Amos 1
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| A herdsmen of Tekoa and appears with a Mem at the beginning as MemTavKufVavAyin מִתְּק֑וֹעַ [1] Tekoa can mean "a stockade" or protected place but also an instrument through which you blow. Was Amos a shepherd of the people who sounded the warning of God through the Holy Spirit and faith? |
| Carmel[2] is also mentioned by MicahMicah 7:14 which may be a reference to being fruitful as were were commanded by God in the beginning. |
| The transgressions[3] of Damascus, the capital of Syria, is said to be three even four is likely used as an idiomatic phrase, signifying “multiplied or repeated delinquencies”. |
| The threshing instruments[4] of iron may simply be a metaphor meaning making the decision to use force and is that choice which brings destruction and captivity. They "delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:" |
| This word for captivity commonly appears in Jeremiah and Ezekial. Because Joseph was sold into bondage his brothers also went into bondage. |
| The idea of stripping people of their rights and their property so that "they have nothing" was the goal of the serpent who is the dragon. |
| God would punish those who do such evil but that is why evil wants us to do it to ourselves, remembering not the brotherly covenant.[5] |
| Proverbs 14:31 " oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker:" - Proverbs 17:5 "Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker" - Galatians 6:10 "As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith." |
| "Freedom is the Right to Choose, the Right to create for oneself the alternatives of Choice. Without the possibility of Choice, and the exercise of Choice, a man is not a man but a member, an instrument, a thing.” Archibald MacLeish |
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1 ¶ The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen 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. 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. 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: 4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad. 5 I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity[6] unto Kir, saith the LORD. 6 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[6] the whole captivity,[7] to deliver them up to Edom: 7 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof: 8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD. 9 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity[7] to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant: 10 But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof. 11 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever: 12 But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah. 13 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border: 14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind: 15 And their king shall go into captivity[8], he and his princes together, saith the LORD.
Amos
Amos 1 | Amos 2 | Amos 3
Amos 4 | Amos 5 | Amos 6
Amos 7 | Amos 8 | Amos 9
Preceded by: Joel
Followed by: Obadiah
- ↑ 08620 תְּקוֹעַ Tëqowa‘ [tek-o’-ah] TavKufVavAyin a form of 08619 a blast-(wind)-instrument, trumpet TavKufVavAyin; from 08628 to blow TavKufAyin; n pr m; [BDB-1075b] [{See TWOT on 2541 @@ "2541b" }] V-Tekoa 6, Tekoah 1; 7
- Tekoa or Tekoah= "a stockade"
- n pr m
- 1) a Judaite, son of Ashur and grandson of Hezron
- n pr loc
- 2) a town in the hill country of Judah near Hebron built by king Rehoboam of Judah; birthplace of Amos
- 3) a wilderness area where king Jehoshaphat of Judah defeated the people of Moab, Ammon, and Mount Seir
- In Amos only we see Tekoa as MemTavKufVavAyin מִתְּק֑וֹעַ
- מ ם Mem Fountain of water, a flow, a fountain of the Divine Wisdom [massive, overpower chaos] (Numeric value: 40)
- ת Tav is a Seal of a Higher kingdom or realm through faith. The paradigm keter–malchut “The Crown of Sovereignty” from the Tree of Life spiritually linking worlds through an unseen doorway of faith. The Aleph & Tav are the first and last letters. [door sign cross seal] (Numeric value: 400)
- ק Kuf or Kof Omnipresence - Redemption of Fallen Sparks The paradoxical union Reish and a Zayin holiness or separateness omnipresence of God [Cord and needle 𐤒 ... back of head neck... the last or least] (Numeric value: 100)
- ו Vav Connection, Connecting realms and worlds or the dividing veil between them. [nail... And, Add, secure, hook] (Numeric value: 6)
- ע Ayin also U. Divine Providence "eye" or "fountain" of five states of kindness or severity. AlefYodNun or nothingness as opposed to AlefShin something [eye, watch] (Numeric value: 70)
- ↑ 03760 כַּרְמֶל Karmel [kar-mel’] the same as 03759 a fruitful field; n pr loc; [BDB-502a] [{See TWOT on 1042 }] AV-Carmel 26; 26
Carmel= "garden-land"
- 1) a mountain on the Mediterranean coast of northern Israel, just below Haifa
- 2) a town in the mountains on the west side of the Dead Sea and south of Hebron
- God wants us to be fruitful.
