Amos 7:10 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Amos 7:10-17

One would have expected, 1. That what we met with in the former part of the chapter would awaken the people to repentance, when they saw that they were reprieved in order that they might have space to repent and that they could not obtain a pardon unless the did repent. 2. That it would endear the prophet Amos to them, who had not only shown his good-will to them in praying against the judgments that invaded them, but had prevailed to turn away those judgments, which, if they had had any sense... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 7:10

Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel ,.... The Targum calls him the prince or president of Bethel; and the word used signifies both a prince and a priest; and very probably this man had the care of the civil as well as religious matters in Bethel. Aben Ezra styles him the priest of Baal; he was one that succeeded the priests that Jeroboam the son of Nebat placed here, to offer sacrifices to the calf he set up in this place, 1 Kings 12:32 ; who hearing the above three visions of Amos... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 7:10

Amaziah the priest of Beth-el - The idolatrous priest who had been established by the king to maintain the worship of the golden calves which Jeroboam the elder had set up at this place. Amos hath conspired against thee - This was truly a lying prophet; there is not one word of truth in this message which he sent to Jeroboam. Amos had not conspired against the king - had not said that Jeroboam should die by the sword - and had not said that Israel should be carried away captive, though... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 7:10

Verse 10 The Prophet here relates the device by which Satan attempted to depress his mind, that he might not go on in the discharge of his prophetic office. He says, that Amaziah had sent to the king to induce him to adopt some severe measure; for he pretended that as Amos scattered words full of sedition, and made turbulent speeches, the affairs of the king could not be carried on, except the king in due time prevented him: and besides, the same Amaziah said, that nothing could be better for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 7:10

Amaziah the priest of Bethel. Amaziah ("the Lord is strong"), the chief of the idol priests at Bethel, a crafty and determined man, hearing this prophecy against the royal house, takes it up as a political matter, and makes a formal accusation against Amos with the view of silencing him. Hath conspired against thee. Probably some of the Israelites had been convinced by the prophet's words, and had joined themselves to him; hence Amaziah speaks of "a conspiracy" ( 1 Samuel 22:8 , 1... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 7:10-17

§ 4. This bold prophecy, no longer conceived in general terms or referring to distant times, but distinct and personal, arouses the animosity of the priestly authorities at Bethel, who accuse Amos before the king, and warn him to leave the country without more words, or to fear the worst. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 7:10-17

Machination foiled by fearless candour. Amos had deserved well of Israel. He took a more practical interest in their welfare than any other man from the king down. He saw their sin, and lamented it; their impending ruin. and would have averted it; their one way of escape, and pressed its adoption strenuously. Had they not been as blind as besotted, they would have revered him as a national benefactor. But the reformation he preached meant the abandonment of rooted habits and the harassing... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 7:10-17

The conventional and the genuine priests of a people. "Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam King of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words," etc. In these words we have types of two classes of priests who are ever found amongst the people. I. THE CONVENTIONAL PRIEST OF A PEOPLE . Amaziah was the recognized, authorized, conventional priest of Bethel—the chief priest of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Amos 7:10

Amaziah, the priest of Bethel - Was probably the high priest, in imitation of the high priest of the order of Aaron and of God’s appointment. For the many high places around Bethel required many idol-priests; and a splendid counterfeit of the ritual at Jerusalem, which should rival it in the eyes of Israel, was part of the policy of the first Jeroboam. Amaziah was at the head of this imposture, in a position probably of wealth and dignity among his people. Like “Demetriers the silversmith” Acts... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Amos 7:10-11

Amos 7:10-11. Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam This was a priest not of the tribe of Levi, but such a one as those were whom Jeroboam I. had consecrated to perform the idolatrous services at Beth-el: see 1 Kings 12:31. Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst, &c. That is, in an open and barefaced manner. He represents the prophet as exciting sedition, because he denounced destruction against the kingdom, and threatened the house of Jeroboam. The same crime was... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Amos 7:10-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 7:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 7:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 7:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 7:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 7:10-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 7:10-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 7:10-17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Amos 7:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Amos 7:10-11

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