Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Amos 6:8
Verse Amos 6:8. The Lord God hath sworn by himself] בנפשו benaphsho, by his soul, his being, existence.
Verse Amos 6:8. The Lord God hath sworn by himself] בנפשו benaphsho, by his soul, his being, existence.
THE LORD GOD - He who alone is and who alone hath power, “hath sworn by Himself,” literally, “by His soul;” as our “self” comes from the same root as “soul.” Jerome: “So God saith in Isaiah, “Your new...
CHAPTER 6 The Fourth Discourse _ 1. Woe to them that are at ease in Zion (Amos 6:1) _ 2. The punishment announced (Amos 6:7) Amos 6:1. This woe concerns the great men, the chiefs of the nation, who...
THE MISERABLE FATE OF THESE RULERS. Yahweh solemnly declares (Amos 6:8) that the pride (_mg.)_ of Jacob, the vainglory which has displaced true glory, has become an abomination to Him. There follows a...
THE LORD GOD. Hebrew Adonai Jehovah. App-4. See note on Amos 1:8. SWORN, &C. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 22:16) Compare Jeremiah 51:14. BY HIMSELF. by His soul. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13....
The contemplation of such strange moral obliquity excites the prophet's indignation, which finds expression in the oath (cf. Amos 4:2; Amos 8:7), in which Jehovah solemnly affirms that He _abhors_Isra...
_THE LORD SWORE BY HIMSELF -- AMOS 6:8-10:_ The Lord God All-powerful promised by His own name that the wicked would be punished. Let us remember that God does exactly the thing He promises and He doe...
RIGHTEOUSNESS DEMANDS REPENTANCELUXURY LEADS TO INDOLENCE TEXT: Amos 6:1-8 1 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and to them that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chi...
The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. I ABHOR TH...
6:8 himself, (h-7) Lit. 'his soul.'...
THE FOURTH ADDRESS 1-3. False security of Judah and Israel. 4-6. Carelessness and luxury. 7-11. Captivity, siege, death, ruin. 12, 13. Preposterous errors. 14. The coming of the avenger. 1, 2. Re...
EXCELLENCY] i.e. the excellent things of which the nation was proud. 9. The city is besieged, and if there is a house in which the pestilence has left ten men alive their turn shall come....
THE MAN WITH A DIFFICULT MESSAGE FROM GOD AMOS _MARK KIRKPATRICK_ CHAPTER 6 GOD WILL CAUSE THE GOOD TIMES IN ISRAEL TO END V1 Oh, it will be very bad for you people in *Zion. You do not think t...
BY HIMSELF. — Literally, _by His soul._ Jehovah swears by His life or soul because He could swear by no greater — the eternal “I Am.” (Comp. the formula of Divine asseveration: “As I live, saith the L...
נִשְׁבַּע֩ אֲדֹנָ֨י יְהוִ֜ה בְּ נַפְשֹׁ֗ו נְאֻם...
3. "AT EASE IN ZION" Amos 6:1 The evil of the national worship was the false political confidence which it engendered. Leaving the ritual alone, Amos now proceeds to assault this confidence. We are t...
“WOE TO THEM THAT ARE AT EASE IN ZION!” Amos 6:1-14 Zion is included with Samaria in this prophecy and the nobles are especially condemned for their drunkenness, gluttony, and insolence. The prophet...
From the formalists the prophet turned toward those who had lost all sense of the spiritual and the moral, and were indifferent, those were ''at ease in Zion," and "secure upon the mountains of Samari...
(h) The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor (i) the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. (h)...
_Jacob. God loved the humility of the patriarch, and hated the pride of his posterity. (Worthington)_...
Probably the captivity here spoken of, in the first sense, had a reference to the Babylonish captivity. But I humbly conceive it had respect to another of an higher nature in a spiritual sense. But, R...
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...
God here declares that he would not desist, because he had hitherto loaded his people with many benefits: for he had now changed his purpose, so that he would no longer continue his favors. And this w...
Chapter 6 dwells upon the false confidence that deceived the heads of Israel. A similar judgment to that of Calneh and Hamath might fall upon Israel. Their chief men gave themselves up to luxury, as t...
THE LORD GOD HATH SWORN BY HIMSELF,.... Because he could swear by no greater, Hebrews 6:13; which shows the importance and certainty of the thing sworn to, and is as follows: SAITH THE LORD, THE GOD...
The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. Ver. 8. _The...
_Therefore now shall they go captive with the first_, &c. As they were reckoned the first among the people, and claimed the preference in every thing, so now shall they be the first that shall be carr...
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE KINGDOM FORETOLD...
The Lord God hath sworn by Himself, saith the Lord God of hosts, a most solemn oath, I ABHOR THE EXCELLENCY OF JACOB, the pride which they exhibited regarding their prosperity and power, AND HATE HIS...
ALL THAT IS THEREIN: _ Heb._ the fullness thereof...
8-14 How dreadful, how miserable, is the case of those whose eternal ruin the Lord himself has sworn; for he can execute his purpose, and none can alter it! Those hearts are wretchedly hardened that...
The secure, incredulous, and atheistical among the judges of Israel are here spoken to especially, and the prophet assures them that God had sworn by himself that they should be punished, and in the m...
Amos 6:8 Lord H136 GOD H3069 sworn H7650 (H8738) Himself H5315 LORD H3068 God H430 hosts H6635 says...
THE SECOND WOE ON THOSE WHO COMPLACENTLY RELAXED, DEPENDING ON YHWH'S PROTECTION, WHILE THEY ALSO TOTALLY IGNORED HIS REQUIREMENTS (AMOS 6:1). While Amos's mission was to Israel he never overlooked th...
Amos was a herdsman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit. His words are rugged, but sometimes he rises to sublimity. His expressions are somewhat dark, and not readily to be understood; but when we learn...
CONTENTS: Woe pronounced upon those at ease in sin abandoned by God. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Many are puffed up and rocked to sleep in carnal security by the position they occupy in the...
Amos 6:1. _The mountain of Samaria._ This city was built on a hill, like Zion, to make it impregnable. See note on Isaiah 28:1. Amos 6:2. _Calneh,_ or Ctesiphon. It was situate almost opposite Seleuci...
AMOS—NOTE ON AMOS 6:8 SWORN BY HIMSELF. See Hebrews 6:13. ⇐...
CRITICAL NOTES.] AMOS 6:7. HEAD] Chiefs in transgression must be _first_ in the procession to captivity. BANQUET] Lit. making merry with shouts. AMOS 6:8. SWORN] “Like ch. Amos 4:2, except that it is...
EXPOSITION AMOS 6:1 With a second woe the prophet denounces the chiefs of the whole nation, who were quite satisfied with the present state of things, and, revelling in luxury, feared no coming judg...
Shall we turn in our Bibles to Amos chapter 6. The Northern Kingdom of Israel has become apostate. They are living in luxury, carelessness, indifference towards God, when suddenly their peace is distu...
Amos 3:11; Amos 4:2; Amos 8:7; Ezekiel 24:21; Hebrews 6:13;...
The excellency — All that the seed of Jacob accounts a glory and excellency to them, all their external privileges and worship....