FIFTH AND LAST VISION. (Amo 9:1-15) None can escape the coming judgment in any hiding-place: for God is omnipresent and irresistible (Amo 9:1-6). As a kingdom, Israel shall perish as if it never was in covenant with H…
1Vi al Señor que estaba sobre el altar, y dijo: Derriba el capitel, y estremézcanse las puertas, y hazlos pedazos sobre la cabeza de todos; y al postrero de ellos mataré a espada; no habrá de ellos quien huya, ni quien escape.
2Aunque cavasen hasta el Seol, de allá los tomará mi mano; y aunque subieren hasta el cielo, de allá los haré descender.
3Si se escondieren en la cumbre del Carmelo, allí los buscaré y los tomaré; y aunque se escondieren de delante de mis ojos en lo profundo del mar, allí mandaré a la serpiente y los morderá.
4Y si fueren en cautiverio delante de sus enemigos, allí mandaré la espada, y los matará; y pondré sobre ellos mis ojos para mal, y no para bien.
5El Señor, Jehová de los ejércitos, es el que toca la tierra, y se derretirá, y llorarán todos los que en ella moran; y crecerá toda como un río, y mermará luego como el río de Egipto.
6Él edificó en el cielo sus cámaras, y ha establecido su expansión sobre la tierra; él llama las aguas del mar, y sobre la faz de la tierra las derrama; Jehová es su nombre.
7Hijos de Israel, ¿no me sois vosotros como hijos de etíopes, dice Jehová? ¿No hice yo subir a Israel de la tierra de Egipto, y a los filisteos de Caftor, y de Kir a los arameos?
8He aquí los ojos de Jehová el Señor están contra el reino pecador, y yo lo asolaré de la faz de la tierra; mas no destruiré del todo la casa de Jacob, dice Jehová.
9Porque he aquí yo mandaré y haré que la casa de Israel sea zarandeada entre todas las naciones, como se zarandea el grano en una criba, y no cae un granito en la tierra.
10A espada morirán todos los pecadores de mi pueblo, que dicen: No se acercará, ni nos alcanzará el mal.
11En aquel día yo levantaré el tabernáculo caído de David, y cerraré sus portillos y levantaré sus ruinas, y lo edificaré como en el tiempo pasado;
12para que aquellos sobre los cuales es invocado mi nombre posean el resto de Edom, y a todas las naciones, dice Jehová que hace esto.
13He aquí vienen días, dice Jehová, en que el que ara alcanzará al segador, y el pisador de las uvas al que lleve la simiente; y los montes destilarán mosto, y todos los collados se derretirán.
14Y traeré del cautiverio a mi pueblo Israel, y edificarán ellos las ciudades asoladas, y las habitarán; plantarán viñas, y beberán el vino de ellas, y harán huertos, y comerán el fruto de ellos.
15Pues los plantaré sobre su tierra, y nunca más serán arrancados de su tierra que yo les di, ha dicho Jehová Dios tuyo.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
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I. Though they dig into hell--though they hide ever so deeply in the earth (Psa 139:8).
Though they dig into hell--though they hide ever so deeply in the earth (Psa 139:8).
though they climb up to heaven--though they ascend the greatest heights (Job 20:6-7; Jer 51:53; Oba 1:4).
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II. Carmel--where the forests, and, on the west side, the caves, furnished hiding-places (Amo 1:2; Jd…
Carmel--where the forests, and, on the west side, the caves, furnished hiding-places (Amo 1:2; Jdg 6:2; Sa1 13:6).
the sea--the Mediterranean, which flows at the foot of Mount Carmel; forming a strong antithesis to it.
command the serpent--the sea-serpent, a term used for any great water monster (Isa 27:1). The symbol of cruel and oppressive kings (Psa 74:13-14).
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III. though they go into captivity--hoping to save their lives by voluntarily surrendering to the foe.
though they go into captivity--hoping to save their lives by voluntarily surrendering to the foe.
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IV. As Amos had threatened that nowhere should the Israelites be safe from the divine judgments, he h…
As Amos had threatened that nowhere should the Israelites be safe from the divine judgments, he here shows God's omnipotent ability to execute His threats. So in the case of the threat in Amo 8:8, God is here stated to be the first cause of the mourning of "all that dwell" in the land, and of its rising "like a flood, and of its being "drowned, as by the flood of Egypt."
