but I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, the capital of their country, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, as soon as the enemies would enter the city, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind, for, the enemies would come in a tumultuous assault and carry all before them;
Verse Amos 1:14. _WITH SHOUTING IN THE DAY OF BATTLE_] They shall be totally subdued. This was done by Nebuchadnezzar. See Jeremiah 27:3; Jeremiah 27:6....
I WILL KINDLE AFIRE IN THE WALL OF RABBAH - Rabbah, literally, “the great,” called by Moses “Rabbah of the children of Ammon” Deuteronomy 3:11, and by later Greeks, “Rabathammana” , was a strong city...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. JUDGMENT ANNOUNCED AGAINST THE NATIONS, JUDAH, AND ISRAEL CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The introduction (Amos 1:1) _ 2. Damascus (Amos 1:3) 3. Philistia (Amos 1:6) 4. Tyre ...
THE AMMONITES. The Ammonites were old enemies. Originally they had pressed Israel from the S. and E. as the Aramæ ans had done from the N. Then they occupied the territory E. of the Jordan from Jabbok...
_But I will kindle a fire_ Varied from _I will send_of the other cases: see on Amos 1:4. _in the wall of Rabbah_ The capital city of the Ammonites, and indeed the only Ammonite city mentioned in the O...
The AMMONITES. The Ammonites occupied the district E. of Jordan bounded by the Arnon on the S., and by the territory of Reuben and the upper course of the Jabbok, on the W. Their capital was Rabbah, m...
_TRANSGRESSIONS OF AMMON -- AMOS 1:13-15:_ God promised to punish Ammon for her countless transgressions. He would not change his mind about his matter. The Ammonites were descendants of Lot. (Genesis...
PUNISHMENT PROMISED, THE HEATHENNATIONSEDOM AND MOAB TEXT: Amos 1:11-15 11 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Edom, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because...
But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind: BUT I WILL KINDLE A FIRE IN...
RABBAH] on the banks of the Upper Jabbok (2 Samuel 11:12). The shouting means the war-cry. 15. Some of the ancient translations, with which Jeremiah 49:3 (see RV) agrees, understand this v. as referri...
THE SINS OF ISRAEL'S NEIGHBOURS AND THE PUNISHMENTS WHICH SHOULD FOLLOW 1. We may paraphrase the main part of the sentence thus: 'The words of Amos, describing what he saw in prophetic vision.' HERDM...
THE MAN WITH A DIFFICULT MESSAGE FROM GOD AMOS _MARK KIRKPATRICK_ ABOUT THIS BOOK WHEN AMOS LIVED Amos came from Tekoa, about 12 miles south of Jerusalem. He was a *shepherd and he looked after...
Jeremiah gives a vivid account of the impending doom of Ammon, quoting and expanding this very passage (Jeremiah 49:1)....
וְ הִצַּ֤תִּי אֵשׁ֙ בְּ חֹומַ֣ת רַבָּ֔ה וְ
ATROCITIES AND ATROCITIES Amos 1:3 - Amos 2:1 LIKE all the prophets of Israel, Amos receives oracles for foreign nations. Unlike them, however, he arranges these oracles not after, but before, his in...
JUDAH SHALL BE JUDGED ALSO Amos 1:11-15; Amos 2:1-5 _Edom_ was Esau; that is, the people were closely akin to Israel; perhaps for that very reason the hatred on either side became more and more invet...
The second verse of this first chapter gives the key to the book. Jehovah declared Himself in judgment. Beginning at the point farthest from Israel, the prophet delivered his messages to the nations a...
_Babba, the capital, called also Philadelphia. Ozias and Joatham attacked the people with advantage. (Calmet)_...
The Chapter closeth with the judgment of the children of Ammon; and a solemn one it is. When the Lord comes to reckon with his enemies, how tremendous his judgments are! REFLECTIONS READER! we shall...
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. "The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the...
_I will therefore kindle a fire in the wall of _ רבה _, Rabe, which shall devour its palaces, _(the Prophet adds nothing new, I shall therefore go on,) _and this by tumult, _or _by clamour, in the day...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 AND 2. In the outset Jehovah, proclaiming His own rights from the place of His own throne, roars from Zion and utters His voice from Jerusalem. Afterwards,...
BUT I WILL KINDLE A FIRE IN THE WALL OF RABBAH,.... Which was the metropolis of the children of Ammon, and their royal city, 2 Samuel 12:26. This is to be understood of an enemy that should destroy it...
But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind: Ver. 14. _But I will kindle a...
_For three transgressions of the children of Ammon_ The Ammonites descended from Lot: see Genesis 19:38. Their country lay to the east of Jordan, in the neighbourhood of Gilead. _Because they have rip...
I WILL KINDLE A FIRE IN THE WALL: see AMOS 1:4, where the phrase is explained: as to the time when this prophecy was fulfilled, it was partly when the Assyrian kingdom flourished, and partly by Nebuch...
Amos 1:14 kindle H3341 (H8689) fire H784 wall H2346 Rabbah H7237 devour H398 (H8804) palaces H759 shouting...
5). YHWH'S JUDGMENT ON AMMON (AMOS 1:13). ‘The children of Ammon', like Aram, had continually treated Gilead mercilessly. In order to enlarge their territory they had not only invaded Gilead but had...
CONTENTS: Judgments pronounced upon surrounding peoples Syria, Tyre, Edom, Ammon. CHARACTERS: God, Amos, Uzziah, Jeroboam, Hazael, Benhadad. CONCLUSION: The God of Israel is the God of all the earth...
Amos 1:1. _The words of Amos,_ written with his own hand. He does not name his parents, because they were plain country people. He was himself _among the herdmen of Tekoa,_ a small city twelve miles s...
_I will not turn away the punishment thereof._ GOD’S DEALING WITH NATIONS I. The opportunity for repentance which all possess. The punishment of the six heathen nations, as of Judah and Israel, opens...
AMOS 1:2 Oracles of Judgment. Amos delivers a series of messages from God showing that neither Israel’s neighbors (Amos 1:2) nor Israel herself (Amos 2:6) can es
AMOS—NOTE ON AMOS 1:13 The AMMONITES lived east of the Jordan River between Syria to the north and Moab to the south. Their territory did not extend all the way west to the Jordan, so they were in con...
CRITICAL NOTES.] Amos 1:13. Ammon] Ammonites joined the Chaldeans to invade and plunder Judea. Hazael perpetrated the cruelty predicted (2 Kings 8:12). RIPPED UP] A cruel act, done to leave Israel wi...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1-CH. 2:16 PART I. APPROACHING JUDGMENT. VERSE 1-CH. 2:3 _§ 1. The nations bordering on the Holy Land are solemnly summoned to judgment._ AMOS 1:1, AMOS 1:2 Heading o
Let's turn now to the book of Amos. In the first verse of Amos he introduces himself. These are the words of Amos, who was among the herdmen [or a shepherd] at Tekoa (Amos 1:1), Now Tekoa is a little...
2 Samuel 12:26; Amos 2:2; Daniel 11:40; Deuteronomy 3:11; Ezekiel 25:5
With a tempest — With irresistible force, and surprising swiftness....