's ministry. Each of them, as it follows in the series, is more severe than the preceding. The first presented to the mental eye of the prophet a swarm... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 7:2

The grass of the land. The term includes vegetables of all sorts, the feed of man and beast ( Genesis 1:11 ; see note on Zechariah 10:1 ). O Lord,...forgive. The prophet is not concerned to obtain the fulfilment of his prophecy; his heartfelt sympathy for his people yearns for their pardon, as he knows that punishment and restoration depend upon moral conditions. By whom shall Jacob arise? better, How shall Jacob stand ? literally, as who ? If he is thus weakened, as the vision... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 7:2

The problem of stability. The prayer of faith is free. The believing soul has the privilege of reasoning with God, and embraces it. It asks what it wills, and as it wills, and for whom it wills. There is room for originality in it, and scope for inventive resource; yet little risk of impropriety. The Spirit safeguards that in an effective "unction." Then grace is one thing ever, and there is a ground plan of supplication which is practically the same with all the faithful. It has... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 7:2

Intercessory prayer. In the language which the prophet employed in his appeal to God, he copied that of the great leader and lawgiver of his nation; and he was probably encouraged by remembering that Moses had not pleaded for Israel in vain. I. THE PROMPTING TO INTERCESSORY PRAYER . Why should one man plead with God on another's behalf? It is evident that there is in human nature not only a principle of self-love, but also a principle of sympathy and benevolence. Amos... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 7:3

Repented for this; or, concerning this destruction. The punishment was conditioned by man's behaviour or other considerations. Here the prophet's intercession abates the full infliction of the penalty (compare analogous expressions, Deuteronomy 32:36 ; 1 Samuel 15:11 ; 2 Samuel 24:16 ; Jeremiah 18:8 ; Jeremiah 42:10 ; Jonah 3:10 , where see note). Amos may have had in memory the passage in Joel 2:13 . The LXX . here and in Joel 2:6 has ΄ετανόησον κύριε ἐπὶ... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 7:2

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The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 7:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 7:2

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