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V. stories--literally, "ascents," that is, upper chambers, to which the ascent is by steps [MAURER];…
stories--literally, "ascents," that is, upper chambers, to which the ascent is by steps [MAURER]; evidently referring to the words in Psa 104:3, Psa 104:13. GROTIUS explains it, God's royal throne, expressed in language drawn from Solomon's throne, to which the ascent was by steps (compare Kg1 10:18-19).
founded his troop--namely, all animate creatures, which are God's troop, or host (Gen 2:1), doing His will (Psa 103:20-21; Joe 2:11). MAURER translates, "His vault," that is, the vaulted sky, which seems to rest on the earth supported by the horizon.
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VI. unto me--however great ye seem to yourselves. Do not rely on past privileges, and on My having de…
unto me--however great ye seem to yourselves. Do not rely on past privileges, and on My having delivered you from Egypt, as if therefore I never would remove you from Canaan. I make no more account of you than of "the Ethiopian" (compare Jer 13:23). "Have not I (who) brought you out of Egypt," done as much for other peoples? For instance, did I not bring "the Philistines (see on Isa 14:29, &c.) from Caphtor (compare Deu 2:23; see on Jer 47:4), where they had been bond-servants, and the Syrians from Kir?" It is appropriate, that as the Syrians migrated into Syria from Kir (compare Note, see on Isa 22:6), so they should be carried back captive into the same land (see on Amo 1:15; Kg2 16:9), just as elsewhere Israel is threatened with a return to Egypt whence they had been delivered. The "Ethiopians," Hebrew, "Cushites," were originally akin to the race that founded Babylon: the cuneiform inscriptions in this confirming independently the Scripture statement (Gen 10:6, Gen 10:8, Gen 10:10).
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VII. eyes . . . upon the sinful kingdom--that is, I am watching all its sinful course in order to puni…
eyes . . . upon the sinful kingdom--that is, I am watching all its sinful course in order to punish it (compare Amo 9:4; Psa 34:15-16).
not utterly destroy the house of Jacob--Though as a "kingdom" the nation is now utterly to perish, a remnant is to be spared for "Jacob," their forefather's sake (compare Jer 30:11); to fulfil the covenant whereby "the seed of Israel" is hereafter to be "a nation for ever" (Jer 31:36).
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VIII. sift--I will cause the Israelites to be tossed about through all nations as corn is shaken about …
sift--I will cause the Israelites to be tossed about through all nations as corn is shaken about in a sieve, in such a way, however, that while the chaff and dust (the wicked) fall through (perish), all the solid grains (the godly elect) remain (are preserved), (Rom 11:26; compare Note, see on Jer 3:14). So spiritual Israel's final safety is ensured (Luk 22:32; Joh 10:28; Joh 6:39).
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IX. All the sinners--answering to the chaff in the image in Amo 9:9, which falls on the earth, in opp…
All the sinners--answering to the chaff in the image in Amo 9:9, which falls on the earth, in opposition "to the grain" that does not "fall."
overtake . . . us--"come on us from behind" [MAURER].
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X. In that day--quoted by James (Act 15:16-17), "After this," that is, in the dispensation of Messia…
In that day--quoted by James (Act 15:16-17), "After this," that is, in the dispensation of Messiah (Gen 49:10; Hos 3:4-5; Joe 2:28; Joe 3:1).
