Amos 4:1-13 NIV

Sermon Bible Commentary - Amos 4:12

Amos 4:12 Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel" i.e. prepare thyself, if penitent, to meet Him with supplications, prayers, and tears; but if still hardened and impenitent, to encounter His just vengeance and fiery indignation. This warning is no less applicable or necessary for us than it was for Israel. As Christians, as immortal spirits redeemed by the blood of Jesus the Son of God, placed here for a little space on our passage and trial for eternity; preparation is our business, and our only... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Amos 4:11-12

DISCOURSE: 1189INCORRIGIBLENESS REPROVEDAmos 4:11-12. Yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.THE various dispensations of providence are intended to awaken our concern for our best interests, and to bring us back to God. But the generality of mankind, satisfied with tracing events to second causes, neglect to make the improvement of them which God designs. Judgments... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Amos 4:4

Beth-el Cf. 1 Kings 12:25-33. Any altar at Beth-el, after the establishment of Jehovah's worship at Jerusalem was of necessity divisive and schismatic. Deuteronomy 12:4-14. Cf. ; John 4:21-24; Matthew 18:20; Hebrews 13:10-14. read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Amos 4:5

thanksgiving (See Scofield " :-") . read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Amos 4:1-13

Chapter 4Then the Lord says,Hear this word, ye cows of Bashan ( Amos 4:1 ),They worshiped the calf so God calls them a bunch of cows. But because they worshiped the calf, He speaks disdainfully concerning them.which are on the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor ( Amos 4:1 ),Again, the oppression of the poor must have been great because God makes continual reference to it.who crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink ( Amos 4:1 ).So there is that disparity... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Amos 4:1-13

Amos 4:1 . Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan. The strong bulls of Bashan are celebrated in scripture. Psalms 22:13. Vaccæ pingues, fat cows, haughty women, abandoned to luxurious ease, and who, equally with their husbands, oppressed the poor to indulge in feasts and wine. Amos 4:2 . The Lord God hath sworn that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fish hooks. The Chaldaic has “your daughters.” This language is both natural and impressive. The Philistines cover... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Amos 4:1-3

Amos 4:1-3Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria.God the champion of the oppressedI. The character of these men. “Ye kine of Bashan,” etc. The feminine, “kine,” marks their effeminacy; the reference to Bashan, where the richest pasture-land of Israel lay, shows that they had grown fat with luxurious living. It is not rare to find such men the most unscrupulous and cruel Here they are seen in characteristic fashion oppressing the poor, crushing the needy (Amos... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Amos 4:4-5

Amos 4:4-5Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression.Ill-spent serviceI. The scenes of this idolatry. “Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression.” Idolatry was flourishing in the seats of their most hallowed memories. “Come,” he says, “to Bethel.” Here, where everything spoke of God’s mercy, they were to transgress. At Bethel the founder of their race, fresh from his home in Haran, had “builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Amos 4:6-11

Amos 4:6-11And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities.Afflictions providentialThere is a material difference between what may be called permissive and active providences; and between such as are disciplinary, and such as are strictly punitive. The afflictions enumerated here were sent by the direct visitation of God for disciplinary purposes. Hence the people were responsible to God for the moral effect of His providential visitations upon them. Just so with every man under... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Amos 4:10

Amos 4:10Your young men have I slain with the sword . . . yet have ye not returned unto Me, saith the Lord.God’s dealings with us nationally, and their objectWhile we are in this state of trial and probation God does not punish us, individually or nationally, in the spirit of vindictiveness” or vengeance, but out of love and compassion, and with the view of working in us that which is needful for our temporal prosperity and eternal welfare, and which His good gifts and past mercies have failed... read more

Sermon Bible Commentary - Amos 4:12

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Amos 4:11-12

Scofield's Reference Notes - Amos 4:4

Scofield's Reference Notes - Amos 4:5

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Amos 4:1-13

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Amos 4:1-13

The Biblical Illustrator - Amos 4:1-3

The Biblical Illustrator - Amos 4:4-5

The Biblical Illustrator - Amos 4:6-11

The Biblical Illustrator - Amos 4:10

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