I will not turn away the punishment thereof - Literally, I will not turn it back. What was this, which God would not turn back? And as such, it was easier and more effective, to point to a farmer in the field, the numerous plants growing around them, or the shepherds tending nearby flocks and reference the heart of God or another gospel truth about Gods kingdom. And thrice, and four times happy those, he cried, That under Ilion's walls before their parents died.". They reach nearly to Anti-libanus westward, and extend on both sides of the Barada some miles eastward. 5 I will break the gate bars of Damascus and I will cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven and the one who takes . <-144 , . These orchards are a most exceeding defense; for from the density of the trees and the narrowness of the ways, it seemed difficult and almost impossible to approach the city on that side. Even to this day it is said, The true defense of Damascus consists in its gardens, which, forming a forest of fruit-trees and a labyrinth of hedges, walls and ditches, for more than 7 leagues in circumference, would present no small impediment to a Mussulman enemy.. The bar would secure the gate or the door to prevent outsiders from entering to hurt the residents of the city. This handy resource allows the reader to quickly summarize or review all the pertinent details about any Old Testament book. As good people, by the grace of God, do, through each act done by aid of that grace, gain an addition to their everlasting reward, so the wicked, by each added sin, add to their damnation. Because she threshed Gilead with sledges having iron teeth, This is what the LORD says: 'For three offenses of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke its. In that the prophet says, not, for the fourth, but for three transgressions and for four, he expresses at once, that God did not punish until the last sin, by which the iniquity of the sinful nation became full Genesis 15:16, and that, then, He punished for all, for the whole mass of sin described by the three, and for the fourth also. It was on the route by which Abraham himself came at Gods command from Haran (Charrae of the Greeks) whether over Tiphsaeh (the passage, Thapsacus) or anymore northern passage over the Euphrates. Whom hate devoured, and fraud, hard pressing on, And so the ancient oracle quoted by Pausanias Achaic., lib. It lay on the best route from the interior of Asia to the Mediterranean, to Tyre, and even to Egypt. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Notice that the illustrations that Jesus needed to make His points were literally all around Him. The expression one who holds the scepter is a figurative way of talking about someone who occupies a royal position. 5 I will p break the gate-bar of l Damascus, and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of q Aven, 4. and him who holds the scepter from r Beth-eden; The reign of this lineage would be destroyed for their wrongdoings. Amos condemns raiding communities and capturing those populations in order to sell them in the international slave trade. But there will be no poor among you; for theLordwill bless you in the land that theLordyour God is giving you for an inheritance to possess if only you will strictly obey the voice of theLordyour God, being careful to do all this commandment that I command you today. What Does It Mean That There Is No One Holy Like God? We are encouraged to Work Hard and keep ourselves busy. 4 So I will send a fire on the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad. So I will send a fire upon the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-. Holman Old Testament Commentary: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah by Trent Butler. They are carried along the precipitous banks of the ravine, being in some places tunnelled in the solid rock. , Deuteronomy 11:1-32 You shall therefore love theLordyour God and keep his charge, his statutes, his rules, and his commandments always. Success in life requires hard work. Amos condemns violent aggression (perhaps even torture and wanton killing), enslavement of populations, and the slave trade. You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together. So the Targum. O He condemns forcibly removing populations from their homeland. More than a Bible handbook but less than a commentary, Nelson's New Illustrated Old Testament Survey provides a section by section breakdown of issues and topics dealt with in the Hebrew Scriptures. He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. Five of these canals are led off from the river at different elevations, before it enters the plain. C Seldom, said pagan experience, hath punishment with lingering foot parted with the miscreant, advancing before.. Which words Virgil translates, and puts in the mouth of his hero in similar circumstances, Aen. 3 Thus says the Lord,For three transgressions of Damascus and for fourI will not revoke its punishment,Because they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron.4So I will send fire upon the house of HazaelAnd it will consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.5 I will also break the gate bar of Damascus,And cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven,And him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden;So the people of Aram will go exiled to Kir,Says the LORD. Yet this was as nothing. Certainly Hadadezer stands cut conspicuously; the Damascenes are mentioned only subordinately. Likewise, patience is a needed virtue for life. Because she threshed Gilead with sledges having iron teeth, English Standard Version Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron. sn Like threshing sledges with iron teeth. . How then could it refuse to believe of itself, what it believed of others like itself? Change but the name, the tale is told of thee, was a pagan saying which has almost passed into a proverb. Not the ethics and the morality of the fathers community. I didnt know that thrashing tools might have been used in torturing people. