Tyrus. Now es Sur . See notes on Isaiah 23:0 .Jeremiah 25:22 ; Jeremiah 47:4 . Also Eze 26-28. Joel 3:4 , Joel 3:5 . the brotherly covenant = a covenant of brethren. Compare 2 Samuel 5:11 . 1 Kings 5:1 ; 1 Kings 9:11-14 . read more
"Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Tyre, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole country to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant.The great sin of Tyre mentioned here is their delivery of Hebrew slaves to their bitterest enemies, the Edomites, and that this was done despite the long record of friendship between Israel and Tyre, dating back to the days of Solomon, and the brotherly covenant of mutual respect and... read more
9. Tyrus . . . delivered up the . . . captivity to Edom—the same charge as against the Philistines (Amos 1:6). remembered not the brotherly covenant—the league of Hiram of Tyre with David and Solomon, the former supplying cedars for the building of the temple and king's house in return for oil and corn (2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 5:2-6; 1 Kings 9:11-14; 1 Kings 9:27; 1 Kings 9:10-22; 1 Chronicles 14:1; 2 Chronicles 8:18; 2 Chronicles 9:10). read more
II. PROPHETIC MESSAGES THAT AMOS DELIVERED 1:3-6:14The Book of Amos consists of words (oracles, Amos 1:3 to Amos 6:14) and visions (chs. 7-9), though these sections also contain short sub-sections of other types of material. read more
A. Oracles against nations 1:3-2:16An oracle is a message of judgment. Amos proceeded to deliver eight of these, seven against Israel’s neighbors, including Judah (Amos 1:3 to Amos 2:5), and one against Israel (Amos 2:6 to Amos 6:14). The order is significant. The nations mentioned first were foreign, but those mentioned next were the blood relatives of the Israelites, and Judah was its closest kin. Upon hearing this list the Israelites would have felt "a noose of judgment about to tighten... read more
3. An oracle against Phoenicia 1:9-10Tyre was apparently the leading city of Phoenicia at this time. The sin of the Phoenicians was the same as that of the Philistines. They had sold whole communities of people to the Edomites as slaves. [Note: See Paul, p. 59.] They also broke a covenant of brothers."If Israel was the injured partner, the reference is probably to the pact between Solomon and Hiram (1 Kings 5) or perhaps to the later relations established through the marriage of Ahab and... read more
The Sins of Israel's Neighbours and the Punishments which Should Follow1. We may paraphrase the main part of the sentence thus: 'The words of Amos, describing what he saw in prophetic vision.'Herdmen] or rather, 'keepers of a peculiar breed of sheep called naqad.' There must have been a number of these sheepowners in and near Tekoa. Mesha, king of Moab, is called by the same name noqed (2Ki 3:4), where our English Bible uses the word 'sheep-master.' Tekoa] 5 m. S. of Bethlehem, on a hill 2,788... read more
CURSE ON TYRUS.(9) The brotherly covenant.—The “covenant of brethren” (margin) was the league made between Hiram and David, and afterwards between Hiram and Solomon (2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 5:12). This ancient covenant was forgotten in Phœnicia’s mercantile cupidity, and Tyre was tempted to sell Hebrew captives to Greeks and Idumeans. (Comp. Isaiah 23:0; Ezekiel 26:0, and the special excursus in the Speaker’s Commentary.) read more
The Prophet Amos Amos 1:1 To estimate the Prophets' message we must consider something of the times in which they lived and the circumstances under which they spoke. Let us do so in the case of the Prophet Amos, from whose writings our lessons for Today are taken. You will notice as you study the prophetical books of the Old Testament that in almost every case the writing opens with a short description of the writer and precise mention of the time during which his witness was given. I. The... read more
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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