amos-1:1-5-nasb

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Amos 1:1-15

1:1-2:16 JUDGMENTS ON VARIOUS NATIONSIt seems that Amos announced most, if not all, of his message in Bethel, an important religious and commercial centre near Israel’s southern border (see 7:10). He gained the attention of his audience by first announcing God’s judgment on Israel’s neighbours. This news no doubt pleased his hearers, but for Amos it was part of his build-up to the climax, which announced God’s judgment on Israel.The first three nations that Amos condemned were foreign nations... read more

E.W. Bullinger

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

TITLE. The words of Amos. But the words of Jehovah by Amos. See Amos 1:3 . Amos = Burden. herdmen = shepherds. Hebrew. nokdim ; so called from a peculiar breed of stunted sheep (with fine wool). Mesha was called a noked , rendered "sheepmaster"(2 Kings 3:4 ). See App-54 . Occurs only in these two places. But Amos was also a herdman, as is clear from Amos 7:14 ; where boker is from bakar, an ox, and hence is connected with ploughing (1 Kings 19:19 , 1 Kings 19:21 , &c.) See note on... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 1:2

he said. Thus writing the words down. The LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah . App-4 . This title is not the usual one in this book. roar = roar as a. lion, or thunder. It is always, when predicated of the Lord, connected with the end of Gentile dominion. Compare Jeremiah 25:30 , Joel 3:16 . utter = give out. habitations = pastures. shepherds. Not the same word as in Amos 1:1 , but the usual word ( raah = tenders). top of Carmel. Mount Carmel in the north, thus embracing the whole land; now Jebel... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 1:3

Thus saith the LORD. Jehovah's words: not the words of Amos. . The prophetic formula. See App-82 . See the twelve with Jehovah, in verses: Amos 3:6 , Amos 3:9 , Amos 3:11 , Amos 3:13 ; Amos 2:1 , Amos 2:4 , Amos 2:6 ; Amos 8:12 ; Amos 5:4 ; Amos 5:16 ; Amos 7:17 ; and the two with Adonai Jehovah in Amos 3:11 ; Amos 5:3 . three . . . four. Hebrew idiom to express several, or many (Job 33:29 , margin) Compare Proverbs 30:15 , Proverbs 30:18 , Proverbs 30:21 , Proverbs 30:29 . transgressions.... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 1:4

I will send a fire. Compare Amos 1:7 , Amos 1:10 , Amos 1:12 ; Amos 2:2 , Amos 2:5 . Refer to Jeremiah 17:27 ; Jeremiah 49:27 ; Jeremiah 50:32 .Hosea 8:14 . Hazael. Compare 2 Kings 8:12 ; 2 Kings 10:32 , as; Amo 18:3 . palaces: or fortresses. Hebrew. 'armon . Occurs (in plural) twelve times in Amos (see App-10 ): Amos 1:4 , Amos 1:7 , Amos 1:10 , Amos 1:12 , Amos 1:14 ; Amos 2:2 , Amos 2:5 ; Amos 3:9 , Amos 3:10 , Amos 3:11 ; Amos 6:8 ; seven times with the verb "devour" (Hebrew. akal) . ... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 1:5

the bar. Note the Figure of speech Metalepsis ( App-6 ), by which "bar" is put by Figure of speech Metalepsis , App-6 , for the gates, and then the gates put for defence of the city. Compare Deuteronomy 3:5 . 1 Kings 4:13 .Jeremiah 51:30 . Lamentations 2:9 . the inhabitant: or, him that is seated: i.e. the ruler, corresponding with the next line. Avon. Same a Beth-aven, east of Beth-el, belonging to Benjamin. Compare Hosea 4:15 ; Hosea 5:8 ; Hosea 10:5 , Hosea 10:8 . the house of Eden =... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 1:1

This chapter actually combines with Amos 2 to form the first division of the prophecy of Amos, in which the prophet thunders the warning of the impending judgment of God upon no less than eight nations, beginning with Israel's surrounding pagan neighbors, then resting for a moment upon Judah, and by way of climax describing the utter ruin and devastation of Israel itself, the northern kingdom. The awful judgments, "rolling like a storm, in strophe after strophe, over all the surrounding... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 1:2

"And he said, Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither."And Jehovah shall roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem ..." These exact words are in Joel 3:16; and if they should be considered as the theme of the Book of Amos, then it may be said that Amos took his text from Joel. Shultz did not hesitate to write, "This verse is the text of the book.[9] It must also be accounted as... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 1:3

"For three transgressions ... yea, for four ..." This is a stylized expression, or idiom, having the meaning of, "for many, or for more than enough."[15] As used here, it denotes, "not a small, but a large number of crimes, or ungodliness in its worst form."[16] Of course, "Some critics have taken the terms literally, and have tried to identify that particular number of transgressions in each case; but this is trifling."[17]"Damascus ..." This city stands here as a representative of all of... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 1:4

"But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-Hadad.Hazael was the founder of the dynasty that included two or three kings named Ben-Hadad; so this is the equivalent of saying that the royal family would be destroyed. "Ben-Hadad was the title of the dynasty."[21]These, and the other judgments to follow are truly terrible; and there are always people who cannot understand why God should deal out such awful judgments; but Morgan has a word of explanation,... read more

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Amos 1:1-15

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

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 1:2

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 1:3

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 1:4

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Amos 1:5

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 1:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 1:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 1:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Amos 1:4

Group of Brands