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Verse Amos 3:12. _AS THE SHEPHERD TAKETH OUT OF THE MOUTH OF THE
LION_] Scarcely any of you shall escape; and those that do shall do so
with extreme difficulty, just as a shepherd, of a whole sheep c...
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AS THE SHEPHERD TAKETH - (Rather, rescueth) out of the mouth of the
lion two legs (Properly, the shank, the lower part of the leg below
the knee, which in animals is dry, and bone only and worthless)...
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II. THE PROPHETIC MESSAGES UNCOVERING
THE CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE
CHAPTER 3
The First Discourse
_ 1. There is cause for judgment (Amos 3:1) _
2. The coming judgment visitation (Amos 3:9)
Amos 3:1...
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GUILT AND DOOM OF SAMARIA. The prophet proceeds to apply the lesson.
The peoples are summoned to proclaim the fate that has befallen (Amos
3:9 *) the castles of Ashdod and those in the land of Egypt,...
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THUS SAITH THE LORD. See note on Amos 1:3.
AS. Just as. according as.
TAKETH. rescueth, like. brand plucked from the burning.
A PIECE. the tip.
IN. COUCH. [in the corner of]. couch: i.e. luxurious...
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The sentence.
_An adversary_ or _Distress_, a rendering which most moderns prefer.
there shall be _even round about_ The Hebrew is harsh: a very slight
change, supported by Pesh. (יְסֹבֵב for וּסְבִ...
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So sudden will be the surprise, so overwhelming the numbers of the
foe, that of the luxurious nobles of Samaria only an insignificant
remnant will escape with their bare lives: all the rest will be sw...
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_PUNISHMENT FOR ISRAEL'S TRANSGRESSIONS -- AMOS 3:12-15:_ Under the
Law of Moses if a person was keeping animals and one of the animals
was torn he could bring some parts of the animal and not be
resp...
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IN THE CORNER OF A BED, &C.— _Sitting in the CORNER,_ is in the East
a stately attitude, and expressive of superiority: and it has been so
universal, that Lord Whitworth assures us, that among the Rus...
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REASON CALLS FOR REPENTANCE ISRAEL'S SINS ASTONISH EVENTHE HEATHEN
TEXT: Amos 3:9-15
9
Publish ye in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of
Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upo...
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Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the
lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel
be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and...
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3:12 couch, (a-41) The best place of the divan in the houses of the
rich....
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THE FIRST ADDRESS
1-8. A call to attention.
9, 10. The oppressions practised by the powerful.
11-15. The disasters which should overtake them, their sanctuary and
their palaces.
1. 'Race' would be...
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THE MAN WITH A DIFFICULT MESSAGE FROM GOD
AMOS
_MARK KIRKPATRICK_
CHAPTER 3
GOD WARNS ISRAEL’S PEOPLE
V1 People in Israel, listen to this message. The *Lord has spoken
against you.
This message...
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TAKETH OUT... TAKEN OUT. — Should be (as in margin) _delivereth_...
_be delivered._ The agricultural image, used by Amos, is very
impressive. The shanks and pieces of the ear, worthless portions,
save...
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כֹּה֮ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָה֒ כַּ אֲשֶׁר֩
יַצִּ֨יל הָ
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CIVILIZATION AND JUDGMENT
Amos 3:1 - Amos 4:3
WE now enter the Second Section of the Book of Amos: Chapter s 3-6. It
is a collection of various oracles of denunciation, grouped partly by
the recurren...
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THE LORD'S WORD MUST COME TRUE
Amos 3:1-15
The closer our relationship with God, the more searching His scrutiny
and chastening. The sins of God's children which may seem of slight
consequence are ri...
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Having thus uttered the declamations of Jehovah's judgment on all the
nations, the prophet delivered his special message to Israel in a
series of three discourses. In each the introductory word is, "H...
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Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh (m) out of the mouth of
the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of
Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed,...
