Bible Commentary

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: 3. For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four ] Similarly Amo 1:6 ; Amo 1:9 ; Amo 1:11 ; Amo 1:13, Amo 2:1; Amo … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Amos 1:3”

And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither. Amo 1:2 . The Exordium 2. The Lord ] Jehovah, or, strictly, Yahwh, the personal name by which the supreme God was known to the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Amos 1:2”

The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen 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. Amo 1:1 . The Heading The words of ] The same title as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Amos 1:1”

For I will cleanse their blood [that] I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion. 21. And I will hold as innocent (R.V. marg.) their blood which I have not held as innocent ] By the desolation of Egypt and Edom, Jehovah will shew openly that the murdered Judahites ( Joe 3:19 b) … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joel 3:21”

But Judah shall dwell forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. 20. The prophet, continuing the thought of Joe 3:18, reverts again to the future lot of Judah. shall sit for ever ] i.e. remain inhabited. A city, or country, when it continues to flourish and be inhabited, is said in Heb., by a personification, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joel 3:20”

Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence [against] the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land. 19. The land of Judah’s foes, on the contrary, will become a barren waste. Egypt and Edom are mentioned, probably, as typical examples of countries hostile … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joel 3:19”

And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim. 18. in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joel 3:18”

So shall ye know that I [am] the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more. 17. In consequence of this deliverance Israel will know that Jehovah is its God, dwelling in its midst, and ready to succour it; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joel 3:17”

The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD [will be] the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. 16. Jehovah draws near in a mighty storm; heaven and earth quake before Him: but … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joel 3:16”

The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. 15. The sun and the moon are black; and the stars withdraw their shining ] Preternatural signs of the approaching ‘day.’ The words are repeated verbatim from Joe 2:10 b. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The sun … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joel 3:15”