Amos 1 Scofield
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1:2 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.
“roar”
"Roar," etc. Cf. Isa 42:13; Jer 25:30–33; Hos 11:10; Hos 11:11; Joel 3:16. It will be found that wherever the phrase occurs it is connected with the destruction of Gentile dominion (see "Times of the Gentiles," Luke 21:24. (See Scofield "Rev 16:19") and the blessing of Israel in the kingdom. Without a doubt a near fulfilment upon Syria occurred 2 Kgs 14:28 but the expression, "the Lord will roar," looks forward to a vaster fulfilment. See Scofield "Joel 1:4".
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Introduction to Amos
Amos, a Jew, but prophesying (B.C. 776-763) in the northern kingdom (Amos 1:1; Amos 7:14; Amos 7:15) exercised his ministry during the reign of Jeroboam II, an able but idolatrous king who brought his kingdom to the zenith of its power. Nothing could seem more improbable than the fulfilment of Amos' warnings; yet within fifty years the kingdom was utterly destroyed. The vision of Amos is, however, wider than the northern kingdom, including the whole "house of Jacob."
Amos is in four parts:
1. Judgments on the cities surrounding Palestine, Amos 1:1 to Amos 2:3.
2. Judgements on Judah and Israel, Amos 2:4–16.
3. Jehovah's controversy with "the whole family" of Jacob, Amos 3:1 to Amos 9:10.
4. The future glory of the Davidic kingdom, Amos 9:11–15.