tabernacle of David--not "the house of David," which is used of his affairs when prospering (Sa2 3:1), but the tent or booth, expressing the low condition to which his kingdom and family had fallen in Amos' time, and subsequently at the Babylonian captivity before the restoration; and secondarily, in the last days preceding Israel's restoration under Messiah, the antitype to David (Psa 102:13-14; Jer 30:9; Eze 34:24; Eze 37:24; see on Isa 12:1). The type is taken from architecture (Eph 2:20). The restoration under Zerubbabel can only be a partial, temporary fulfilment; for it did not include Israel, which nation is the main subject of Amos prophecies, but only Judah; also Zerubbabel's kingdom was not independent and settled; also all the prophets end their prophecies with Messiah, whose advent is the cure of all previous disorders. "Tabernacle" is appropriate to Him, as His human nature is the tabernacle which He assumed in becoming Immanuel, "God with us" (Joh 1:14). "Dwelt," literally, tabernacled "among us" (compare Rev 21:3). Some understand "the tabernacle of David" as that which David pitched for the ark in Zion, after bringing it from Obed-edom's house. It remained there all his reign for thirty years, till the temple of Solomon was built, whereas the "tabernacle of the congregation" remained at Gibeon (Ch2 1:3), where the priests ministered in sacrifices (Ch1 16:39). Song and praise was the service of David's attendants before the ark (Asaph, &c.): a type of the gospel separation between the sacrificial service (Messiah's priesthood now in heaven) and the access of believers on earth to the presence of God, apart from the former (compare Sa2 6:12-17; Ch1 16:37-39; Ch2 1:3).
breaches thereof--literally, "of them," that is, of the whole nation, Israel as well as Judah.
as in . . . days of old--as it was formerly in the days of David and Solomon, when the kingdom was in its full extent and undivided.
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XI. That they may possess . . . remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen--"Edom," the bitter foe, thou…
That they may possess . . . remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen--"Edom," the bitter foe, though the brother, of Israel; therefore to be punished (Amo 1:11-12), Israel shall be lord of the "remnant" of Edom left after the punishment of the latter. James quotes it, "That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles," &c. For "all the heathen" nations stand on the same footing as Edom: Edom is the representative of them all. The residue or remnant in both cases expresses those left after great antecedent calamities (Rom 9:27; Zac 14:16). Here the conversion of "all nations" (of which the earnest was given in James's time) is represented as only to be realized on the re-establishment of the theocracy under Messiah, the Heir of the throne of David (Amo 9:11). The possession of the heathen nations by Israel is to be spiritual, the latter being the ministers to the former for their conversion to Messiah, King of the Jews; just as the first conversions of pagans were through the ministry of the apostles, who were Jews. Compare Isa 54:3, "thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles" (compare Isa 49:8; Rom 4:13). A remnant of Edom became Jews under John Hyrcanus, and the rest amalgamated with the Arabians, who became Christians subsequently.
which are called by my name--that is, who belong to Me, whom I claim as Mine (Psa 2:8); in the purposes of electing grace, God terms them already called by His name. Compare the title, "the children," applied by anticipation, Heb 2:14. Hence as an act of sovereign grace, fulfilling His promise, it is spoken of God. Proclaim His title as sovereign, "the Lord that doeth this" ("all these things," Act 15:17, namely, all these and such like acts of sovereign love).
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XII. the days come--at the future restoration of the Jews to their own land.
the days come--at the future restoration of the Jews to their own land.
ploughman shall overtake . . . reaper . . . treader of grapes him that soweth--fulfilling Lev 26:5. Such shall be the abundance that the harvest and vintage can hardly be gathered before the time for preparing for the next crop shall come. Instead of the greater part of the year being spent in war, the whole shall be spent in sowing and reaping the fruits of earth. Compare Isa 65:21-23, as to the same period.
soweth seed--literally, "draweth it forth," namely, from the sack in order to sow it.
mountains . . . drop sweet wine--an appropriate image, as the vines in Palestine were trained on terraces at the sides of the hills.
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XIII. build the waste cities-- (Isa 61:4; Eze 36:33-36).
build the waste cities-- (Isa 61:4; Eze 36:33-36).
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XIV. plant them . . . no more be pulled up-- (Jer 32:41).
plant them . . . no more be pulled up-- (Jer 32:41).
thy God--Israel's; this is the ground of their restoration, God's original choice of them as His.
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Antiguo Testamento
Amos — Capítulo 9
FIFTH AND LAST VISION. (Amo 9:1-15) None can escape the coming judgment in any hiding-place: for God is omnipresent and irresistible (Amo 9:1-6). As a kingdom, Israel shall perish as if it never was in covenant with H…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Vi al Señor que estaba sobre el altar, y dijo: Derriba el capitel, y estremézcanse las puertas, y hazlos pedazos sobre la cabeza de todos; y al postrero de ellos mataré a espada; no habrá de ellos quien huya, ni quien escape.