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2023 John Mark Hicks. A man . Of a foreigner you may exact it, but whatever of yours is with your brother your hand shall release. Restore our fortunes, OLord, like streams in the Negeb! The place called Beth-Eden refers to an Aramean state located on the Euphrates River south of Carchemish. For a long time, these stories worked without much thought or explanation. God is longsuffering and ready to forgive; but when the sinner finally becomes a vessel of wrath Romans 9:22, He punishes all the earlier sins, which, for the time, He passed by. Threshing SledgeThe purpose of threshing was to separate usable grain from the waste straw or chaff. Proverbs 12:11 says, Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.Proverbs 28:19 says, He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vainpersonsshall have poverty enough. Deuteronomy 28:12 says, The LORD will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. Fire is used symbolically for Gods judgment, which would fall on the house of Hazael and the citadels of Ben-hadad. The city named Kir was the place where the Arameans originally lived (Amos 9:7), although its precise location is unknown. 4 n So I will send a fire upon the house of o Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of o Ben-hadad. Amos specifically notes one defining cultural sin. No, he does not thresh it forever; when he drives his cart wheel over it with his horses, he does not crush it.Matthew 13:3-8 And he told them many things in parables, saying: A sower went out to sow. Joel 3:4-8; Ezekiel 27:13). The city of Gilead was an Israelite region located on the eastern side of the Jordan River, just south of Damascus. Joash, king of Judah, bought him off, when advancing against Jerusalem, with everything of gold, consecrated or civil, in the temple or in his own treasures 2 Kings 12:18. . And he will bless you in the land that theLordyour God is giving you.Deuteronomy 15:1-10 At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release. f tribe of Manasseh returned to go into the country of Gilead, to the land of their possessions Joshua 22:9. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. Please support us by disabling these ads blocker. Y God pictures Syria's cruelty toward Gilead (in northeast Israel) as a threshing sledge being run over His people. Others believe the threshing is a metaphor for Israels defeat at the hands of Syria (cf. Am I? Elisha had foretold to Hazael his cruelty to Israel; Their strong holds thou wilt set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child 2 Kings 8:12. Yahweh says, according to Amos, the he will not revoke the punishment such sins deserve. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. All rights reserved. Kings who entered treaties with each other typically thought of themselves as brothers (cf. It begins with their most oppressive enemy, Syria; then Philistia, the old and ceaseless, although less powerful, enemy; then Tyre, not an oppressor, as these, yet violating a relation which they had not, the bonds of a former friendship and covenant; malicious also and hardhearted through covetousness. And he will bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you., Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You are Gods field, Gods building., Deuteronomy 25:4 You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain.Judges 3:31 After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed 600 of the Philistines with an oxgoad, and he also saved Israel.Leviticus 19:9 When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest.2 Chronicles 26:10 And he built towers in the wilderness and cut out many cisterns, for he had large herds, both in the Shephelah and in the plain, and he had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil., Matthew 7:19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.Psalm 65:10 You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth.Deuteronomy 24:19 When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it. Isaiah 8:4 For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria. because they have threshed Gilead. Jehoiada got for him two wives, and he had sons and daughters. The LORD pronounces judgment on the inhabitants of Damascus because they slaughtered the people of Gilead. Every day, just like the farmer, we must show up and do the work. If you walk in my statutes and observe my commandments and do them, then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. It was rich in pasture (Numbers 32:1) and famous for its balm (Jeremiah 8:22). And the whole crowd stood on the beach. , ' <-144 , . So does the wisest of us in living. 2Kings 10:32-33.). 