8:14 They that swear by the sin {i} of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, {k} The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.(i) For the idolaters used to swear by their idols, which here he calls their sin: and the papists yet swear by theirs.(k) That is, the common manner of worshipping, and the service or religion used there. read more
AMOS GENERAL OVE RV IEW OF THE BOOK The opening verse shows that Amos, like Hosea, was a prophet sent to Israel, though his home, Tekoa, was in Judah. He was contemporary with Hosea for a while, though the latter prophesied longer than he. After the introduction (Amos 1:1-3 ) there follows a series of messages concerning Gentile nations (Amos 1:4 to Amos 2:3 ), each beginning with the words “For three transgressions.., and for four, I will not turn away the punishment,” an orientalism,... read more
"a Basket of Summer Fruit." Amos 8:0 "Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit" ( Amo 8:2 ). Amos continued his visions notwithstanding the rude and mendacious interruption of the false priest Amaziah who sent a lie to Jeroboam. Amos confronted the false priest, as we have just seen, boldly and destructively. You cannot reply to a thunderstorm. Anything that a man may say after a whirlwind is very feeble. We have heard the great speech of Amos, as it rolled round and round... read more
What an awful sound is here! And how dreadfully awful in that land, that parish, that people, that family, or person, in whom it is fulfilled. A famine of bread the common staff of life is distressing. But what is the life of the body to the life of the soul? This threatening was in part accomplished, when the Church was carried into Babylon. And what a dark season in after ages took place, from the close of prophecy to the coming of Christ ? And in our own land before the reformation, what a... read more
Sin. Septuagint, "propitiation," which the pagans deemed requisite; (Horace, i. ode 2.) or worship (Haydock) of Baal, (4 Kings xvii. 16.; Calmet) and all the other superstitions. (Haydock) --- Way. Septuagint, "thy God," or religion, (Acts ix. 2.) or pilgrimage to Bersabee, chap. v. 5. Perhaps the true God was here adored; but it was in a manner which he condemned. (Calmet) --- In vain do those pretend to honour Him, who follow the traditions of unbelieving men. (Haydock) read more
11-14 Here was a token of God's highest displeasure. At any time, and most in a time of trouble, a famine of the word of God is the heaviest judgment. To many this is no affliction, yet some will feel it very much, and will travel far to hear a good sermon; they feel the loss of the mercies others foolishly sin away. But when God visits a backsliding church, their own plans and endeavours to find out a way of salvation, will stand them in no stead. And the most amiable and zealous would perish,... read more
A Last Admonition of the Lord v. 4. Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, panting after the poor in their anxiety to destroy them and to grasp their property, even to make the poor of the land to fail, in order to take their property by a show of right, v. 5. saying, When will the new moon, the day which they considered a time of enforced idleness, be gone that we may sell corn? speculating at the expense of the poorer in the land, and the Sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, opening... read more
Amos 8:0Fourth Vision: Israel ripe for Destruction. Days of Mourning threatened against the Ungodly. Afterwards a Famine of the Word.1 Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me,And behold, a basket with ripe fruit.12 And he said, What seest thou, Amos?And I said, A basket with ripe fruit.Then said Jehovah to me,“The end2 is come to my people, Israel;I will not pass by them any more.3 And the songs of the palace3 shall howlIn that day, saith the Lord Jehovah;Corpses in multitude; everywhere has he4 cast... read more
Amos RIPE FOR GATHERING Amo_8:1 - Amo_8:14 . There are three visions in the former chapter, each beginning as Amo_8:1 . This one is therefore intended to be taken as the continuation of these, and it is in substance a repetition of the third, only with more detail and emphasis. An insolent attempt, by the priest of Beth-el, to silence the Prophet, and the fiery answer which he got for his pains, come between. The stream of Amos’s prophecy flows on, uninterrupted by the boulder which had... read more
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Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Amos 8:1-14
CHAPTER 8 The Fourth Vision: The Basket With Summer Fruit 1. The vision (Amos 8:1-3 ) 2. Israel ripe for judgment (Amos 8:4-10 ) 3. The coming days of famine (Amos 8:11-14 ) Amos 8:1-3 . In his fourth vision the prophet beholds a basket of summer fruit. The Hebrew shows that it was a basket filled with ripe fruit. The ripe fruit is a symbol that Israel was ripe for the harvest of judgment. The message of the Lord to the prophet is, “The end is come upon My people Israel; I will not again... read more