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. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, for three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away, because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron, I will not turn away the punishment thereof -, Because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron -, For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four -, , . Gaza sent whole communities into exile to Edom. Benhadad and Hazael encouraged only marauding expeditions against Israel during the 14 years of Ahaziah and Jehoram. They each follow the same rhetorical pattern. Amos 1:3 - LIT - So says Jehovah: For three transgressions of Damascus 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: . Amos 1:3 in Other Translations - Bible Study Tools Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. 2 Kings 13:7 for an example). And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. 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. And behold, your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf.1 Kings 5:11 While Solomon gave Hiram 20,000 cors of wheat as food for his household, and 20,000 cors of beaten oil. No wonder Jesus talked so much about farming. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. Eshton fathered Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir-nahash. Farmers work throughout the year, regardless of the weather. In this section, the divine message concerns Damascus. This is what the LORD says: "For three sins of Damascus, even for four, I will not relent. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 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. 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. Nevertheless, among those that chew the cud or part the hoof, you shall not eat these: The camel, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. 3 Thus says Yahweh, "For three transgressions of Damascus and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because they threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron! Its wealth, as a great emporium of transit-commerce, (as it is now) furnished it with sinews for war. 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 . Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. Which words Virgil translates, and puts in the mouth of his hero in similar circumstances, Aen. 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. The city of Gilead was an Israelite region located on the eastern side of the Jordan River, just south of Damascus. <-144 , . You will be challenged and encouraged to be one who is firmly . Hesed, At the time of our era, the name of Abraham was still held in honor in the country of Damascus; a village was named from him Abrahams dwelling; and a native historian Nicolas said, that he reigned in Damascus on his way from the country beyond Babylon to Canaan. The Threshing Sledge - Br. David Allen - SSJE A man . The word transgression refers to acts of rebellion committed against someone in authority, such as when Israel rebelled against the house of David (1 Kgs. Amos specifically notes one defining cultural sin. 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. The expression one who holds the scepter is a figurative way of talking about someone who occupies a royal position. 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 . And God said, Let there be light, and there was light. The Arameans have crushed [the people of] Gilead with iron-spiked threshing sledges. David had had, for some cause unexplained by Holy Scripture, to inflict it on the Ammonites 2 Samuel 12:31; 1 Chronicles 20:3. 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. God also said He will cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven. - Iron teeth (1:3): "Iron teeth" were part of a threshing sledge, a farming implement drawn over grain to thresh it and cut the stalks. At this time, Damascus was probably, like ourselves, a rich, commercial, as well as warlike, but not as yet a manufacturing (see the note at Amos 3:12) nation. With a small company of men he defeated a large army of Judah 2 Chronicles 24:23-24. There Elisha announces the coming death of Ben-hadad but weeps over the future that Hazael will bring to Israel. . 13:3, 2225). Not naming it, he leaves it the rather to be conceived of by the mind, as something which had been of old coming upon them to overwhelm them, which God had long stayed back, but which, since He would now stay it no longer, would burst in, with the more terrific and overwhelming might, because it had been restrained before. And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release what he has lent to his neighbor. Mail (will not be published) __('(required)'). The word, yea, denotes, that the seventh is some heavier trouble, beyond all the rest, which would seem likely to break endurance. Damascus (Syria, also called Aram) "threshed" Gilead. 1:93. And the rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. 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. And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou 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. , Ruth 2:7 She said, Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers. So she came, and she has continued from early morning until now, except for a short rest.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. It was not tempted to set itself against believing them. And Joash did what was right in the eyes of theLordall the days of Jehoiada the priest. Cows, like people, reproduce in about nine (9) months. This is what the LORD says: 'For three sins of Damascus, even for four, I will not relent. Again, give a portion to seven, and also to eight Ecclesiastes 11:2. TopicalBible Throughout that whole beautiful tract, including 2 12 degrees of latitude, Hazael had carried on his war of extermination into every peaceful village and home, sparing neither the living nor the unborn. This handy resource allows the reader to quickly summarize or review all the pertinent details about any Old Testament book. The moral majesty of a king is obviously greater than the rest. 12:19; 2 Kgs. He shall not exact it of his neighbor, his brother, because theLords release has been proclaimed. They are carried along the precipitous banks of the ravine, being in some places tunnelled in the solid rock. , John 4:35 Do you not say, There are yet four months, then comes the harvest? Strongs LIT Online Bible Project : Amos 1:3 Thus saith the LORD; For Here in Amos, we see that the people of Damascus rebelled against the LORD because they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron. Gods mercy holds back the punishment long, allowing only some slight tokens of His displeasure to show themselves, that the sinful soul or people may not be unwarned. (3) Three transgressions . Many factors can control the time it takes for the crop to ripen. The Syrians apparently used tools that were intended for harvesting crops and ran over people with them. Sie suchen nach einem 70413 lego, das Ihren Ansprchen gerecht wird? For six years you shall sow your field, and for six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather in its fruits, but in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a Sabbath to theLord. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 24:22) with stone or metal teeth embedded in the bottom side were dragged over the grain by these animals. What Does the Bible Say About Strength In Sickness? - OpenBible.info because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron. Contact me: openbibleinfo (at) gmail.com. The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds 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. oremus Bible Browser : Amos 1:1-2:3 Amos 1 NRSVCE;KJV;NIV - The words of Amos, who was among the - Bible