2007. The waters of the Fijeh were carried by a great aqueduct tunnelled through the side of the perpendicular cliff. Thus said the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron: Amos 1:6,9,11,13 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom: , Amos 2:1,4,6 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime: . If they who sinned without law, perished without law Romans 2:12, how much more should they who have sinned in the law, be judged by the law. Gods judgments rolled round like a thunder-cloud, passing from land to land, giving warning of their approach, at last to gather and center on Israel itself, except it repent. And as we are faithful to the Lord our God, He will bless the works of our hands and make them successful. because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.Leviticus 23:22 And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, nor shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. The advantage of its site doubtless occastoned its early choice. 4 So I will send a fire on the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad. Consistently with this, the first mention of the kingdom of Damascus in Scripture is the dynasty of Rezon son of Eliadas, a fugitive servant of Hadadezer, who formed a marauding band, then settled and reigned in Damascus 1 Kings 11:23-24. "They have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron." Gilead was a part of Israel on the eastern side of the Jordan river. So Paul speaks of those who treasure up to themselves wrath against the Day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God Romans 2:5. And you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.Deuteronomy 28:8 The LORD will command the blessing on you in your barns and in all that you undertake. And you shall eat your bread to the full and dwell in your land securely., Isaiah 29:17 Is it not yet a very little while until Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a forest?Deuteronomy 22:9-10 You shall not sow your vineyard with two kinds of seed, lest the whole yield be forfeited, the crop that you have sown and the yield of the vineyard. And you shall remember the whole way that theLordyour God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not. : The waters of the river were spread over the surface of the soil in the fields and gardens; underneath, other canals were tunnelled to collect the superfluous water which percolates the soil, or from little fountains and springs below. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. So I will send a fire upon the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad. By Gods help they were twice defeated; the second time, when they directly challenged the power of God 1 Kings 20:22-25, 1 Kings 20:28, so signally that, had not Ahab been flattered by the appeal to his mercy 1 Kings 20:31-32, Syria would no more have been in a condition to oppress Israel. He shall judge between many peoples, and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away; , 1 Samuel 13:21 And the charge was two-thirds of a shekel for the plowshares and for the mattocks, and a third of a shekel for sharpening the axes and for setting the goads.2 Kings 19:29 And this shall be the sign for you: this year eat what grows of itself, and in the second year what springs of the same. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, TheLordhas done great things for them. TheLordhas done great things for us; we are glad. Thus saith the . Without the Barada, says Porter, the city could not exist, and the plain would be a parched desert; but now aqueducts intersect every quarter, and fountains sparkle in almost every dwelling, while innumerable canals extend their ramifications over the vast plain, clothing it with verdure and beauty. 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 13; 2:1, 4, and 6). God stated that He would also break the gate bar of Damascus. 2 Kings 8:12 And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? Hazael probably became the instrument of God in chastening Israel, while he was avenging Jehus submission to a power whom he dreaded and from whom he had suffered. In the days of Jehu, Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel from Jordan eastward; all the land of Gilead, the Gadites and the Reubenites and the Manassites, from Arorer which is by the River Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan 2 Kings 10:32-33; in those of Jehoahaz, Jehus son, he oppressed them, neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen, for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing 2 Kings 13:7. 1. The smart farmer knows when the moment is ready. So the handmaid which displaceth her mistress Proverbs 30:21-23 is more intolerable and overbearing than the others. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.Deuteronomy 28:8 says, The LORD will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of theLord. The sense is, that he would not spare them, or have mercy on them, or defer the execution of punishment any longer; he would not forgive their transgressions. Because she threshed Gilead with sledges having iron teeth, 4 I will send fire on the house of Hazael that will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad. In this case, God Himself is making the judgement. Damascus was already the chief city, through its relation to which alone Hobah was known. