All the blood of all the prophets and servants of God under the Old Testament came upon that generation. 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. Eshton fathered Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir-nahash. Benhadad was, according to Assyrian inscriptions defeated thrice, Hazael twice, by Shalmanubar king of Assyria. Damascus and Samaria (Israel) fought over this area for a hundred years or more. Do two walk together, unless they have agreed to meet? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Likewise, the unexamined life soon becomes useless for service in the kingdom. Tyre is condemned for the same sin as Gazathe deportation and sale of whole communities (cf. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.Leviticus 23:22 And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, nor shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. You shall have them for food.Proverbs 20:4 The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.Proverbs 21:5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.Ecclesiastes 11:6 In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.Matthew 13:1-10 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. He condemns violent aggression (perhaps even torture and wanton killing), enslavement of populations, and the slave trade. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ). Their commercial interests included the slave trade, even selling Judeans to Greeks far from their homeland (Joel 3:6). 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. God would cause the one holding the scepter to be cut off from Beth-Eden. In this second volume on the Minor Prophets, Dr. Bailey discusses the books of Joel to Zephaniah. Both instruments are alluded to in the O.T. Not only would the kingdom of Aram fall, and its rulers have their authority crushed, its people would be conquered and taken into exile by its conquerors. Q The punishment is first denounced upon their enemies, and that, for their sins, directly or indirectly, against themselves, and God in them. As good people, by the grace of God, do, through each act done by aid of that grace, gain an addition to their everlasting reward, so the wicked, by each added sin, add to their damnation. In the days of Jehu, Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel from Jordan eastward; all the land of Gilead, the Gadites and the Reubenites and the Manassites, from Arorer which is by the River Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan 2 Kings 10:32-33; in those of Jehoahaz, Jehus son, he oppressed them, neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen, for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing 2 Kings 13:7. For their brutality, Syria is promised judgment. They each follow the same rhetorical pattern. Does a bird fall in a snare on the earth, when there is no trap for it? Proverbs 12:11 Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.Proverbs 28:19 Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.Deuteronomy 28:12 The LORD will open to you his good treasury, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hands. The oracles against the nations are intricately structured. Jehoiada got for him two wives, and he had sons and daughters. This historical account is followed by a description of Gods pronouncement of judgment on five pagan nationsSyria, Philistia, Phoenicia, Edom, and Ammon. 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. 1:93. Silence is often more emphatic than words. Beginning with Damascus, Amos stated, Thus says theLord, Forthree transgressions ofDamascus and for four, I will notrevoke itspunishment. As mentioned earlier, the statement thus says the LORD tells the reader that the message of Amos originated from God. It is mentioned in the Proverbs, as a capital punishment Proverbs 20:26; and is alluded to as such by Isaiah Isaiah 28:28. Of old it was said, the Chrysorrhoas (the Barada) is nearly expended in artificial channels.: Damascus is fertile through drinking up the Chrysorrhoas by irrigation. Fourteen names of its canals are still given; and while it has been common to select 7 or 8 chief canals, the whole have been counted up even to 70. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window). Rather, they were guilty of a huge quantity of sins, which the prophet described as three transgressions even four.. . Does a snare spring up from the ground, when it has taken nothing? On the west and north the city was far and wide fenced by orchards, like thick dense woods, which stretched four or live miles toward Libanus. 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 Geocoding Amos condemns raiding communities and capturing those populations in order to sell them in the international slave trade. (LogOut/ "They have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron." Gilead was a part of Israel on the eastern side of the Jordan river. The identification of the sin becomes the key element of the oracle itself with its subsequent consequence. 3 Thus says the Lord,For three transgressions of Damascus and for fourI will not revoke its punishment,Because they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron.4So I will send fire upon the house of HazaelAnd it will consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.5 I will also break the gate bar of Damascus,And cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven,And him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden;So the people of Aram will go exiled to Kir,Says the LORD. A threshing sledge was made of wooden boards embedded with sharp stones or iron teeth. Joash, king of Judah, bought him off, when advancing against Jerusalem, with everything of gold, consecrated or civil, in the temple or in his own treasures 2 Kings 12:18. If they who sinned without law, perished without law Romans 2:12, how much more should they who have sinned in the law, be judged by the law. Gods judgments rolled round like a thunder-cloud, passing from land to land, giving warning of their approach, at last to gather and center on Israel itself, except it repent. Likewise, patience is a needed virtue for life. THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL 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. In the visitations of others, it was to read its own; and that, the more, the nearer God was to them. Hazael extended his conquests to Gath 2 Kings 12:17, intending probably to open a connecting line with Egypt. 