"Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for 4 January 2013, from Cindi, a Daughter of the King of kings and Lord of lords."
Today's Blog Title: "Judgment on the Nations"
Today's Blog Scripture Reading: Amos 1:1-15
Today's Blog Key Verse: Amos 1:2 "And he said: "The LORD roars from Zion, And utters His voice fro Jerusalem; The pastures of the shepherds mourn, And the top of Carmel withers."
While earthquakes mentioned in verse 1, are not uncommon in Palestine, the one that Amos refers to must have been unusually severe; for it is mentioned again by Zechariah in his prophecy (Zechariah 14:4-5) more than two hundred years later. It stands as a reminder of God's great power in nature and is a warning of His judgment that is about to overtake Israel. Amos begins his prophecy with words taken from Joel (Joel 3:16).
Damascus is the capital city of Syria and is to be especially stricken in judgment because of the cruelties Syria had inflicted on Israel. "For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four" introduces the message of judgment to all of the nations, including Israel and is a rhetorical way of saying that the offender has been guilty of an incalculable number of offenses. "The plain of Aven" may have been an area in which idolatry was deeply entrenched. The "house of Eden" ("House of Pleasure") may refer to the king's pleasure resort. The precise location of Kir is unknown.
The mention of Ashdod, Ashkelon, Ekron and the remnant of the Philistines in verse 8,, lets us know that the prophecy is directed against Philistia as a whole. Their crime was the taking of a whole population captive and delivering it over to Edom. Joel 3:3-8 fills in the details that Amos's prophecy lacks.
Tyre "remembered not the brotherly covenant" which their king Hiram had made with David and Solomon. This covenant had been long standing (2nd Samuel 5:11; 1st Kings 5:2-6, 15-18; 9:11-14), and no king of Israel or Judah had ever made war on Phoenicia. Though Judah honored its side of the treaty, Phoenicia had sold Israelites to others (Joel 3:4-8).
"Rabbah" in verse 14, was the capital city of Ammon. Amos prophesies that it will be utterly destroyed, and the king and his princes taken into captivity for its unspeakable atrocities against God's people.
Have a God filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God More Today. ALWAYS remember that when you have a spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, or financial dilemma in your life, and you yell out, "I CAN'T," GOD Whispers to you, "BUT I CAN."
Jesus Reigns and He is in Total and Complete Control!!!
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
Today's Blog Title: "Judgment on the Nations"
Today's Blog Scripture Reading: Amos 1:1-15
Today's Blog Key Verse: Amos 1:2 "And he said: "The LORD roars from Zion, And utters His voice fro Jerusalem; The pastures of the shepherds mourn, And the top of Carmel withers."
While earthquakes mentioned in verse 1, are not uncommon in Palestine, the one that Amos refers to must have been unusually severe; for it is mentioned again by Zechariah in his prophecy (Zechariah 14:4-5) more than two hundred years later. It stands as a reminder of God's great power in nature and is a warning of His judgment that is about to overtake Israel. Amos begins his prophecy with words taken from Joel (Joel 3:16).
Damascus is the capital city of Syria and is to be especially stricken in judgment because of the cruelties Syria had inflicted on Israel. "For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four" introduces the message of judgment to all of the nations, including Israel and is a rhetorical way of saying that the offender has been guilty of an incalculable number of offenses. "The plain of Aven" may have been an area in which idolatry was deeply entrenched. The "house of Eden" ("House of Pleasure") may refer to the king's pleasure resort. The precise location of Kir is unknown.
The mention of Ashdod, Ashkelon, Ekron and the remnant of the Philistines in verse 8,, lets us know that the prophecy is directed against Philistia as a whole. Their crime was the taking of a whole population captive and delivering it over to Edom. Joel 3:3-8 fills in the details that Amos's prophecy lacks.
Tyre "remembered not the brotherly covenant" which their king Hiram had made with David and Solomon. This covenant had been long standing (2nd Samuel 5:11; 1st Kings 5:2-6, 15-18; 9:11-14), and no king of Israel or Judah had ever made war on Phoenicia. Though Judah honored its side of the treaty, Phoenicia had sold Israelites to others (Joel 3:4-8).
"Rabbah" in verse 14, was the capital city of Ammon. Amos prophesies that it will be utterly destroyed, and the king and his princes taken into captivity for its unspeakable atrocities against God's people.
Have a God filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God More Today. ALWAYS remember that when you have a spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, or financial dilemma in your life, and you yell out, "I CAN'T," GOD Whispers to you, "BUT I CAN."
Jesus Reigns and He is in Total and Complete Control!!!
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
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