PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
The Pulpit Commentary — Amos
William J. Deane [1853-1943] · 172,065 words · 195 reading sections
The Pulpit Commentary — Amos — Section 181
brought order out of chaos at first. "He spake, and it was done," etc. Dy the same word, turning order into chaos again, shall all things be dissolved (2 Pet. iii. 101 11). It is little for the word that makes and unmakes, that created and will dissolve the frame of nature, to move in earthquake upheaval the solid crus…
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II. ACCORDINGLY, ISRAEL SHALL FARE M THE HF.ATHEl'I' DO WHO FORGET Gou. Grouping Israel like to liko with heathen, God's attitude must be the same to both. 'l'hey shall be treated : 1. .As the objects of God's di.,pleasure. He iM angry with the wicked every day. He is angrier with those of them who sin against light …
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<lyna.sty of Davi<l, but the kingdom of David, and this M a type of tho king<lotn of Christ. Its restoration, in the ultimate sense, is accomplished only in the estnblish• mcnt of the Messianic kingdom which it symbolized. "The raising up of the fallen hut of David commenced with the coming of Christ and the foundin…
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not independent of or co-ordinate with the First Cause, but the instruments in its hands. Behind all nnd in all is the Divine Omnipotent energy, the ultimate cause, direct or indirect, of whatever is. 2. The Divine word pkdglll! the exercise of this Divi·ne ,mergy. God's word is absolute truth. It cannot be broken, If …
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r,forrnce, nn<l the whole has an ultimate spiritual fulfilment. This comes: 1. Generally, in the breaking of every yoke by Christ. Siu is bondage----enthra.hnent by the devil, tho world, and the flesh. Oeremonialism was bondage-subjection to "weak and beggarly elements" in symbolic nnd wearisome observance. From bot…
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HOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. Vers. 1--4.-Inevitable fudgment. The thought of the Divine omniscience is a welcome thought to the friend, the child of God. But to the impenitent transgressor no thought is so distasteful, so distressing. If be cannot persuade himself that there is no God, he at all events hopes that the …
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Ver. 9.-Bifting and salvation. If any prediction could convince the reader of the Old Testament that the prophets spoke and wrote under a supernatural inspiration, surely this prediction must possess this virtue. 'l'he history of Israel, not only in times immediately following upon those of Amos, but throughout the …
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simple, actual, lit.eral truth. 1. This protection is apparent in the preservation of the Israelites during the Oriental captivity. This was even ma.de to minister to the religious purity and enlightenment of a nation previously inclined to fall into idolatrous worship. 2. We recognize it equally in the preservation an…
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Ven;, 13-15.-The goUen age. Nothing short of inspiration can account for such a close to such a book. Throughout his prophecies Amos has been exposing national sinfulness, threatening Divine chastisement, picturing the degradation, the desolation, the captivity of the kingdoms of Israel and of Judah. How comes it that …
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Ver. 9.-The winnowing of God. "For. lo. I will command, and I will sirt the house of Israel 11mong 1111 n11tions, like 118 corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least groin fall upon the earth." Introduction: The free use made by Amos of r.·,1 the scenes in n11ture. We may learn from the text three lessons. J. …
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II. THAT THERE ARE TESTING-TIMBS IN wmoB BUOB DIVERSITY ABBERTB ITSELF, 'l'he earth is here_ rep:esented e.s a great sievo, in which Tsrool shou~d ~ ceaselessly tossed, that the evil might be lost and the good saved. The process 1s still carried on. There are testing-times here, and there will be 11. testing-time he…
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CoNOLUBION, Therefore, amidst the wreck and the fall of mnch that seems precioug, ]et your hearts as Christian men be quiet from fear of evil. Have trust in God, who commands and controls, and believe that amidst all his cares you are not forgotten, amidst all these perils you will be safe. Because good is stronger …
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th:il kmchct.h the Janel, and it shall melt, and all that dw~n therein shall mourn," etc. 'l'heee words present God to uses the Administrator of justice. I. HE DOES IT WITH THE GREATEST EASE. The administrators of justice in connection -,.·ith human government have often to contend with difficulties that baffle and co…
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I. lT ROBE FROM THE HUMDLEBT CONDITION, "In that day will I raise up tlu tabomncle of Dnvid that is fallen." "'l.'he fallen hut of David" (Delitz~ch). Not th1 magnificent palnce of David. which the monRrch built for himself on Mount Zion (2 Sam. v. 11). "It is striking that Amos, prophesying in Israel, closes with a pr…
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THl!llZ •.a.a.JI CHAPTER L '?DUB PAGB Moab's Brnta.lity avenged 35 A Voice from the Sheepcotes 6 The Privileged but Fa.ithleas 35 The Thunder that both frights and A Nation's Crimes 36 smites 8 A Nation's Privileges 36 A Hexade of Woes 9 Men's Sins a Divine Burden 37 The Woe against Dama.sons 10 Jndgment Inevitable 3…
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