Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Amos 5:6
The house of Joseph — The kingdom of the ten tribes, the chief whereof was Ephraim, the son of Joseph. In Beth — el — If once this fire breaks out, all your idols in Beth — el shall not be able to quench it.
The house of Joseph — The kingdom of the ten tribes, the chief whereof was Ephraim, the son of Joseph. In Beth — el — If once this fire breaks out, all your idols in Beth — el shall not be able to quench it.
Verse Amos 5:6. _SEEK THE LORD, AND YE SHALL LIVE_] Repeated from Amos 5:4. _IN THE HOUSE OF JOSEPH_] The Israelites of the _ten_ tribes, of whom Ephraim and Manasseh, sons of Joseph, were the chief....
SEEK YE THE LORD AND YE SHALL LIVE - Literally, “seek the Lord and live;” being united to Him, the Fountain of life. He reimpresses on them the one simple need of the creature, “seek God,” the one tru...
CHAPTER 5 The Third Discourse _ 1. The lamentation (Amos 5:1) _ 2. Seek the Lord and ye shall live (Amos 5:4) 3. The wailing (Amos 5:16) 4. The captivity announced ...
THE IMPENDING PUNISHMENT. The prophet gives his next few words the form of a dirge (_kî nah_,_ Amos 5:1_). This (Amos 5:2) is characterised by the peculiar _kî nah-metre_, consisting of three beats or...
JOSEPH. Put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of the Part), App-6, for the whole Northern Kingdom....
_Seek_ JEHOVAH, &c. The exhortation of Amos 5:4 is repeated, and enforced with a fresh motive lest a fire, namely, kindled by Jehovah, advance irresistibly, and spread irretrievable destruction in Isr...
Proof that Israel merits the fate which has just been pronounced against it: it has sought Jehovah by a ritual which He does not value, and it has spurned the virtues which He really prizes. _Seek ye...
_SEEK HIM THAT MADE THE STARS -- AMOS 5:1-9:_ Amos brought a mournful message from God to the house of Israel. He called upon them to listen to God's word. God is grieved over their wrongs and his des...
REVELATION CALLS FOR REPENTANCEGOD'S OMNIPOTENCE AND OMNISCIENCE TEXT: Amos 5:6-13 6 Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour and there be...
Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel. SEEK THE LORD ... LEST HE BREAK OUT LIKE FIRE - bursti...
THE THIRD ADDRESS 1-6. A lament, a warning, and an invitation. 7, 10-20. Denunciation of injustice and oppression, with threats of pestilence and judgment. 21-27. A repudiation of their attempt to...
THE MAN WITH A DIFFICULT MESSAGE FROM GOD AMOS _MARK KIRKPATRICK_ CHAPTER 5 GOD ENCOURAGES ISRAEL’S PEOPLE TO COME BACK TO HIM V1 People in Israel, listen to this song. ‘This funeral song is ab...
Render, _lest he rush down like fire on the house of Joseph_ (_i.e.,_ the Northern Kingdom). For “in Bethel” read _“for_ Bethel.” Let the blending of mercy with judgment be here observed, “Seek Jehova...
דִּרְשׁ֥וּ אֶת ־יְהוָ֖ה וִֽ חְי֑וּ פֶּן ־יִצְ
2. FOR WORSHIP, JUSTICE Amos 5:1 In the next of these groups of oracles Amos continues his attack on the national ritual, and now contrasts it with the service of God in public life-the relief of the...
“PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD” Amos 4:12-13; Amos 5:1-15 Worse judgments than those mentioned in the previous verses were in store but before they are inflicted, the entire nation is summoned to the divin...
The third discourse was a description of Jehovah's judgment. This opened with a lamentation for the virgin of Israel, "The virgin of Israel is fallen, she shall no more rise, she is cast down upon her...
_Joseph. His two grandchildren gave name to the principle tribes of the kingdom. --- Bethel. Septuagint, "Israel," which seems preferable. (Calmet) --- Yet Bethel may stand, as it denotes the apostate...
The first verse in this paragraph is a confirmation, if it were needed, of what I advanced in my observations on the former. Seeking the Lord, implies the hope of finding him, and indeed the promise i...
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...
He then adds, _Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live _This repetition is not superfluous: the Prophet confirms what I have already stated, that such was the opposition between the true and legitimate worshi...
After having deplored the ruin of Israel, He contrasts the places of their false worship with Jehovah, the Creator, and exhorts them to come unto Him and live. But Israel put off the thought of the ev...
SEEK THE LORD, AND YE SHALL LIVE,.... This is, repeated to stir up unto it, because of their backwardness and slothfulness, and to show the importance and necessity of it. By the "Lord" may be meant t...
Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour [it], and [there be] none to quench [it] in Bethel. Ver. 6. _Seek ye the Lord, and ye shall live_] See...
_Seek the Lord, and ye shall live_ He repeats his exhortation, and also the promise of a good issue on their complying with it. _Lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph_ That is, the kingdo...
ISRAEL'S ONLY SAFETY IN SEEKING THE LORD...
Seek the Lord, to serve and worship the God of the covenant only, AND YE SHALL LIVE, LEST HE BREAK OUT LIKE FIRE IN THE HOUSE OF JOSEPH, a name for Ephraim, the son of Joseph and the ancestor of the m...
1-6 The convincing, awakening word must be heard and heeded, as well as words of comfort and peace; for whether we hear or forbear, the word of God shall take effect. The Lord still proclaims mercy t...
SEEK THE LORD, AND YE SHALL LIFE: the prophet repeateth his exhortation to repentance with the repeated promise of a good issue hereon: see AMOS 5:4. LEST HE BREAK OUT: this is a new argument to persu...
Amos 5:6 Seek H1875 (H8798) LORD H3068 live H2421 (H8798) out H6743 (H8799) fire H784 house H
A LAMENTATION OVER ISRAEL (AMOS 5:1). While speaking powerfully Amos had no joy in what was to happen to Israel, and having pronounced judgment on them, he now laments what must necessarily be their e...
THE CALL TO REPENTANCE AND REJECTION OF THE FALSE SANCTUARIES (AMOS 5:4). YHWH therefore calls Israel to repentance before it is too late. If only they will repent and truly seek Him they will live, a...
Amos 5:4. _For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:_ And that it just the message of God to professing Christians now: «Seek ye me.» Get away from your mere ce...
CONTENTS: God's lamentation over Israel and captivity foretold. The day of the Lord. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: If men will not take a right course to obtain the favor of God, God will take an eff...
Amos 5:2. _The virgin of Israel is fallen._ Babylon, which had never been stormed by a besieging army, is called a virgin. Isaiah 47:1. Thus Israel, whose kingdom had never yet been wholly subdued, is...
AMOS—NOTE ON AMOS 5:1 Although they face imminent destruction, God still pleads with his people to return to him. ⇐ ⇔
AMOS—NOTE ON AMOS 5:5 Israel should SEEK THE LORD in the ways he has commanded, not in the pagan practices found at BETHEL, GILGAL, and...
CRITICAL NOTES.] Amos 5:4. Live] Not only remain alive, but possess real favour. AMOS 5:5. BETHEL] “A strong dissuasive from idolatry derived from the predicted fall of the objects and places of fa...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1-CH. 6:14 § 8. _Third address_:_ the prophet utters a lamentation over the fall of Israel_. (Amos 6:1.) He calls her to repentance, while he shows wherein she has declined from the...
Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation (Amos 5:1), Weeping over the house of Israel now. The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her l...
1 Kings 11:28; 2 Samuel 19:20; Amos 6:6; Amos 5:4; Exodus 22:6;...