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. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Will you? All the fields have to be checked. Because she threshed Gilead with sledges having iron teeth, English Standard Version 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. 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 -, , . Deeper sins bring deeper damnation at the last. Here, Damascus represents the entire nation of Aram (or Syria). I will break the gate bars of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven, and the one who holds the scepter . Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, TheLordhas done great things for them. TheLordhas done great things for us; we are glad. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of theLordyour God. 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. 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. Because she threshed Gilead with sledges having iron teeth, This is what the LORD says: 'For three offenses of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke its. They shall not labor in vain or bear children for calamity, for they shall be the offspring of the blessed of theLord, and their descendants with them. 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. Publisher: OpenBible.info. The third, having gained the greatest power of all, seeking to repair the defeat of his grandfather, warring against the Jews, wasted what is now callcd Samaritis. They could not brook a defeat, which they had brought upon themselves. Frequently threshing sledges (28:27) made of wood (2 Sam. For each oracle, Amos confirmed his prophetic call with the statement Thus says the LORD (Am. I will not turn away the punishment thereof. 4 So I will send a fire on the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad. For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four. On the schism of the ten tribes, the hostility of Damascus was concentrated against Israel who lay next to them. For three transgressions and for four - These words express, not four transgressions added to the three, but an additional transgression beyond the former, the last sin, whereby the measure of sin, which before was full, overflows, and Gods wrath comes. Kings who entered treaties with each other typically thought of themselves as brothers (cf. Matthew 13:18 Hear then the parable of the sower:Ruth 2:17 So she gleaned in the field until evening. Tagged: Amos, Amos 1:3-5, Amos 1:6-8, Amos 1:9-10, Ethics, Nations, Violence. Because she threshed Gilead with sledges having iron teeth, 4 I will send fire on the house of Hazael that will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. It lay on the best route from the interior of Asia to the Mediterranean, to Tyre, and even to Egypt. Isaiah 8:4 For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria. Why Did Jesus Talk So Much About Agriculture? Certainly Hadadezer stands cut conspicuously; the Damascenes are mentioned only subordinately. 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. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Immediately, it was bounded by the three lakes which receive the surplus of the waters which enrich it. Such an attraction caused the Arameans to thresh the Israelites of Gilead with implements of sharp iron. M Then in the third year sow and reap and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.Matthew 13:1-58 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 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. 14-15) All these nations fall under the divine judgment because each has committed offenses against the holy God. " (Cf. It is still the capital of modern Syria today. . Nor will they say, Look, here it is! or There! for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.. 5 I will break the gate bars of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven, So I will send a fire on the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad. Corn takes anywhere from 90 to 100 days to be ready to be harvested. After he is created by God, he is placed in charge of the Garden of Eden. Literally, the text says they shut up the whole into captivity. The Philistines assaulted surrounding communities. Vv. Eshton fathered Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir-nahash. The smart farmer knows when the moment is ready. And the rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. God stated that He would also break the gate bar of Damascus. Gilead is here doubtless to be taken in its widest sense, including all the possessions of Israel, east of Jordan, as, in the account of Hazaels conquests, all the land of Gilead 2 Kings 10:32-33 is explained to mean, all which was ever given to the two tribes and a half, and to include Gilead proper, as distinct from Basan. Before they call I will answer; while they are yet speaking I will hear., 2 Chronicles 24:1-26:23 Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. Some believe that the Syrians used threshing tools with iron teeth to torture or kill prisoners, pregnant women and children. Hesed, Consistently with this, the first mention of the kingdom of Damascus in Scripture is the dynasty of Rezon son of Eliadas, a fugitive servant of Hadadezer, who formed a marauding band, then settled and reigned in Damascus 1 Kings 11:23-24. - 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. On a daily basis, relationships have to be enhanced. Genesis 1:11 says, Then God said, Let the land produce vegetation:seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds. And it was so. The fourth transgression of these pagan nations is alone mentioned. Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt: You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. This should not be too surprising because most of Jesus listeners were farmers themselves or, at least, very familiar with farming. The inclusion of the valley of Aven as well as Beth-Eden together with Damascus might indicate the entire kingdom of Aram. Here in Amos, we see that the people of Damascus rebelled against the LORD because they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron. The covenant of brothers probably refers to a treaty between nations whether imposed (as upon a vassal) or negotiated. Probably not the punishment in itself alone, but the attempt so to extirpate the people of God brought down this judgment on Damascus. They are carried along the precipitous banks of the ravine, being in some places tunnelled in the solid rock. Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. G , 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. 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. Am I? And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. Proud member I will break the gate-bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven, and him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden; and the people of Syria shall go into exile to Kir, says the Lord. W Luke 9:23 says, Then he said to them all: Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. As Christians, we have to be loving, faithful, prayerful, diligent, patient, forgiving, and merciful at all times. 2:694. Amos used the imagery of threshing to convey the damage wrought by Damascus upon the inhabitants of Gilead. Chedorlaomer and the four kings with him, doubtless, came that way, since the first whom they smote were at Ashteroth Karnaim Genesis 14:5-6 in Jaulan or Gaulonitis, and thence they swept on southward, along the west side of Jordan, smiting, as they went, first the Zuzim, (probably the same as the Zamzummim Deuteronomy 2:2 O) in Ammonitis; then the Emim in the plain of Kiriathaim in Moab Genesis 14:15. Any crime committed against human beings is ultimately against the LORD because He is the sole creator. 3 Thus says the Lord: "For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, Hebrew I will not . Theodoret supposes the horrible aggravation, that it was thus that the women with child were destroyed with their children, casting the aforesaid women, as into a sort of threshing-floor, they savagely threshed them out like ears of grain with saw-armed wheels.. Publication date: Jun 3, 2010. Proverbs 12:11 says, Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.Proverbs 28:19 says, He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vainpersonsshall have poverty enough. Deuteronomy 28:12 says, The LORD will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. What Does It Mean That There Is No One Holy Like God? What Does the Bible Say About Compassion? (3) Three transgressions . Five of these canals are led off from the river at different elevations, before it enters the plain. Although Israel and Judah were the primary audience of Gods message delivered through Amos, six other cities and nations Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, Edom, Ammon, Moab were also indicted. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. For we are Gods fellow workers. because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron. International ethics are important to Amos. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Its whole plain was intersected with canals, and tunneled below. Conclusion: The Lord God has spoken (not always present). And as such, it was easier and more effective, to point to a farmer in the field, the numerous plants growing around them, or the shepherds tending nearby flocks and reference the heart of God or another gospel truth about Gods kingdom. B The farmer has something to do every day. The power and strength of Damascus would be broken. On the words, O terque quaterque, Servius makes this remark, "Hoc est saepias; finitus numerous pro infinito." We have detected that you are using extensions to block ads. 1 Samuel 27:8-12). Weeds have to be removed, the land watered, and fertilizer added. The name Damascus probably betokened the strenuous, energetic character of its founder. A good tree doesnt produce bad fruitsconsider a grain of wheata sower went out to sowin story after story, Jesus Christ made use of scenes from everyday farm life to explicitly illustrate His points about the gospel and the kingdom of God. The amount of rain, the cool of the nights, the warmth of the days, soil conditions, insects, and many others. 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:. Such atrocities would not be unknown in the ancient world. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. A threshing board, also known as threshing sledge, is an obsolete agricultural implement used to separate cereals from their straw; that is, to thresh.It is a thick board, made with a variety of slats, with a shape between rectangular and trapezoidal, with the frontal part somewhat narrower and curved upward (like a sled or sledge) and whose bottom is covered with lithic flakes or razor-like . It includes: Complete but concise outlines of every Old Testament book A . f tribe of Manasseh returned to go into the country of Gilead, to the land of their possessions Joshua 22:9. VERSION, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. The fact that his chief and confidential servant whom he entrusted to seek a wife for Isaac, and who was, at one time, his heir, was a Damascene Genesis 15:2-3, implies some intimate connection of Abraham with Damascus. So I will send a fire upon the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Any crime committed against human beings is ultimately against the LORD because He is the sole creator. 2007. 