Amos 9:6, Job 26:7, Job 37:18, Psalm 104:3 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Amos 9:1-10

We have here the justice of God passing sentence upon a provoking people; and observe, I. With what solemnity the sentence is passed. The prophet saw in vision the Lord standing upon the altar (Amos 9:1), the altar of burnt-offerings; for the Lord has a sacrifice, and multitudes must fall as victims to his justice. He is removed from the mercy-seat between the cherubim, and stands upon the altar, the judgment-seat, on which the fire of God used to fall, to devour the sacrifices. He stands upon... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 9:6

It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven ,.... The three elements, according to Aben Ezra, fire, air, and water; the orbs, as Kimchi, one above another; a word near akin to this is rendered "his chambers", which are the clouds, Psalm 104:3 ; perhaps the heaven, and the heaven of heavens, which are three stories high, may be meant; we read of the third heaven, 2 Corinthians 12:2 ; and particularly the throne of God is in the highest heaven; and the "ascents" F25 מעלותיו ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:6

Buildeth his stories in the heaven - There is here an allusion to large houses, where there are cellars, or places dug in the ground as repositories for corn; middle apartments, or stories, for the families to live in; and the house-top for persons to take the air upon. There may be here a reference to the various systems which God has formed in illimitable space, transcending each other, as the planets do in our solar system: and thus we find Solomon speaking when addressing the Most High:... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:6

Verse 6 The Prophet describes now in general terms the power of God, that he might the more impress his hearers, and that they might not heedlessly reject what he had previously threatened respecting their approaching ruin; for he had said, ‘Lo, God will smite the land, and it shall tremble.’ This was special. Now as men received with deaf ears those threatening, and thought that God in a manner trifled with them, the Prophet added, by way of confirmation, a striking description of the power of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 9:1-10

§ 6 . The fifth vision displays the Lord standing by the altar and commanding the destruction of the temple ( Amos 9:1 ). No one shall escape this judgment, flee whither he will ( Amos 9:2-4 ); for God is Almighty ( Amos 9:5 , Amos 9:6 ). Their election shall not save the guilty Israelites; still they shall not be utterly destroyed ( Amos 9:7-10 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 9:5-6

The image of the Deity in great nature's open eye. God's wrath "is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness." And it is terrible as it is great. Impotent anger is ridiculous, but the wrath of Omnipotence overwhelms. Whatever, therefore, illustrates the power of God adds terror to his threat. And such is the effect of this passage. The stern purport of the previous commination is emphasized by the moving picture it presents of the Divine majesty and resistless might. Omnipotent... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 9:5-10

God as the Administrator of justice. "And the Lord God of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn," etc. These words present God to us as the Administrator of justice. I. THE DOES IT WITH THE GREATEST EASE . The administrators of justice in connection with human government have often to contend with difficulties that baffle and confound them. But the Almighty has no difficulty. "He toucheth the land, and it shall... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 9:6

Stories ; ἀνάβασιν ; ascensionem (Vulgate); upper chambers, or the stages by which is the ascent to the highest heavens (comp. Deuteronomy 10:14 ; 1 Kings 8:27 ; Psalms 104:3 ). His troop ( aguddah ); vault . The word is used for "the bonds" of the yoke in Isaiah 58:6 ; for "the bunch" of hyssop in Exodus 12:22 . So the Vulgate here renders fasciculum suum, with the notion that the stories or chambers just mentioned are bound together to connect heaven and earth.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Amos 9:6

He that buildeth His stories - The word commonly means “steps,” nor is there any reason to alter it. We read of “the third heavens 2 Corinthians 12:2, the heavens of heavens Deuteronomy 10:14; 1 Kings 8:27; Psalms 148:4; that is, heavens to which this heaven is as earth. They are different ways of expressing the vast unseen space which God has created, divided, as we know, through the distance of the fixed stars, into countless portions, of which the lower, or further removed, are but as... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Amos 9:5-6

Amos 9:5-6. And Or, for, the Lord toucheth the land, and it shall melt The least token of God’s displeasure is sufficient to put the whole frame of nature out of order. See the margin. And when God’s hand is visibly stretched out against a people, they become altogether dispirited; the stoutest men lose their courage, their hearts failing them for fear, and out of a dreadful expectation of the miseries which are coming upon them. See the explanation of the next clause, Amos 8:8. He that... read more

Amos 9:6, Job 26:7, Job 37:18, Psalm 104:3 Kjv

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Amos 9:1-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Amos 9:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 9:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 9:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 9:5-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 9:5-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Amos 9:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Amos 9:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Amos 9:5-6

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