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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Amos 9:1

Amos 9:1. I saw Namely, in a vision or ecstasy; the Lord That is, the glory and majesty of the Lord, as Isaiah did, Isaiah 6:1, or a bright glorious light, indicating the presence of God; standing upon the altar Resting upon, or over the altar. The altar of burnt-offering seems to be meant here, and the glory of God resting upon it to have denoted that his justice demanded the lives of the sinners here spoken of to be cut off. “He stands upon the altar,” says Henry, “to show that the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Amos 9:1-10

No possibility of escape (9:1-10)In the final vision God causes a shrine to collapse on the heads of the worshippers. The picture is that of God’s judgment on the people of Israel because of their false religion (9:1). None will escape his judgment. No place is beyond his reach (2-4). He is the God of nature, the controller of the universe. He has the power to carry out his plans (5-6).Some Israelites might object that this could not happen to them, because they are God’s chosen people. He... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 9:1

the LORD. One of the 134 places where the Sepherim say they altered "Jehovah" of the primitive text to "Adonai" ( App-2 ). See App-4 . Here it is combined with 'eth = Jehovah Himself. upon beside, or by. the altar. Probably the same altar at Beth-al where Jeroboam had once stood (1 Kings 13:1 ). Compare Amos 7:13 , lintel = capital. Render: "smite the capital, shake the foundations, cut them off [i.e. the pillars] by the head, all of them". and I will slay. This is the signification of the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 9:1

This chapter comprises the fifth vision of Amos as recorded in this section of the prophecy. It is a vision diverse from all of the others and deals with a great deal more than the temporal fortunes of the kingdom of Israel (either one of the two kingdoms, Judah, or Israel). It entails the final and total destruction of both Jewish kingdoms, as such, including even the overthrow of the Jerusalem temple, accounted as sacred by all Israel (Amos 9:1-4). The certainty of this was emphasized by... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Amos 9:1

Amos 9:1. Upon the altar— Near the altar. As this prophesy is against the kingdom of Israel, it is probable that this altar was dedicated to the purposes of idolatry, especially as God appears near it, in order to foretel its ruin, and consequently that of the kingdom of Israel. Instead of lintel, we may read chapiter. Instead of, and cut them in the head, &c. Houbigant reads, for I will wound them all in the head, and I will slay their posterity with the sword. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Amos 9:1

1. Lord . . . upon the altar—namely, in the idolatrous temple at Beth-el; the calves which were spoken of in Amos 8:14. Hither they would flee for protection from the Assyrians, and would perish in the ruins, with the vain object of their trust [HENDERSON]. Jehovah stands here to direct the destruction of it, them, and the idolatrous nation. He demands many victims on the altar, but they are to be human victims. CALVIN and FAIRBAIRN, and others, make it in the temple at Jerusalem. Judgment was... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Amos 9:1

In the final vision that Amos recorded, he saw Yahweh standing beside an altar. The altar at Bethel is probably in view since Bethel was the worship site in view in most of this book and since Amos’ encounter with Amaziah occurred there (Amos 7:10-17). Another possibility is that any and every Israelite shrine might be in view. [Note: Ellison, p. 68.] The Lord gave a command that someone (an angel?) would strike the capitals that supported the roof of the temple there with such force that its... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Amos 9:1-4

Yahweh’s inescapable punishment 9:1-4 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:1-15

The Concluding Vision and a Discourse. Comfortable Words1. The vision. 2-10. The discourse, declaring that none shall evade God’s judgments (Amos 9:2-6); that Israel stands in no peculiar relationship to Jehovah (Amos 9:7); that all the sinners amongst them shall perish (Amos 9:8-10). 11-15. Comfortable words, predicting the restoration of the Davidic kingdom in all its former extent (Amos 9:11-12); the exuberant fertility of the land (Amos 9:13); the complete and final establishment of the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Amos 9:1

IX.(1) The last vision is transferred to the shrine at Bethel, the seat of the calf-worship. The prophet sees Jehovah Himself standing in pomp by the altar of burnt offering, and by His side the angel of His presence, to whom now, as on many other occasions, the mission of destruction has been entrusted. To him the words of Jehovah are addressed (so Aben Ezra, Kimchi). It is doubtful what is meant by the Hebrew Caphtôr (mistranslated “lintel of the door”). It may mean the wreathed capital of... read more