Geocoding U Amos 1:3 - 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." Leviticus 19:9-10 - " When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the . 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. Animals have to be fed, crops have to be watered and fertilized, and it doesnt matter how the farmer feels on that particular day. 14-15) Hazael not only took from Israel all east of Jordan 2 Kings 10:32-33, but made the whole open country unsafe for the Israelites to dwell in. Here the LORD said He would break the bar to allow Damascuss enemies to enter. VERSION, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. But although the fourth drew down His judgment, God, at the last, punishes not the last sin only, but all which went before. The Awaj (the crooked) (perhaps the old Amana, the never-failing, in contrast with the streams which are exhausted in irrigation) runs near the old south boundary of Damascus, separating it probably from the northern possessions of Israel beyond Jordan, Bashan (in its widest sense), and Jetur or Ituraea. Here in Amos, we see that the people of Damascus rebelled against the LORD because they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron. The Syrians apparently used tools that were intended for harvesting crops and ran over people with them. The sun rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises. The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai. The last grace of God, whether sealing up the former graces of those who use them, or vouchsafed to those who have wasted them, is the crowning act of His love or forbearance. a aq as _ \\ \ \ \ ss ce ake i arthur s. phelps his booke god give him grace. 5 I will break the gate bars of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven, What Does It Really Mean That Your Body Is a Temple? Again, Sowing discord among brethren Proverbs 6:16-19, has a special hatefulness, as not only being sin, but causing widewasting sin, and destroying in others the chief grace, love. Why Did Jesus Talk So Much About Agriculture? They enslaved their inhabitants and sold them to Edom. (LogOut/ 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.Genesis 1:1-31 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. (LogOut/ This was apparently a common practice in that region (cf. Three years it shall be forbidden to you; it must not be eaten. It is likely that the formula was used as a rhetorical device to emphasize the fact that the cities or nations committed crime after crime, thus deserving Gods judgment. Success in life requires hard work. 1:93. Such a pronouncement of judgment continues throughout the second chapter, which begins with Moab and culminates with Gods chosen people, namely, Judah and Israel. Israel is placed the last, because on it the destruction was to fall to the uttermost, and rest there. 1 Kings 9:13the brotherhood between Hiram of Tyre and Solomon of Israel). Job 5:19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. Publication date: Jun 3, 2010. However, at some point, Tyrelike Philistia in the southbetrayed this treaty relationship and enslaved whole Israelite communities. Does a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.Leviticus 11:1-47 And theLordspoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them, Speak to the people of Israel, saying, These are the living things that you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth. For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four - These expressions of three and four, so often repeated in this chapter, mean repetition, abundance, and any thing that goes towards excess. " You shall thresh the mountains and crush them, and you shall make the hills like chaff. They beat down my people in Gilead as grain is threshed with iron sledges. Fewer and fewer of us grew up on farms, and thus, we miss a lot of subtle points Jesus is making in some of His stories. , 1 Chronicles 4:10-41 Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain! And God granted what he asked. Jehoiada got for him two wives, and he had sons and daughters. Visit the Bible online to search for words if you dont know the specific passage yourre looking for. 2 Kings 13:7 for an example). The death here spoken of, although more ghastly, was probably not more severe than many others; not nearly so severe as some which have been used by Christian Judicatures. 4 n So I will send a fire upon the house of o Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of o Ben-hadad. Because of the Arameans war crimes, the LORD said He would send fire upon the house of Hazael and it would consume the citadels ofBen-hadad. And the rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. And its never done for us. Randall. And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release what he has lent to his neighbor. So Seneca in Hippolyt., Act. Proverb: Because of the three transgressions of and because of four, I will not cause (him/it) to return.. 5 I will break down the gate of Damascus; I will destroy the king who is in the Valley of Avenand the . They each follow the same rhetorical pattern. Amos 1:3-5 (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 of iron. The Lord says: I will not relent from punishing Damascus for three crimes, even four, because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges. This historical account is followed by a description of Gods pronouncement of judgment on five pagan nationsSyria, Philistia, Phoenicia, Edom, and Ammon. john mark So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. You shall not reap what grows of itself in your harvest, or gather the grapes of your undressed vine. It is a probable conjecture that Jehu, by his political submission to Assyria, drew on himself the calamities which Elisha foretold. 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 13; 2:1, 4, and 6). : The whole plain is filled with these singular aqueducts, some of them running for 2 or 3 miles underground. Rather, they were guilty of a huge quantity of sins, which the prophet described as three transgressions even four.. The advantage of its site doubtless occastoned its early choice. God was and is seeking usfor He will separate usable grain from the waste straw or chaff. Why Did God Use Adams Rib to Create Eve? The name Damascus probably betokened the strenuous, energetic character of its founder. , Deuteronomy 11:1-32 You shall therefore love theLordyour God and keep his charge, his statutes, his rules, and his commandments always. If Amoss preaching bears witness to his insistence that nations need to acknowledge their sin, should not our preaching do the same? 2Kings 10:32-33.). This is what the LORD says: "For three sins of Damascus, even for four, I will not relent. .