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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Amos 7:7-9

Amos 7:7-9. The Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumb-line A wall strongly and beautifully built. God’s judgments are sometimes represented in Scripture by a line and a plummet, to denote that they are measured out by the exactest rules of justice. Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel I will exactly measure my people Israel; I will take a particular view of the whole kingdom of the ten tribes, and notice how far it is right, or how far it is out of order, and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Amos 7:1-9

7:1-9:10 VISIONS OF JUDGMENTGod’s patience before judgment (7:1-9)Farmers paid their taxes by giving the king the first reaping of their harvest. After this a second crop grew up, which provided the main harvest for the people. It was this second crop that Amos, in his vision, saw threatened with destruction from a plague of locusts. If God judged Israel in this way, it might never recover. When Amos pleaded on Israel’s behalf for God’s mercy, God answered his prayer (7:1-3). God later answered... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 7:8

Amos. Note this personal touch. set, &c. i.e. measure [the doings of Israel] with the plummet of righteousness and judgment. Compare 2 Kings 21:12 .Isaiah 28:17 ; Isaiah 34:11 .Lamentations 2:8 , &c. pass by them = forgive them. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 7:8

"And Jehovah said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumb-line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more."The direct conversation which Amos here mentions as occurring between himself and the Lord was probably for the purpose of emphasizing the truth that Amaziah later ignored in his message to the king, namely, that the words of denunciation uttered by the prophet were not his words at all, but the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Amos 7:8

8. plumb-line in . . . midst of . . . Israel—No longer are the symbols, as in the former two, stated generally; this one is expressly applied to Israel. God's long-suffering is worn out by Israel's perversity: so Amos ceases to intercede (compare Genesis 18:33). The plummet line was used not only in building, but in destroying houses (2 Kings 21:13; Isaiah 28:17; Isaiah 34:11; Lamentations 2:8). It denotes that God's judgments are measured out by the most exact rules of justice. Here it is... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Amos 7:1-9

A. Three short visions of impending judgment 7:1-9The three visions in this section are similar and may have followed one another in quick succession. The first two describe methods of divine judgment from which Amos persuaded God to turn aside, and the last one the method He would not abandon to judge Israel. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Amos 7:7-9

3. The plumb line 7:7-9 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Amos 7:8

The Lord asked the prophet what he saw, and Amos replied that he saw a plumb line. Then the Lord explained that He was about to test Israel as a builder uses a plumb line. The true standard by which He would judge Israel was undoubtedly the Mosaic Law, the covenant that He had given her by which God measured her uprightness (cf. Exodus 19:6). The Lord further announced that He would not spare the Israelites from His judgment any longer; Amos’ prayers for Israel would not turn away His... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 7:1-17

Three Visions and an Interruption1-9. The visions. 10-17. The interruption.There are two senses in which the word ’Vision’ may be used of one of the forms of Hebrew prophecy. In the first sense a state of mind closely akin to that of a dreamer is intended: ’I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, I will speak with him in a dream’ (Numbers 12:6). The prophet falls into a kind of ecstasy, and has no control over the pictures which pass before his mind. Every one will remember the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Amos 7:8

(8) Pass by them.—In the sense of sparing. There will come a time when prayer will be of no avail. All intercessions, however passionate or eager, will be too late. The door of mercy is shut. read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Amos 7:7-9

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Amos 7:1-9

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 7:8

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 7:8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Amos 7:8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Amos 7:1-9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Amos 7:7-9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Amos 7:8

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 7:1-17

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Amos 7:8

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