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Amos

Amos 9

  • Rev. Richard Sharpe Jr., M. Div.

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COMMENTARY:

: 2        Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down. 8064 “heaven” [shamayim] means sky, abode of the stars, or atmosphere.)

DEVOTION:  All the way through the Bible there are people who are trying to hide from God. There … Read More

Amos 8

  • Rev. Richard Sharpe Jr., M. Div.

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COMMENTARY:

: 6        That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat? (4651 “refuse” [mappal] means flakes, what falls off, waste, sweepings of grain, or chaff.)

DEVOTION: Rich people who have no standard or morals do everything in their … Read More

Amos 7

  • Rev. Richard Sharpe Jr., M. Div.

READ Amos 7

COMMENTARY:

: 2        And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech you; by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. (5545 “forgive” [calach] means pardon, spare, to be indulgent towards, to stop blaming … Read More

Amos 6

  • Rev. Richard Sharpe Jr., M. Div.

READ Amos 6

COMMENTARY:

: 1        Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! (7600 “at ease” [sha’anan] means quiet, carefree, self-confident, undisturbed, free from fear or doubt, or easy in mind.)

DEVOTION:  There is a … Read More

Amos 5

  • Rev. Richard Sharpe Jr., M. Div.

READ Amos 5

COMMENTARY:

: 6        Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel. (1008 “Bethel” [Beyth-El] means house of God or an ancient place and seat of worship in Ephraim on border of Benjamin – … Read More

Amos 4

  • Rev. Richard Sharpe Jr., M. Div.

READ Amos 4

COMMENTARY:

: 6        And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have you not returned unto me, says the LORD. (2640 “want” [chocer] means lack of, need, become empty, scarce, be abated, be devoid of or poverty.)

DEVOTION:  The phrase “cleanness … Read More

Amos 3

  • Rev. Richard Sharpe Jr., M. Div.

READ Amos 3

COMMENTARY:

: 2        You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I punish you for all your iniquities. (6485 “punish” [paqad] means to impose a penalty on, inflict punishment on, inspect, look at, make a search, hunt up, seek out, or to make a careful inspection.)

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Amos 2

  • Rev. Richard Sharpe Jr., M. Div.

READ Amos 2

COMMENTARY:

: 4        Thus says the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked: (3988 “despised” [ma’ac] means … Read More

Amos 1

  • Rev. Richard Sharpe Jr., M. Div.

READ Amos 1

COMMENTARY:

: 1        The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. (5349 “herdmen” [noqed] means sheep-raiser, sheep-dealer, sheep master or sheep-tender.)… Read More

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