--Rather, will not turn it back--i.e., the sore judgment I have purposed. Both instruments are alluded to in the O.T. 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. 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. We are encouraged to Work Hard and keep ourselves busy. 13:3, 2225). Lastly and nearest of all, it falls on Judah, who had the true worship of the true God among them, but despised it. Genesis 2:15 says, The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it., Agriculture is highly encouraged throughout the Scriptures. So each individual sinner, who dies impenitent, will be punished for all which, in his whole life, he did or became, contrary to the law of God. What is the meaning of the symbolism in Amos? The identification of the sin becomes the key element of the oracle itself with its subsequent consequence. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.Matthew 12:1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. On some days, the only thing the farmer can do is sit, wait, and hope for the best. 16:9). The Arameans have crushed [the people of] Gilead with iron-spiked threshing sledges. This rhetorical pattern stresses the sin and the consequence. Are you seeking him? : A native, Adad, having gained great power, became king of Damascus and the rest of Syria, except Phoenicia. Joel 3:4-8). 24:22) with stone or metal teeth embedded in the bottom side were dragged over the grain by these animals. 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.Psalm 85:12 Yes, theLordwill give what is good, and our land will yield its increase.Hebrews 13:16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.Matthew 3:12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.. Are you not of more value than they?Isaiah 28:27 Dill is not threshed with a threshing sledge, nor is a cart wheel rolled over cumin, but dill is beaten out with a stick, and cumin with a rod.Matthew 13:23 As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, Genesis 1:12 The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. L And thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Damascus, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their threshing Gilead with sharp-pointed irons, - Youngs Literal Bible For thus saith the LORD: For three transgressions of Damascus, yea, for four, I will not reverse it: because they have threshed Gilead with sledges of iron. Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause. O A heavy wooden plank, 2 or 3 feet by 5 or 6 feet, with sharp spikes on the bottom, when oxen pulled it over a grain field the grain was separated from stalks and weeds. Mail (will not be published) __('(required)'). The unexamined field soon becomes unusable. He, having carried war against David, king of Judaea, and disputed with him in many battles, and that finally at the Euaphrates where he was defeated, had the character of a most eminent king for prowess and valor. What Does the Bible Say About Compassion? God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. vii., c. 6: ; "Those men shall be thrice and four times happy.". , Matthew 13:1-10 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 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. 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. Grain is threshed with farming instruments, which back then might include a heavy board, studded with sharp metal used to pull over the grain to separate it from the husk. Y What Does the Bible Say About Overcoming? The covenant of brothers probably refers to a treaty between nations whether imposed (as upon a vassal) or negotiated. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Contact me: openbibleinfo (at) gmail.com. The three transgressions stand for a whole sum of sin, which had not yet brought down extreme punishment; the fourth was the crowning sin, after which God would no longer spare. Am I? Probably not the punishment in itself alone, but the attempt so to extirpate the people of God brought down this judgment on Damascus. B 41:15).The NKJV Study Bible. God promised to make His people into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth and use them to bring judgment on those who oppress the godly (Is. The Bible says a lot about agriculture and farming. When He no longer withholds it, the law of His moral government holds its course. Notice that the illustrations that Jesus needed to make His points were literally all around Him. Neglect a relationship and just like a field left unplowed, weeds will overrun everything and whatever was planted will die. After he is created by God, he is placed in charge of the Garden of Eden. On the west and north its plain lay sheltered under the range of Anti-libanus; on the east, it was protected by the great desert which intervened between its oasis-territory and the Euphrates. The LORD says: I will not relent from punishing Damascus for three crimes, even four, because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges. 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. For each oracle, Amos confirmed his prophetic call with the statement Thus says the LORD (Am. . Of the three on the south side, one is led to the populous village Daraya, five miles distant; the other two supply the city, its suburbs, and gardens., The like use was made of every fountain in every larger or lesser plain. Others believe the threshing is a metaphor for Israels defeat at the hands of Syria (cf. The animals have to be cared for. The language about Tyre is almost exactly the same as how Amos describes Gaza. 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. As a result of God breaking the gate bar of Damascus, the people of Aram would go exiled to Kir. 3 Thus says the Lord: "For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, Hebrew I will not . Amos 1:3 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: : Strong's LIT Online Bible Project 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. One cant speed up nature. Its whole plain was intersected with canals, and tunneled below. Publisher: OpenBible.info. Isaiah 17:1 The burden of Damascus. The city named Kir was the place where the Arameans originally lived (Amos 9:7), although its precise location is unknown. The Barada (the cold) having joined the Fijeh, (the traditional Pharpar, a name which well designates its tumultuous course ), runs on the north of, and through the city, and then chiefly into the central of the three lakes, the Bahret-el-kibliyeh, (the south lake;) thence, it is supposed, but in part also directly, into the Bahret-esh-Shurkiyeh (the east lake ). He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. 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. Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, fathered Mehir, who fathered Eshton. Benhadad was, according to Assyrian inscriptions defeated thrice, Hazael twice, by Shalmanubar king of Assyria. I will not turn away the punishment thereof. and four times who were slain, In Atreus' cause, upon the Trojan plain.". (3) Three transgressions . And he gathered the priests and the Levites and said to them, Go out to the cities of Judah and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that you act quickly. But the Levites did not act quickly. The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. Home / Commentary / Amos / Amos Chapter 1 / Amos 1:35. Yahweh says, according to Amos, the he will not revoke the punishment such sins deserve. This space rather became the center of its dominions, than measured their extent. For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four. Joel 3:4-8; Ezekiel 27:13). But it supported a population far beyond what that space would maintain in Europe. .--This form of transgression, which occurs eight times in the prologue, is not an arithmetical, but a strongly idiomatic phrase, signifying "multiplied or repeated delinquencies" (Henderson). Isaiah 23:8). The city of Gilead was an Israelite region located on the eastern side of the Jordan River, just south of Damascus. Eshton fathered Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir-nahash. Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Many factors can control the time it takes for the crop to ripen. threshedReverso Context-: Rock threshing floors: seeds were threshed there with the help of animals. Because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron - The instrument, Jerome relates here, was a sort of wain, rolling on iron wheels beneath, set with teeth; so that it both threshed out the grain and bruised the straw and cut it in pieces, as food for the cattle, for lack of hay. A similar instrument, called by nearly the same name, is still in use in Syria and Egypt. 4 So I will send a fire on the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad. On the words, O terque quaterque, Servius makes this remark, "Hoc est saepias; finitus numerous pro infinito." Corn takes anywhere from 90 to 100 days to be ready to be harvested. From the standpoint of the synergistic point of view of Sanders,Dunn,and Wright. Other Translations of Amos 1:3 King James Version. God stated that He would also break the gate bar of Damascus. All the blood of all the prophets and servants of God under the Old Testament came upon that generation. 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. Get our Question of the Week delivered right to your inbox! , Deuteronomy 22:10 You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together.Hebrews 6:7 For land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God.Deuteronomy 22:9-11 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. F In all that he does, he prospers.Hosea 6:3 Let us know; let us press on to know theLord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth.Isaiah 5:24 Therefore, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root will be as rottenness, and their blossom go up like dust; for they have rejected the law of theLordof hosts, and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel., Luke 12:18 And he said, I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.Hosea 12:11 If there is iniquity in Gilead, they shall surely come to nothing: in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls; their altars also are like stone heaps on the furrows of the field.2 Corinthians 9:6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.Isaiah 32:2 Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land., Ruth 2:15 When she rose to glean, Boaz instructed his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not reproach her.Jeremiah 4:11 At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A hot wind from the bare heights in the desert toward the daughter of my people, not to winnow or cleanse,Jeremiah 9:22 Speak: Thus declares theLord, The dead bodies of men shall fall like dung upon the open field, like sheaves after the reaper, and none shall gather them.Isaiah 30:25 And on every lofty mountain and every high hill there will be brooks running with water, in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall., Job 29:23 They waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouths as for the spring rain.Leviticus 25:1-7 TheLordspoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying, Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land that I give you, the land shall keep a Sabbath to theLord. Why Did Jesus Talk So Much About Agriculture? Whichever is the case, Amos condemns Damascus for their violent aggression against Israel. Isaiah 41:15 Behold, I make of you a threshing sledge, new, sharp, and having teeth; you shall thresh the mountains and crush them, and you shall make the hills like chaff;Matthew 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.Genesis 1:11-12 And God said, Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth. And it was so. We need only look at the history of nations, including the United States, to know that these kinds of atrocities have happened over and over. 4 tn Heb "they threshed [or "trampled down"] Gilead with sharp iron implements" (NASB similar). It shall be a year of solemn rest for the land. As such, patience is a required virtue for a farmer. The authority of Aram will end here as well. When theLordrestored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. Damascus and Samaria (Israel) fought over this area for a hundred years or more. A busy threshing floor was a symbol of a plentiful harvest; a bare one indicated famine, and perhaps God's judgment. "For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron. V Israel heard and readily believed Gods judgments upon others. Please support us by disabling these ads blocker. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. Tagged: Amos, Amos 1:3-5, Amos 1:6-8, Amos 1:9-10, Ethics, Nations, Violence. Amos 1:6,9-2:16 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: . "O thrice and four times happy were the men. The region known as Gilead, the Transjordan area of Israel, was claimed by Damascus as well as Ammon. The brief notice, that through Naaman the Lord gave deliverance to Syria 2 Kings 5:1, probably refers to some signal check which Assyria received through him. Benhadad appears to have acted on the offensive, in alliance with the kings of the Hittites, the Hamathites and Phoenicians; Hazael was attacked alone, driven to take refuge in Anti-libanus, and probably became tributary.
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