Amos 9:12

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Amos 9:11-15

To him to whom all the prophets bear witness this prophet, here in the close, bears his testimony, and speaks of that day, those days that shall come, in which God will do great things for his church, by the setting up of the kingdom of the Messiah, for the rejecting of which the rejection of the Jews was foretold in the Amos 9:1-10. The promise here is said to agree to the planting of the Christian church, and in that to be fulfilled, Acts 15:15-17. It is promised, I. That in the Messiah the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 9:12

That they may possess the remnant or Edom, and of all the Heathen, which are called by my name ,.... Or that these may be possessed; that is, by David or Christ, who shall have the Heathen given him for his inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for his possession, Psalm 2:8 ; when the remnant, according to the election of grace, in those nations that have been the greatest enemies to Christ and his Gospel, signified by Edom, shall be converted, and call upon the name of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:12

That they may possess the remnant of Edom - Bp. Newcome translates this clause as follows: "That the residue of men may seek Jehovah, and all the heathen who are called by my name." Here, instead of אדום Edom , he reads אדם Adam , men or mankind, which is the reading of the Arabic, and some MSS. of the Syriac, and of Acts 15:17 . The Pachomian MS. of the Septuagint adds here, ὁπως εκζητησωσι με , that they may seek me. And the Arabic has the Lord; and in stead of יירשו ... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:12

Verse 12 By these words the Prophet shows that the kingdom under Christ would be more renowned and larger than it had ever been under David. Since then the kingdom had been greatest in dignity, and wealth, and power, in the age of David, the Prophet here says, that its borders would be enlarged; for then he says, Possess shall the Israelites the remnant of Edom He speaks here in common of the Israelites and of the Jews, as before, at the beginning of the last chapter, he threatened both. But we... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 9:11-12

The rebuilding of the waste places. "God hath not cast away his people, which he foreknew," as the cumulative series of woes announced might seem to indicate. As a people they conspire, rebel, and cast him off, and as a people they are scattered, decimated, and disowned. In their corporate character they cannot longer survive, But there were individuals among them who had either remained loyal or come back to their allegiance, and these stood in a different position. Not only would they be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 9:11-15

Part IV . EPILOGUE . THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW KINGDOM AND THE REIGN OF MESSIAH . THE KINGDOM SHALL EMBRACE ALL NATIONS ( Amos 9:11 , Amos 9:12 ), SHALL BE ENRICHED WITH SUPERABUNDANT SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS ( Amos 9:13 , Amos 9:14 ), AND SHALL ENDURE FOREVER ( Amos 9:15 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 9:11-15

The restoration of the true moral theocracy. "In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old," etc. In the previous verses we have had to notice the destruction of the sinful kingdom; in this paragraph we have the establishment of the true kingdom—the true moral theocracy. "In that day," i.e. when the judgment has fallen upon the sinful kingdom, and all the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 9:12

That they (the true children of Israel) may possess the remnant of Edom; i.e. those who were nearest in blood, and yet most hostile of all men. David had subdued the Edomites ( 2 Samuel 8:14 ; 1 Kings 11:16 ), and Amaziah had inflicted a great slaughter upon them ( 2 Kings 14:7 ); but later they recovered their independence ( 2 Kings 16:6 , where "Edomites" should be read for "Syrians;" 2 Chronicles 28:17 ), and were actively hostile against the Jews. It was on this account... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Amos 9:12

That they may possess - rather, “inheritThe remnant of Edom - The restoration was not to be for themselves alone. No gifts of God end in the immediate object of His bounty and love. They were restored, in order that they, the first objects of God’s mercies, might win others to God; not Edom only, “but all nations, upon whom,” God says, “My Name is called.” Plainly then, it is no temporal subjugation, nor any earthly kingdom. The words, “upon whom the name is called,” involve, in any case,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Amos 9:12

Amos 9:12. That they may possess the remnant of Edom This the restored Jews did in the time of Hyrcanus, when they made an entire conquest of Edom, as Josephus relates. And of all the heathen (or nations) which are called by my name Or rather, which have been called by my name; for so it is rendered in other versions. The Ishmaelites, Ammonites, Moabites, and other neighbouring nations, were in the beginning worshippers of the true God, as being descendants from Abraham, Lot,... read more

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