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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Amos 5:6

Amos 5:6. Seek the Lord, and ye shall live He repeats his exhortation, and also the promise of a good issue on their complying with it. Lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph That is, the kingdom of the ten tribes, the chief whereof was Ephraim the son of Joseph. And there be none to quench it in Beth-el As if he had said, If once this fire break out, all your idols in Beth-el shall not be able to quench it. A proper caution this to the Israelites, not to trust in their... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Amos 5:1-15

God requires repentance (5:1-15)The prophet again recalls past warnings that the people had consistently ignored. He sees vividly that the result of the people’s stubbornness will be the destruction of Israel. Samaria will be conquered and most of Israel’s army wiped out (5:1-3).What God wants is not an increase in religious ceremonies but a turning in heart and life to him. He does not want processions to religious holy places (which, in any case, will be destroyed) but the administration of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 5:4

thus saith. Note the prophetic formula (see App-82 ), introducing the exhortation, and emphasising it. the Lord . Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . Seek ye Me, &c. Note this word "seek" in the several exhortations. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 12:5 ). App-92 . As in Psalms 9:10 . Isaiah 9:13 .Jeremiah 10:21 .Hosea 10:12 .Zephaniah 1:6 . ye shall live. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 18:5 , see note there. Deuteronomy 30:19 ). App-92 . Compare Isaiah 55:3 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 5:5

Bethel. Gilgal. Beer-sheba. Compare Hosea 4:15 ; Hosea 10:8 . These were the seats of Israel's idolatrous worship. pass not = pass not through; which was necessary in order to get from the north to Beer-sheba in the south. Compare Amos 4:4 ; Amos 8:14 . Gilgal shall surely go into captivity. Note the Figure of speech Paronomasia ( App-6 ), for emphasis. Hebrew. Gilgal galoh yigleh = The Roller, rolling, shall roll away : i.e. be utterly removed. This is emphasized by the Figure of speech ... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 5:6

Joseph. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Part), App-6 , for the whole Northern Kingdom. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 5:4

"For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel, seek ye me, and ye shall live."Seek ye me ..." "This does not mean, `inquire about,' or `search for' something or someone lost or inaccessible. When Yahweh is the object, the meaning is, `turn to Yahweh,' and `hold to Yahweh' as a way of life."[10] Many have noted that this passage does not in any sense mean that the Lord is hiding from Israel, or even that he is not available to them. "It must be understood as meaning, to seek out and observe... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 5:5

"But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to naught."The people no doubt supposed that their frequenting the shrines at such places as Bethel, Beersheba and Gilgal would enable them to know God; but in this they were totally wrong. "God can only be sought and found through his revelaton."[16] It was impossible to find God at such places."Those were centers of idolatry, false teaching, false worship; they... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 5:6

"Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Bethel."The house of Joseph ..." here means the Northern Kingdom, of which the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh (the sons of Joseph) constituted the most powerful component of the kingdom. This led to the "House of Joseph" being a kind of title for the Northern Kingdom.The great contrast in these verses is between "Seek Jehovah" and "Seek not Bethel," or any other... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Amos 5:5

Amos 5:5. And pass not to Beer-sheba— Beer-sheba was not in the kingdom of Israel; and therefore we may hence collect that it was usual for the Israelites to pass into the kingdom of Judah, to Beer-sheba, and there to use some vain and idolatrous services. This place was remarkable for being the dwelling of Abraham, who planted a grove there for the worship of God; which probably continued, and was abused to the purposes of idolatry. It is immediately after said, that Gilgal and Beth-el shall... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Amos 5:4

4. Seek ye me, and ye shall live—literally, "Seek . . . Me, and live." The second imperative expresses the certainty of "life" (escape from judgment) resulting from obedience to the precept in the first imperative. If they perish, it is their own fault; God would forgive, if they would repent (Isaiah 55:3; Isaiah 55:6). read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Amos 5:6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Amos 5:1-15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 5:4

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 5:5

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 5:6

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 5:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 5:5

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 5:6

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Amos 5:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Amos 5:4

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