Introduction
In this chapter God represents to Amos, by three several visions, the judgments he is about to bring on Israel. The first is a plague of locusts, threatening to cut of the hopes of the harvest by attacking it in the time of the second growth; the first luxuriances of the crop being probably mowed for the king's horses, Amos 7:1-3 . The next vision threatens a judgment by fire, which would consume a great part, Amos 7:4-6 ; and the third a total overthrow of Israel, levelling it as it were by a line, Amos 7:7-9 . The rest of the chapter is a denunciation of heavy judgments against Amaziah, priest of Beth-el, who had brought an accusation to the king against the prophet, Amos 7:10-17 .
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