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Text -- Amos 6:1-14 (NET)
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The Party is over for the Rich
6:1 Woe to those who live in ease in Zion , to those who feel secure on Mount Samaria . They think of themselves as the elite class of the best nation . The family of Israel looks to them for leadership.
6:2 They say to the people: “Journey over to Calneh and look at it! Then go from there to Hamath-Rabbah ! Then go down to Gath of the Philistines ! Are they superior to our two kingdoms ? Is their territory larger than yours ?”
6:3 You refuse to believe a day of disaster will come , but you establish a reign of violence .
6:4 They lie around on beds decorated with ivory , and sprawl out on their couches . They eat lambs from the flock , and calves from the middle of the pen .
6:5 They sing to the tune of stringed instruments ; like David they invent musical instruments .
6:6 They drink wine from sacrificial bowls , and pour the very best oils on themselves. Yet they are not concerned over the ruin of Joseph .
6:7 Therefore they will now be the first to go into exile , and the religious banquets where they sprawl on couches will end .
6:8 The sovereign Lord confirms this oath by his very own life . The Lord , the God who commands armies , is speaking : “I despise Jacob’s arrogance ; I hate their fortresses . I will hand over to their enemies the city of Samaria and everything in it.”
6:9 If ten men are left in one house , they too will die .
6:10 When their close relatives , the ones who will burn the corpses, pick up their bodies to remove the bones from the house , they will say to anyone who is in the inner rooms of the house , “Is anyone else with you?” He will respond , “Be quiet ! Don’t invoke the Lord’s name !”
6:11 Indeed , look ! The Lord is giving the command . He will smash the large house to bits , and the small house into little pieces .
6:12 Can horses run on rocky cliffs ? Can one plow the sea with oxen ? Yet you have turned justice into a poisonous plant, and the fruit of righteous actions into a bitter plant .
6:13 You are happy because you conquered Lo-Debar . You say , “Did we not conquer Karnaim by our own power ?”
6:14 “Look ! I am about to bring a nation against you, family of Israel .” The Lord , the God who commands armies , is speaking . “They will oppress you all the way from Lebo-Hamath to the Stream of the Arabah .”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Israel |
Church |
AMOS (1) |
Confidence |
Amusements and Worldly Pleasures |
Rich, The |
Conscience |
Worldliness |
JEROBOAM |
Gluttony |
COMMERCE |
Music |
Feasts |
Ivory |
PALESTINE EXPLORATION, 2B |
Hemlock |
Gath |
BED; BEDCHAMBER; BEDSTEAD |
Hamath |
Eating |
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NET Notes -> Amo 6:1; Amo 6:1; Amo 6:1; Amo 6:1; Amo 6:1; Amo 6:2; Amo 6:2; Amo 6:2; Amo 6:2; Amo 6:3; Amo 6:3; Amo 6:4; Amo 6:5; Amo 6:5; Amo 6:5; Amo 6:5; Amo 6:6; Amo 6:6; Amo 6:6; Amo 6:6; Amo 6:7; Amo 6:7; Amo 6:7; Amo 6:8; Amo 6:8; Amo 6:8; Amo 6:8; Amo 6:10; Amo 6:10; Amo 6:11; Amo 6:12; Amo 6:12; Amo 6:13; Amo 6:13; Amo 6:13; Amo 6:14; Amo 6:14; Amo 6:14; Amo 6:14; Amo 6:14
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NET Notes: Amo 6:2 Both rhetorical questions in this verse expect the answer “no.” If these words do come from the leaders, then this verse underscores their...
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NET Notes: Amo 6:3 Heb “you bring near a seat of violence.” The precise meaning of the Hebrew term שֶׁבֶת (shevet, “...
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NET Notes: Amo 6:6 The ruin of Joseph may refer to the societal disintegration in Israel, or to the effects of the impending judgment.
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NET Notes: Amo 6:8 Heb “the city”; this probably refers to the city of Samaria (cf. 6:1), which in turn, by metonymy, represents the entire northern kingdom.
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NET Notes: Amo 6:10 This verse is notoriously difficult to interpret. The Hebrew text literally reads, “And he will lift him up, his uncle, and the one burning him,...
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NET Notes: Amo 6:12 The botanical imagery, when juxtaposed with the preceding rhetorical questions, vividly depicts and emphasizes how the Israelites have perverted justi...
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NET Notes: Amo 6:13 Karnaim was also located across the Jordan River. The name in Hebrew means “double horned.” Since an animal’s horn was a symbol of s...
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