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. The white wool Ezekiel 27:18, in which it traded with Tyre, implies the possession of a large outlying tract in the desert, where the sheep yield the whitest wool. 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. For a long time, these stories worked without much thought or explanation. Benhadad at once broke his league with Baasha at the request of Asa in his later mistrustful days 1 Chronicles 16:2-7, and turned against Baasha (1 Chronicles 16:2-7 and 1 Kings 15:20). 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. They enslaved local populationsprobably those located in the lowlands or Shephelah of Judah among others. THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL No, he does not thresh it forever; when he drives his cart wheel over it with his horses, he does not crush it.Matthew 13:3-8 And he told them many things in parables, saying: A sower went out to sow. 1 Kings 9:13the brotherhood between Hiram of Tyre and Solomon of Israel). Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. Of a foreigner you may exact it, but whatever of yours is with your brother your hand shall release. .--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). Job 5:19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. And Joash did what was right in the eyes of theLordall the days of Jehoiada the priest. 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 difference is that Amos adds a further comment on the transgression: they did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.. By Gods help they were twice defeated; the second time, when they directly challenged the power of God 1 Kings 20:22-25, 1 Kings 20:28, so signally that, had not Ahab been flattered by the appeal to his mercy 1 Kings 20:31-32, Syria would no more have been in a condition to oppress Israel. The identified crime becomes the central ethical condemnation (1:3, 6, 9). In pagan poetry also, as a trace of a mystery which they had forgotten, three is a sacred whole; from where thrice and fourfold blessed stands among them for something exceeding even a full and perfect blessing, a super-abundance of blessings. 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. It is worth noting that each of the oracles begins with the formula For three transgressions of [name of city or state], even for four, though Amos only listed one transgression for each nation, except for Israel which received all four of them (Amos 2:616). Here are the oxen for the burnt offering and the threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood. From the standpoint of the synergistic point of view of Sanders,Dunn,and Wright. Three years it shall be forbidden to you; it must not be eaten. All rights reserved. .--Rather, will not turn it back--i.e., the sore judgment I have purposed. I would like to bring this forward in how we hear Amos,as individuals in the kingdom of THE FATHERS NEW COVENANT RELATIONSHIP. See the passionate exclamation of Ulysses, in the storm, Odyss., lib. So Paul speaks of those who treasure up to themselves wrath against the Day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God Romans 2:5. This is what the LORD says: "For three sins of Damascus, even for four, I will not relent. Why Did God Use Adams Rib to Create Eve? Every day, just like the farmer, we must show up and do the work. This is what the LORD says: 'The people of Damascus have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished! They beat down my people in Gilead as grain is threshed with iron sledges. Deuteronomy 4:24 says that God is a consuming fire. Isaiah 7:8 For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people. The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai. Change but the name, the tale is told of thee, was a pagan saying which has almost passed into a proverb. Tyre also sent whole communities into slavery. 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. In this section, the divine message concerns Damascus. Amos 1:3 . The order of Gods threatenings seems to have been addressed to gain the hearing of the people. Its native historian admits that the Damascenes were, in the time of David, and continued to be, the aggressors, while he veils over their repeated defeats, and represents their kings, as having reigned successively from father to son, for ten generations, a thing unknown probably in any monarchy. These are the men of Recah. Amos 1:3 Parallel Verses [ See commentary ] Amos 1:3, NIV: This is what the LORD says: 'For three sins of Damascus, even for four, I will not relent.Because she threshed Gilead with sledges having iron teeth, Amos 1:3, 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 . Yet after this, it was to recover its power under Rezin, to become formidable to Judah, and, through its aggressions on Judah, to bring destruction on itself. You shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard. Benhadad promised to restore the cities which his father had taken from Israel, and to make an Israel-quarter in Damascus 1 Kings 20:34. Through studying this beautiful exposition on each of these eight books, you will gain understanding of the historical events and the countless precious spiritual applications and prophetic utterances that apply to the church today. Joel 3:4-8; Ezekiel 27:13). The LORD your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.. Before this, Scripture speaks of the people only of Damascus, not of their kings. All rights reserved. Whichever is the case, Amos condemns Damascus for their violent aggression against Israel. Gaza represents the alliance of Philistine citiesAshdod, Ashkelon, and Ekron [Gath is not named here]in southwestern Palestine. because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains.Deuteronomy 11:13-15 And if you will indeed obey my commandments that I command you today, to love theLordyour God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, he will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the later rain, that you may gather in your grain and your wine and your oil.
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