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Themes in Amos 9

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Themes in Amos 9

Amos 9:1 (show verse)

I saw the Lord standing beside the altar: and he said, Smite the capitals, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape.

Judgments » No escape from
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Select readings » The wrath of God
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as
Sin » No escape from the consequences of
Vision » Of amos » Of the temple
Visions » Mentioned in scripture » To amos

Amos 9:2 (show verse)

Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.

Hell » In the rv of o. T. It appears only in
Humiliation of sinners » Threatened
Judgments » No escape from
Select readings » The wrath of God
Sin » No escape from the consequences of

Amos 9:3 (show verse)

And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and it shall bite them.

Carmel » Mountain » Caves of
Divine Knowledge » Men's hearts searched by jehovah
God » Remember » Searcher, as
Judgments » No escape from
Knowledge » Divine Knowledge » Men's hearts searched by jehovah
Knowledge » God's » Men's hearts searched by jehovah
Select readings » The wrath of God
Searcher of hearts » Men's hearts searched by jehovah
Secret sins » Men's hearts searched by jehovah
Serpent » Sea serpent
Sin » No escape from the consequences of

Amos 9:4 (show verse)

And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

Judgments » No escape from
Select readings » The wrath of God
Sin » No escape from the consequences of

Amos 9:5 (show verse)

For the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, is he that toucheth the land and it melteth, and all that dwell therein shall mourn; and it shall rise up wholly like the River, and shall sink again, like the River of Egypt;

Egypt » Overflowed by the nile river
River Nile » Annual overflow of its banks alluded to
Select readings » The wrath of God

Amos 9:6 (show verse)

it is he that buildeth his chambers in the heavens, and hath founded his vault upon the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth; Jehovah is his name.

Clouds » Formed from the sea
Select readings » The wrath of God

Amos 9:7 (show verse)

Are ye not as the children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith Jehovah. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?

Caphtorim » People of caphtor
Destruction » Who shall not be destroyed
Israel/jews » The lord not destroying israel
Kir » Prophecies concerning
Nations » What nations the lord shall destroy
Philistines » Descendants of mizraim
Philistines » Israel condemned for imitating
Philistines » Originally dwelt in the land of caphtor
Philistines » Called caphtorim

Amos 9:8 (show verse)

Behold, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; save that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith Jehovah.

Destruction » Who shall not be destroyed
Eye » Anthropomorphic uses of
God » The incarnation of Christ, both a mystery and a revelation » Vision of
Government » God in » In the destruction of nations
Israel/jews » The lord not destroying israel
Judgments » Are frequently tempered with mercy
Nations » What nations the lord shall destroy
Seeing » The eyes of the lord
Vision » Of Christ, full of compassion » Divine, comprehends all human life

Amos 9:9 (show verse)

For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, like as grain is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least kernel fall upon the earth.

Agriculture or husbandry » Implements of » The sieve
Israel » Prophecies concerning » Dispersion of
Nation » Chastised
Sieve » Figurative

Amos 9:10 (show verse)

All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not overtake nor meet us.

Carnal security » War and famine
Security » Carnal, leads men to dream of escape from common ills » War and famine
Security » FALSE » Ruin will overtake it

Amos 9:11 (show verse)

In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old;

No Themes for this verse.

Amos 9:12 (show verse)

that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations that are called by my name, saith Jehovah that doeth this.

Edomites, the » Predictions respecting » Their future subjection to the jews

Amos 9:13 (show verse)

Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.

God's Promises » Of plenty » Promised to the obedient
Mountains » Illustrative » (dropping new wine,) of abundance
Plenty promised » Plenty promised to the obedient
Wine » Sweet, esteemed for flavor and strength

Amos 9:14 (show verse)

And I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

No Themes for this verse.

Amos 9:15 (show verse)

And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be plucked up out of their land which I have given them, saith Jehovah thy God.

No Themes for this verse.