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III. THE FIVE VISIONS OF THE PROPHET
CHAPTER 7
Three Visions and the Opposition Against Amos
_ 1. The vision of locusts (Amos 7:1) _
2. The vision concerning the fire (Amos 7:4)
3. The vision of...
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EFFECT OF AMOS-' PUBLIC UTTERANCES. A historical episode is here
interposed. Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, interrupts the work of
Amos, charging him, by twisting his words, with conspiracy (Amos
7:10...
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TOOK ME: I.E., CALLED ME Prophets were called by Jehovah; not born
prophets, or made prophets by man. See notes on 1 Samuel 10:5.Hebrews
1:1.
AS. FOLLOWED, &c. Compare Psalms 78:70;...
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A historical episode, intimately connected with the preceding visions,
and arising out of them. In particular, Amos, in explaining the last
of these visions, had spoken so unambiguously, even, in appe...
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Amos" retort....
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It was while HE was engaged in the ordinary occupations of his rustic
life, that he became conscious of a call, which he could not but obey
(cf. Amos 3:8), to become the prophet of Jehovah's people, I...
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_AMAZIAH REBUKES AMOS -- AMOS 7:10-17:_ Amaziah the priest at Bethel
sent a message to King Jeroboam of Israel saying, "Amos is plotting
against you in the very heart of Israel. Our nation cannot put...
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CAUSES OF JUDGMENT PROPHESIEDCORRUPT RELIGIOUS LEADERS
TEXT: Amos 7:10-17
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Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel,
saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the mids...
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And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto
me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
AND THE LORD TOOK ME AS I FOLLOWED THE FLOCK. So David was taken (2
Samuel 7:8; Psalms 7...
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THREE VISIONS AND AN INTERRUPTION
1-9. The visions.
10-17. The interruption.
There are two senses in which the word 'Vision' may be used of one of
the forms of Hebrew prophecy. In the first sense a...
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THE MAN WITH A DIFFICULT MESSAGE FROM GOD
AMOS
_MARK KIRKPATRICK_
CHAPTER 7
V1 This is what the *Lord the Ruler showed me.
He was preparing a large number of *locusts....
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FOLLOWED THE FLOCK. — There is no hint of any lack of education or
refinement (see Introduction) through the exclusion of any special aid
derived from the training of earlier prophets. In this case Go...
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וַ יִּקָּחֵ֣נִי יְהוָ֔ה מֵ אַחֲרֵ֖י
הַ צֹּ֑אן
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Amos 3:3, Amos 7:14
THE MAN AND THE PROPHET
THE Book of Amos opens one of the greatest stages in the religious
development of mankind. Its originality is due to a few simple ideas,
which it propels...
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5. THE PROPHET AND HIS MINISTRY
Amos 7:1 - Amos 8:1
We have seen the preparation of the Man for the Word; we have sought
to trace to its source the Word which came to the Man. It now remains
for us...
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THE HERDSMAN'S MESSAGE
Amos 7:1-17
The _king's mowings_ were the earliest yield of the grasslands, which
were exacted by him. Our King also has His mowings, when He takes to
Himself our dearest and...
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In this division the prophet gave a fivefold vision of judgment,
introduced in the first four cases by the words, "The Lord God showed
me." The last vision was of Jehovah Himself. The vision of the lo...
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CHAPTER VII....
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Blessed be the Lord for making his servants faithful. Who but must
admire the humbleness and modesty of Amos, in his account of his call
to the ministry! And who but must be delighted with the firmnes...
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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...
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_TAKEN INTO FELLOWSHIP_
‘The Lord took me as I followed the flock.’
Amos 7:15
It was so with the shepherd-king. ‘He chose David also His servant,
and took him from the sheepfolds: from following th...
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God had long waited patiently. More than once He had been on the point
of giving Israel up to judgment. The intercession of the prophet, that
is to say, of the Spirit of Christ which wrought in the pr...
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AND THE LORD TOOK ME AS I FOLLOWED THE FLOCK,.... Or "from behind" it
u; a description of a shepherd, such an one Amos was, and in this
employ when the Lord called him, and took him to be a prophet; h...
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And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto
me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
Ver. 15. _And the Lord took me, as I followed the flock_] As he took
Elisha from the ploug...
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_I was no prophet_ Not originally, or by study, or by any human
designation; _neither was I a prophet's son_ Neither was I bred up at
the schools of the prophets; as those usually were who took that
o...
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and the Lord took me as I followed the flock, giving him a direct
call, AND THE LORD SAID UNTO ME, GO, PROPHESY UNTO MY PEOPLE ISRAEL....
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THE PROPHET AT BETHEL...
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AS I FOLLOWED:
_ Heb._ from behind...
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10-17 It is no new thing for the accusers of the brethren, to
misrepresent them as enemies to the king and kingdom, as traitors to
their prince, and troublers of the land, when they are the best
frie...
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THE LORD, the great and jealous God, whom you oppose by idols, took
me; by an extraordinary power of his Spirit took me off from my old,
mean, and private employment and recess, and I could not withst...
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Amos 7:15 LORD H3068 took H3947 (H8799) followed H310 flock H6629 LORD
H3068 said H559 (H8799) Go...
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THE THIRD VISION. THE VISION OF THE PLUMB-LINE AND THE RESULTING
RESPONSE (AMOS 7:7).
In this third vision YHWH carried some kind of measuring device as He
stood beside a wall, presumably with the pur...
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Amos 7:10
I. There is something very wonderful, and at the same time most
natural, in the expansion of mind which a man brought up as Amos was,
acquires when he has been raised out of himself and has...
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CONTENTS: Threatening judgments. The prophet's intercession no longer
to prevail. Amos charged before the king and his answer.
CHARACTERS: God, Amos, Amaziah, Jeroboam.
CONCLUSION: God's patience, wh...
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Amos 7:1. _He formed grasshoppers,_ which are the same as the locusts.
_After the king's mowings._ It is supposed that the first grass, or
the proud corn cut with the scythe, was a tribute to the king...
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_The Lord took me as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me,
Go, prophesy unto My people Israel._
THE MESSENGER FAITHFUL TO HIS MISSION
Holy Scripture seldom teaches more impressively than...
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_Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of
Israel._
THE CONVENTIONAL AND THE GENUINE PRIESTS OF A PEOPLE
I. The conventional priest. Amaziah was chief priest of the royal
sanctua...
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
Amos 7:10.] The prophet opposed at Bethel on account of these
predictions. CONSPIRED] Heb. _banded_, implying that others joined.
There is a charge of conspiracy and sedition; insinu...
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EXPOSITION
VERSE 1-CH. 9:10
Part III. FIVE VISIONS, WITH EXPLANATIONS, CONTINUING AND CONFIRMING
THE PREVIOUS PROPHECY. The afflictions are climactic, increasing in
intensity. The first two symbolize...
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Now the Lord showed unto Amos certain judgments whereby He could bring
His judgment against Israel. These were shown to Amos, no doubt, in
the form of a vision.
And thus hath the Lord GOD showed unto...
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2 Samuel 7:8; Acts 1:8; Acts 4:20; Acts 5:20; Acts 5:29;...