Amos 7:10 - Forerunner Commentary

Amos 7:10

8 And the Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said:
“Behold, ^aI am setting a plumb line
In the midst of My people Israel;
^bI will not pass by them anymore.

9 ^aThe¹ high places of Isaac shall be desolate,
And the¹ sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste.
^bI will rise with the sword against the house of Jeroboam.”

Amaziah’s Complaint

10 Then Amaziah the ^apriest of ^bBethel sent to ^cJeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to¹ bear all his words.

11 For thus Amos has said:
‘Jeroboam shall die by the sword,
And Israel shall surely be led away ^acaptive
From their own land.’ ”

12 Then Amaziah said to Amos:
“Go, you seer!
Flee to the land of Judah.
There eat bread,
And there prophesy.

13 But ^anever again prophesy at Bethel,
^bFor it is the king’s¹ sanctuary,
And it is the royal¹ residence.”

14 Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah:
“I was no prophet,
Nor was I ^aa son of a prophet,
But I was a ^bsheepbreeder
And a tender of sycamore fruit.

15 Then the Lord took me¹ as I followed the flock,
And the Lord said to me,
‘Go, ^aprophesy to My people Israel.’

16 Now therefore, hear the word of the Lord:
You say, ‘Do not prophesy against Israel,
And ^ado not spout against the house of Isaac.’

17 “Therefore^a thus says the Lord:
^b‘Your wife shall be a harlot in the city;
Your sons and daughters shall fall by the sword;
Your land shall be divided by survey line;
You shall die in a ^cdefiled land;
And Israel shall surely be led away captive
From his own land.’ ”

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Topical Studies for Amos 7:10:

Amaziah {Forerunner Commentary}
Amaziah {Nave's Topical Bible}

Amos {Nave's Topical Bible}

Bear {Nave's Topical Bible}

House {Forerunner Commentary}
House {Nave's Topical Bible}

Israel {Forerunner Commentary}
Israel {Nave's Topical Bible}

Jeroboam {Forerunner Commentary}
Jeroboam {Nave's Topical Bible}

King {Forerunner Commentary}
King {Nave's Topical Bible}

Land {Forerunner Commentary}
Land {Nave's Topical Bible}

Priest {Forerunner Commentary}
Priest {Nave's Topical Bible}

Words {Nave's Topical Bible}

Bethel {Forerunner Commentary}

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