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Ear: things of small value. Thus few even of the poor will escape the
Assyrians. (Menochius) --- Damascus. Some render "couch side." But
there is no proof of this being accurate. Jeroboam II subdued
D...
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There is somewhat very striking in the Lord's appeal to the nations of
the earth for the justification of his conduct concerning his people.
It not only is intended to this purpose, for perhaps this i...
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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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In the next verse he leaves some hope, though this is not avowedly
done. For when he says that some would be saved, as when a shepherd
snatches from the jaws of a lion the ear of a sheep or two legs,...
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After having specified each one of the nations that were found on the
territory promised to Abraham, God addresses Judah and Israel
together-the whole family whom He had brought up from Egypt. These
o...
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THUS SAITH THE LORD, AS THE SHEPHERD TAKETH OUT OF THE MOUTH OF THE
LION,.... Or what the lion has left, to show to his master that it had
been seized and torn by a beast of prey; for otherwise it is...
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Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the
lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel
be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and...
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_As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs,_ &c.
When a lion hath for some time ravaged the flock, but is at last
frighted away by the noise of the shepherds and their dogs, or by
d...
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Thus saith the Lord, As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the
lion two legs or a piece of an ear, insignificant, useless remnants,
SO SHALL THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL BE TAKEN OUT THAT DWELL IN SAMA...
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THE LORD DECLARING HIS PURPOSE...
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TAKETH:
_ Heb._ delivereth
IN A COUCH:
Or, on the beds feet...
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9-15 That power which is an instrument of unrighteousness, will
justly be brought down and broken. What is got and kept wrongfully,
will not be kept long. Some are at ease, but there will come a day...
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In brief, this verse foretells how few and with what difficulty they
shall escape who are not swallowed up of the approaching judgments,
and it is elegantly expressed in the following similitude. AS T...
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AMOS PUTS ISRAEL ON TRIAL BEFORE YHWH IN THE PRESENCE OF WITNESSES
(AMOS 3:9).
Amos begins by calling his witnesses together in Amos 3:9, giving his
grounds for doing so, and then declaring YHWH's own...
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CONTENTS: Jehovah's controversy with Israel.
CHARACTERS: God, Amos.
CONCLUSION: Judgment begins at the house of God. The nearer men are to
God in profession, and the kinder notice God has taken of t...
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Amos 3:1. _Against the whole family_ of the twelve tribes, _which I
brought up from Egypt._ It was a laborious work to make them hear. The
prophets did not confine their labours to local districts.
Am...
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_The shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece
of an ear._
THE DESTROYER AND THE RESCUER
I. There is a destroying power at work in the world.
1. Variously represented. Here,...
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_Therefore thus saith the Lord God; An adversary there shall be even
round about the land._
THE SPOILER SPOILED
In the previous verse Amos has pronounced God’s verdict on the proud
citizens of Samar...
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_They know not to do right._
SAFETY IN RIGHTEOUSNESS
1. The real security of wealth is justice in its acquisition and
liberality in its use. Where there is much wealth, unjustly gotten, or
unmercifu...
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
AMOS 3:9. PUBLISH] upon (the floor of) the palaces, some; others,
_over_ them, to call the princes and inhabitants to hear and see the
acts of violence, and testify against Israel. “A...
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EXPOSITION
VERSE 1-CH. 6:14
Part II. THREE ADDRESSES PARTICULARIZING THE SINS OF ISRAEL AND
ANNOUNCING IMMINENT JUDGMENT.
AMOS 3:1
§ 1.
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Hear this word [Amos said] that the LORD hath spoken against you, O
children of Israel, and against the whole family (Amos 3:1)
So that would include Judah also.
which I brought up from the land of...
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1 Kings 20:30; 1 Kings 20:34; 1 Kings 22:25; 1 Samuel 17:34;...
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As the shepherd — As the shepherd doth hardly rescue a small part of
a sheep or lamb from the lion, so a small part of the children of
Israel, shall escape when Samaria is taken. The corner of a bed —...