2Aunque cavasen hasta el Seol, de allá los tomará mi mano; y aunque subieren hasta el cielo, de allá los haré descender.
3Si se escondieren en la cumbre del Carmelo, allí los buscaré y los tomaré; y aunque se escondieren de delante de mis ojos en lo profundo del mar, allí mandaré a la serpiente y los morderá.
4Y si fueren en cautiverio delante de sus enemigos, allí mandaré la espada, y los matará; y pondré sobre ellos mis ojos para mal, y no para bien.
5El Señor, Jehová de los ejércitos, es el que toca la tierra, y se derretirá, y llorarán todos los que en ella moran; y crecerá toda como un río, y mermará luego como el río de Egipto.
6Él edificó en el cielo sus cámaras, y ha establecido su expansión sobre la tierra; él llama las aguas del mar, y sobre la faz de la tierra las derrama; Jehová es su nombre.
7Hijos de Israel, ¿no me sois vosotros como hijos de etíopes, dice Jehová? ¿No hice yo subir a Israel de la tierra de Egipto, y a los filisteos de Caftor, y de Kir a los arameos?
8He aquí los ojos de Jehová el Señor están contra el reino pecador, y yo lo asolaré de la faz de la tierra; mas no destruiré del todo la casa de Jacob, dice Jehová.
9Porque he aquí yo mandaré y haré que la casa de Israel sea zarandeada entre todas las naciones, como se zarandea el grano en una criba, y no cae un granito en la tierra.
10A espada morirán todos los pecadores de mi pueblo, que dicen: No se acercará, ni nos alcanzará el mal.
11En aquel día yo levantaré el tabernáculo caído de David, y cerraré sus portillos y levantaré sus ruinas, y lo edificaré como en el tiempo pasado;
12para que aquellos sobre los cuales es invocado mi nombre posean el resto de Edom, y a todas las naciones, dice Jehová que hace esto.
13He aquí vienen días, dice Jehová, en que el que ara alcanzará al segador, y el pisador de las uvas al que lleve la simiente; y los montes destilarán mosto, y todos los collados se derretirán.
14Y traeré del cautiverio a mi pueblo Israel, y edificarán ellos las ciudades asoladas, y las habitarán; plantarán viñas, y beberán el vino de ellas, y harán huertos, y comerán el fruto de ellos.
15Pues los plantaré sobre su tierra, y nunca más serán arrancados de su tierra que yo les di, ha dicho Jehová Dios tuyo.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
Versículo 2
I. Though they dig into hell--though they hide ever so deeply in the earth (Psa 139:8).
Versículo 3
II. Carmel--where the forests, and, on the west side, the caves, furnished hiding-places (Amo 1:2; Jd…
Versículo 4
III. though they go into captivity--hoping to save their lives by voluntarily surrendering to the foe.
Versículo 5
IV. As Amos had threatened that nowhere should the Israelites be safe from the divine judgments, he h…
Versículo 6
V. stories--literally, "ascents," that is, upper chambers, to which the ascent is by steps [MAURER];…
Versículo 7
VI. unto me--however great ye seem to yourselves. Do not rely on past privileges, and on My having de…
Versículo 8
VII. eyes . . . upon the sinful kingdom--that is, I am watching all its sinful course in order to puni…
Versículo 9
VIII. sift--I will cause the Israelites to be tossed about through all nations as corn is shaken about …
Versículo 10
IX. All the sinners--answering to the chaff in the image in Amo 9:9, which falls on the earth, in opp…
Versículo 11
X. In that day--quoted by James (Act 15:16-17), "After this," that is, in the dispensation of Messia…
Versículo 12
XI. That they may possess . . . remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen--"Edom," the bitter foe, thou…
Versículo 13
XII. the days come--at the future restoration of the Jews to their own land.
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XIII. build the waste cities-- (Isa 61:4; Eze 36:33-36).
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XIV. plant them . . . no more be pulled up-- (Jer 32:41).