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. January 9, 2013 at 8:31 am and is filed under Biblical Texts. The moral majesty of a king is obviously greater than the rest. And he told them many things in parables, saying: A sower went out to sow. And God saw that it was good., John 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.Hosea 10:12 Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek theLord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.1 Corinthians 3:6-9 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So I will send a fire upon the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad. The oracles against the nations are intricately structured. Soul-murder is worse than physical murder, and requires more devilish art. Seven is used as a symbol of a whole, since on the seventh day God rested from all which He had made, and therefore the number seven entered so largely into the whole Jewish ritual. V Deuteronomy 4:24 says that God is a consuming fire. Tagged: Amos, Amos 1:3-5, Amos 1:6-8, Amos 1:9-10, Ethics, Nations, Violence. Home / Commentary / Amos / Amos Chapter 1 / Amos 1:35. You are Gods field, Gods building., Mark 4:26 And he said, The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground.Mark 4:31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth,Jeremiah 29:5 Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their produce.Leviticus 19:23-25 When you come into the land and plant any kind of tree for food, then you shall regard its fruit as forbidden. Thus the Church and members of the community of the Father sotra kinda Dont relate to the Process of the Hardened Hart and the compounded consequences of the deceitfulness of being habitually unfaithful in the little ways which bring about the cruelty of Amoss day. 1 Samuel 27:8-12). . Theme: Contempt by Vault9. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson. The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai. Amos 1 contains a brief historical account on the prophetic ministry of Amos, providing the reader with the date of Amoss ministry and how the LORD has called him to minister to Israel. Farming, which involves cultivating the land and raising livestock, is a part of agriculture. Contact me: openbibleinfo (at) gmail.com. Amos 1:3 Parallel Verses [ See commentary ] Amos 1:3, NIV: This is what the LORD says: 'For three sins of Damascus, even for four, I will not relent.Because she threshed Gilead with sledges having iron teeth, Amos 1:3, ESV: Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges . You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together.Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Here in Amos, we see that the people of Damascus rebelled against the LORD because they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron. " (Cf. A Disciple Seeking to Follow Jesus into the World for the Sake of the World to the Glory of God, because they carried into exile a whole people to deliver them up to Edom (1:6), because they delivered up a whole people to Edom and did not remember the covenant of brotherhood. (1:9), Amos 1:3-10 Amos Addresses Damascus, Gaza and Tyre, Theological Hermeneutics IV Exploring the Story, Thomas Flemings Disease in the Public Mind, Jesus Suffers: Garden, Via Dolorosa, and Cross, Jesus Serves: Temple, Template, and Table, because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron (1:3). because they have threshed m Gilead . 3 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:. The rule then is; give without bounds; when that whole is fulfilled, still give. Again in that series of sayings in the book of Proverbs Proverbs 30:15-16. You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material.Isaiah 17:10-11 For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and have not remembered the Rock of your refuge; therefore, though you plant pleasant plants and sow the vine-branch of a stranger, though you make them grow on the day that you plant them, and make them blossom in the morning that you sow, yet the harvest will flee away in a day of grief and incurable pain., 2 Timothy 2:6 It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.James 5:7 Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. They are a good reminder of what is required from us every day of our own lives. So I will send a fire upon the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad. But in the fifth year you may eat of its fruit, to increase its yield for you: I am theLordyour God., 1 Corinthians 3:6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.Leviticus 26:1-5 You shall not make idols for yourselves or erect an image or pillar, and you shall not set up a figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am theLordyour God. , Job 39:10 Can you bind him in the furrow with ropes, or will he harrow the valleys after you?1 Samuel 6:7 Now then, take and prepare a new cart and two milk cows on which there has never come a yoke, and yoke the cows to the cart, but take their calves home, away from them.Ecclesiastes 11:4-6 He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap. L Proverbs 20:4 says, The lazy man does not plow when the winter [planting] season arrives; So he begs at the [next] harvest and has nothing [to reap]. Likewise, Proverbs 21:5 says, The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. Furthermore, Ecclesiastes 11:6 says, Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let your hands not be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well. The Bible talks against laziness. (3) Three transgressions . Neglect a relationship and just like a field left unplowed, weeds will overrun everything and whatever was planted will die. For we are Gods fellow workers. In similar fashion, Damascus had threshed Gilead with their instruments of war. H Labs Although God delegated authority to human governments to execute justice (Romans 13:4), He is still the ultimate judge.
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