Amos
"Burden-bearer". By his own admission he was no prophet, nor ... a prophet's son. But ... a herdsman and a gatherer from sycamore trees, 7:14. but there was a burden on his heart which he just had to share with the people of Israel. he was prophesying in Beth-el, 783 years before the birth of Jesus Christ. Clarke. That is about 50 years after Joel prophesied and about 60 years before Israel was taken captive by Assyria.
The sins that Amos preached against are, of course, the same sins the other prophets spoke against; all of them fit North America as well;
- laziness,
- indulging in the pleasures that riches afford,
- neglecting the needy,
- failing to worship Jehovah,
- pretending we are "so spiritual",
- Come to Bethel (your house of God) and transgress (that is where you mock Me the most);
- Come to Gilgal (where you go for special religious meetings).
- It is there that you bring your sacrifices for the morning, (your empty lip service - you pretend to sing the words but you don't even think of what you are singing).
- your tithes ... and offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving from that which is leavened, (money which you gained unjustly)
Probably the best-known line in the Book of Amos is, spoken by Jehovah, prepare to meet your God, O Israel. Amos 4:12.
This statement can be taken in two ways:
This statement can be taken in two ways:
1. Prepare to meet God by bowing before Him now and in humility ask Him to forgive your sins, make a new person of you and pledge to obey His rules for the rest of your life.
2. You can wait until you die or until Christ comes back and then, after the rapture of The Church, you will meet your God. Whether or not you are an atheist now will not change the fact that you will meet Him then. I saw the dead, ... stand before God. And books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. Rev. 20:12.
"worshipper of Jehovah". It is believed that he was a contemporary of Hosea, Joel, and Amos. It is also conjectured that Jeremiah copied freely from Obadiah. Compare Obadiah 1:5 with Jer. 49:9; Obadiah 1:6 with Jer. 49:10; Obadiah 1:8 with Jer. 49:7. Fausset.
Judging by how well the prophet's names suit their function or personality it is not to be believed that these were their given names. Perhaps they are pseudonyms which they got because of their activities or lifestyle.
The prophets, as foretellers of future events, spoke in the past tense as though the future events were already history. In that style, Obadiah spoke of the destruction of Edom about 800 years before it happened.
Obadiah did not prophecy against Israel or Judah but against the children of Esau. The Edomites lived South of Judah and they were continually at odds with the children of Jacob.
As we look back at the history of the children of Abraham we recall that Isaac, the son of Abraham, was the father of the twins, Esau and Jacob. Esau left home and his offspring became their own tribe, but the descendants of Esau never did forgive the children of Jacob for the way Jacob swindled their father.
When the Israelites were fleeing from Egypt, they asked the Edomites permission to pass through their land, but permission was not granted. This is Obadiah's message: Shame shall cover you from the violence against your brother Jacob, and you shall be cut off forever. Obadiah 1:10.
Obadiah tells us why Edom will be destroyed; On the day of your standing on the other side, (as non-involved onlookers) on the day that the strangers were capturing his (Judah's) force, and foreigners entered his gates and cast lots for Jerusalem (the soldiers cast lots for the division of the plunder of the city, as was usual at such times: Gill.
even you were like one of them.1:11 They stood as a spectator of the ruin of Jerusalem, and that with delight and pleasure; when they should, as brethren and neighbours, have assisted against the common enemy; Gill.
Ironically, They (the Edomites) fought side by side with the Jews (in) the rebellion against Rome in 66-70 A.D. and were crushed by Rome, never to be heard of as a people again. The predictions of Obadiah 1:10; Obadiah 1:18 were proven true. Guzik
However, the Edomites are not the only nation that will suffer in that manner, all the nations ... shall be as though they had not been. Any nation that will take up arms against Israel in the battle of Armageddon, which is yet to come, will be destroyed and they will be as though they had not been.
Obadiah
"worshipper of Jehovah". It is believed that he was a contemporary of Hosea, Joel, and Amos. It is also conjectured that Jeremiah copied freely from Obadiah. Compare Obadiah 1:5 with Jer. 49:9; Obadiah 1:6 with Jer. 49:10; Obadiah 1:8 with Jer. 49:7. Fausset.
Judging by how well the prophet's names suit their function or personality it is not to be believed that these were their given names. Perhaps they are pseudonyms which they got because of their activities or lifestyle.
The prophets, as foretellers of future events, spoke in the past tense as though the future events were already history. In that style, Obadiah spoke of the destruction of Edom about 800 years before it happened.
Obadiah did not prophecy against Israel or Judah but against the children of Esau. The Edomites lived South of Judah and they were continually at odds with the children of Jacob.
As we look back at the history of the children of Abraham we recall that Isaac, the son of Abraham, was the father of the twins, Esau and Jacob. Esau left home and his offspring became their own tribe, but the descendants of Esau never did forgive the children of Jacob for the way Jacob swindled their father.
When the Israelites were fleeing from Egypt, they asked the Edomites permission to pass through their land, but permission was not granted. This is Obadiah's message: Shame shall cover you from the violence against your brother Jacob, and you shall be cut off forever. Obadiah 1:10.
Obadiah tells us why Edom will be destroyed; On the day of your standing on the other side, (as non-involved onlookers) on the day that the strangers were capturing his (Judah's) force, and foreigners entered his gates and cast lots for Jerusalem (the soldiers cast lots for the division of the plunder of the city, as was usual at such times: Gill.
even you were like one of them.1:11 They stood as a spectator of the ruin of Jerusalem, and that with delight and pleasure; when they should, as brethren and neighbours, have assisted against the common enemy; Gill.
- nor should you have rejoiced over the sons of Judah in the day of their ruin;
- nor should you have enlarged your mouth (boasted) in the day of (Judah's) distress.
- You should not have entered into the gate of My people (to pillage) in the day of their calamity;
- Nor should you have sent out against his force in the day of his calamity.
Ironically, They (the Edomites) fought side by side with the Jews (in) the rebellion against Rome in 66-70 A.D. and were crushed by Rome, never to be heard of as a people again. The predictions of Obadiah 1:10; Obadiah 1:18 were proven true. Guzik
However, the Edomites are not the only nation that will suffer in that manner, all the nations ... shall be as though they had not been. Any nation that will take up arms against Israel in the battle of Armageddon, which is yet to come, will be destroyed and they will be as though they had not been.
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