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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Amos 1:1-2

Here is, I. The general character of this prophecy. It consists of the words which the prophet saw. Are words to be seen? Yes, God's words are; the apostles speak of the word of life, which they had not only heard, but which they had seen with their eyes, which they had looked upon, and which their hands had handled (1 John 1:1), such a real substantial thing is the word of God. The prophet saw these words, that is, 1. They were revealed to him in a vision, as John is said to see the voice... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 1:2

And he said ,.... That is, the Prophet Amos, before described; he, being under divine inspiration, said as follows: the Lord will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem ; not from Samaria, nor from Dan and Bethel, but from Zion and Jerusalem, where the temple of the Lord stood; and out of the holy of holies in it, where was the seat of the divine Majesty; and his voice being compared to the roaring of a lion, denotes his wrath and vengeance; and is expressive of some terrible... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 1:2

The Lord will roar from Zion - It is a pity that our translators had not followed the hemistich form of the Hebrew: - Jehovah from Zion shall roar, And from Jerusalem shall give forth his voice; And the pleasant dwellings of the shepherds shall mourn, And the top of mount Carmel shall wither. Carmel was a very fruitful mountain in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:56 ; Isaiah 35:2 . This introduction was natural in the mouth of a herdsman who was familiar with the roaring of... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 1:2

Verse 2 He employs here the same words which we explained yesterday in the Lecture on Joel; but for another purpose. By saying, ‘Jehovah from Zion shall roar,’ Joel intended to set forth the power of God, who had been for a time silent, as though he was not able to repel his enemies. As God was then despised by the ungodly, Joel declares that he had power, by which he could instantly break down and destroy all his enemies and defend his Church and chosen people. But now Amos, as he addresses... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 1:1-2

Heading of the book, with short summary of its contents. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 1:2

And he said. This is the commencement of "the words" of Amos (verse 1); and herein the prophet gives a short summary of the judgment which he has to pronounce. The following clause is a repetition of Joel 3:16 ; and Amos thus connects his prophecy with that of his predscessor, to show the unity of prophetic mission, and to warn the Jews that God's punishments are not directed exclusively on heathen nations. To the nations denounced by Joel, Amos adds others of Israel's enemies, viz. Syria,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 1:2

The thunder that both frights and smites. These words are an echo of Joel 3:16 . We hence infer the continuity of the two prophetic messages. The one strikes the keynote, and the other takes up and continues the strain. I. DIVINE INTERVENTION . This is to end a period of quiescence. It is: 1 . Intervention. "Utters his voice." The silence of God is often treated as equivalent to inaction ( Psalms 28:1 ; Psalms 50:21 ). So his speech would mean his becoming active,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 1:2

The voice of terror. This imagery is evidently derived from the prophet's own experience. In the southeast of Palestine the lion was a frequent and formidable visitor, which every herdsman had reason to dread. The majestic roar of the king of beasts is here employed to denote the judgments of the Lord upon the disobedient and rebellious, especially of Israel. I. OBSERVE WHENCE THE VOICE OF THREATENING PROCEEDS . 1 . It is the voice of the Lord—that voice which assumes... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Amos 1:2

The Lord will roar - Amos joins on his prophecy to the end of Joel’s, in order at once in its very opening to attest the oneness of their mission, and to prepare people’s minds to see, that his own prophecy was an expansion of those words, declaring the nearer and coming judgments of God. Those nearer judgments, however, of which he spake, were but the preludes of the judgments of the Great Day which Joel foretold, and of that last terrible voice of Christ, “the Lion of the tribe of Judah,” of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Amos 1:2

Amos 1:2. The Lord will roar from Zion This and the next clause occur, Joel 3:16, and a similar one, Jeremiah 25:30, where see the notes. The meaning is, that God would soon spread terror, like beasts of prey when they roar, chap. Amos 3:8: or, that he would soon display his power in executing judgment. And utter his voice from Jerusalem The city God had chosen, where he dwelt; the seat of his instituted worship, and the royal seat of the kingdom, as God had settled it, but from which, in... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Amos 1:1-2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 1:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 1:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 1:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 1:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 1:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 1:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 1:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Amos 1:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Amos 1:2

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