amily he was of, nor is it much material we ſhould know, *tis pro- adle he might be of ſome mean Family, or poſſibly an Apoſtate Prieſt P! the Tribe of evi. s By way of Eminency, no common Prieft, but be Chief Prieſt. r To the Calf at Bethel, and 'tis like he was Prefect Ir Governour for the King in the Civil Affairs of that City and Coun- * 4 Gaye Information by Meſſengers ſent. x The ſecond of that ae of Febu's Race, the third from Fehu. »y At that time living,an«: © the Throne of Jf7ael. 7 He accuſed the Prophet of High Treaſon, mionſpiring to raiſe War againſt his Soveraign. « Openly and pub- Kly,or hath endeavoured to raiſe all Iſrael into Sedition or Rebe'lton ant their own King. 6 Either thus, if what he threatneth ſhould "me to paſs, *twill be Ruine and utter Deſolation to all : Or thus : vc People are incenſed ſo much againſt this Prophet tor his hart Faiions, that he muſt be made an Example to quiet ar:d conte::!
unto my people Iſrael f. |
7 The great and jealous God whom you oppoſe by Idols ; 4 By an extraordinary Power of his Spirit took me off from my old, mean and private Employment and Receſs, and I could not withſtand him. 'b A Deſctiption of a Shepherd's Employment. c Commanded whe- ther by Voice from Heaven, or extraordinary Irradiation of his Mind, or Impulſe of the Divine Prophetick Spirit, comes all to one, his Au» thority is Divine. 4 Out of Fudah. e As a Prophet,inftrutt,threatenz promile, invite, and foretel. f The ten Tribes, which with like Ci- Vility are called by Amos God's People, as he called Seer. |
16 © Nowg therefore hear thon þ the word of the LORD #: thou ſayeſt k; Prophefie not againſt } Iſrael, and
drop m not thy word againſt the houſe of Iſaacn. .
| & When forbidden, Amos undaunted Propheſteth to him that for- bad him; b Amazzab, who haft accuſed, yet pretendeft to wiſh and adviſe my Safety. 7 Who ſent me, whom thou contraditeft, from him I have ſomewhat to ſay to thee, and of much Concern alfo to thee, kt Uſeft thy Power to' filence me, 7 Preach not Sedition, or whart tends to it under Pretence that God ſpeaks it againſt J/7ae! : if thou canſt ſpeak Good of us; and to us, this may be good for thee ; but if thou wilt ſpeak ſad News againft us, it will nor be believed, it may hurt thee, it will do no Good to others. m2 Diſtil not, Vid. Ezek. 21- ' 1, 7- and Mic, 2.6. 1 The Poſterity of Jſaac, this explains the former, and is an Hendiadis or elegant Ingemination.
divided by line t: and thou ſhalt die « in a polluted land x, and Iſrael y ſhall ſurely go into captivity forth of his land z. . |
0 Becauſe thou haſt ſv direMy and ſcrenuouſly oppoſed the Lord: p Whichroa Man of Senſe is a graat Atflition.. q A common Whore. 7 A notorious one that plays not the Adultereſ> in ſecret at homey 'Jut ſo that all take notice of it, - and brand her for it. s Which in all Likelihood doth intimate their Slaughter by Shallum when he flew Ze- 'c:artzab Feroboim's Son, with whom nv doubt but his Friends fell, ' 4mong which this Family was 3 or ele by the Sword of Mcnab:m; v ho
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flew Shalluim. t Thy Eſtate, which no doubt was large.ſhall be ſhared |
among the Sonldiers and Courtiers of Menabem. u Thy Diſhonour by 2 lewd Wife, thy chilale(s Solitarinels, and thy Poverty ſhall come on thee &'re thou die, its probable he fled to ſave his Life. x Among the Heathen, where thou mayſt be ſure my Word was true. y Ten Tribes. # See ver. 11, let. f. 8.
GC HIA P. VI.
By the baset of ſummer-fruit i ſpewed the nearneſs of 1ſraePs end for their oppreſſion, 1——6. God ſweareth urte»ly ro ruine and deſtroy Iirael; th-ir miſerable condition for want of the word, 7 I 4+
I Hus hath the Lord God ſhewed unto me, and be- hold 2 8 basketb of ſummer-fruit c.
@ Vid. ch. 7.%. 1. let. b, c. and ver. 4. and ver. 7. 5 A Hook, ſay ſome, with which the Gatherer might either pull down the Bough,or pull off the ripe Fruit ; or a Basket into which the ripe Fruit gathered was put to be carried away. c Not the early ripe Fruit, but that which as ic needed, ſo had the whole Summer's Heat to ripen it, and was gathered in at the End of the Summer. :
2 And he ſaid, Amos, what ſeeſt thou 4 ? and I ſaid, A basker of ſummer-fruit'e. Then ſaid the LORD unto me f, The end g is come upon my h people Lirael, I
will not again paſs by them any more z, |
d The like Qneftion you have, ch. 7. v. $- which ſee in let. 4, e. e Vid. v. 1. let. b,c. f Hero! very plain in it ſelf, the Lord doth here explain it in the following Words. g Of God's Patience towards 1/74e1,”of their Peace, Growth and Glory, the End of their ripening, they are now as Fruit fully ripe, in the end of the Year fit to be gathered, bh So they were once, ſo they boaſt themſelves, ſo the Nations about them account /ſraes to be the People of God, # Vid. ch. 7. v.7. let. h. God had with ad- mirable Patience ſpared and tried, but now he will wich juſt Severity puniſh, neither pardon nor ſpare.
3 And the ſongs i of the temple & ſhall + be howlings } in that day m2, ſaith the Lord GODn : there ſhall be many dead bodies o in every place p, they q ſhall caſt them torth 7 Heb. be -- with ſilence 7. fivent, 7 Which are compoſed by choiceſt Wits , and ſet to ſweeteſt