- ↑ 06588 פֶשַׁע pesha‘ [peh’-shah] PeiShinAyin from the verb פָשַׁע pasha‘ 06586 to rebel; n m; [BDB-833a] [{See TWOT on 1846 @@ "1846a" }] AV-transgression 84, trespass 5, sin 3, rebellion 1; 93
- 1) transgression, rebellion
- 1a1) transgression (against individuals)
- 1a2) transgression (nation against nation)
- 1a3) transgression (against God)
- 1a3a) in general
- 1a3b) as recognised by sinner
- 1a3c) as God deals with it
- 1a3d) as God forgives
- 1a4) guilt of transgression
- 1a5) punishment for transgression
- 1a6) offering for transgression
- פ ף Pei Communication: The Oral Torah The mouth, blow, edge. [Mouth speak open word] (Numeric value: 80)
- ש Shin Eternal Flame of Revelation, bound to the coal of righteousness, the Divine Essence. [sun... teeth... consume destroy] (Numeric value: 300)
- ע Ayin also U. Divine Providence "eye" or "fountain" of five states of kindness or severity. AlefYodNun or nothingness as opposed to AlefShin something [eye, watch] (Numeric value: 70)
- 1) transgression, rebellion
- ↑ 02742 ^ץורח^ charuwts \@khaw-roots’\@ ChetReishVavTzadik or ^ץרח^ charuts \@khaw-roots’\@ pass. participle of 02782 meaning to cut, decide, decree, determine; AV-gold 6, diligent 5, decision 2, threshing instrument 2, sharp 1, sharp things 1, wall 1; 18 adj
- 1) sharp-pointed, sharp, diligent
- 2) strict decision, decision
- 3) trench, moat, ditch
- 4) gold (poetical)
- ח Chet The Life Force - Dynamic nature of - cause and effect - give life and live.[fence, thread, hedge, chamber...cycle] (Numeric value: 8)
- ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200)
- ו Vav Connection, Connecting realms and worlds or the dividing veil between them. [nail... And, Add, secure, hook] (Numeric value: 6)
- צ ץ Tzadik is always related to The Faith of the Righteous One, the foundation of the word "to hunt" or Harvest even eat or desire. [Harvest, pant, desire] (Numeric value: 90)
- ↑ There are refferrences to "Phœnicia’s mercantile cupidity, and Tyre was tempted to sell Hebrew captives to Greeks and Idumeans" But men have often been merchants of men and can make our brothers merchandise where we own nothing.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 01540 גֶּלֶה galah [gaw-law’] GimelLamedHey a primitive root; v; [BDB-162b] [{See TWOT on 350 }] AV-uncover 34, discover 29, captive 28, carry away 22, reveal 16, open 12, captivity 11, shew 9, remove 6, appear 3, misc 18; 188
- 1) to uncover, remove
- 1a) (Qal)
- 1a1) to uncover
- 1a2) to remove, depart
- 1a3) to go into exile
- 1b) (Niphal)
- 1b1) (reflexive)
- 1b1a) to uncover oneself
- 1b1b) to discover or show oneself
- 1b1c) to reveal himself (of God)
- 1b2) (passive)
- 1b2a) to be uncovered
- 1b2b) to be disclosed, be discovered
- 1b2c) to be revealed
- 1b3) to be removed
- 1b1) (reflexive)
- 1c) (Piel)
- 1c1) to uncover (nakedness)
- 1c1a) nakedness
- 1c1b) general
- 1c2) to disclose, discover, lay bare
- 1c3) to make known, show, reveal
- 1c1) to uncover (nakedness)
- 1d) (Pual) to be uncovered
- 1e) (Hiphil) to carry away into exile, take into exile
- 1f) (Hophal) to be taken into exile
- 1g) (Hithpael)
- 1g1) to be uncovered
- 1g2) to reveal oneself
- 1a) (Qal)
- ג Gimel Reward and Punish, Cause and effect, 'justified repayment'. Do to others as they should do. Written like a Vav with a Yod as a "foot". Camel, [throwstick, pride, to lift up] (Numeric value: 3)
- ל Lamed means Aspiration of the Heart or to learn or even direct like a shepherd. It has to do with what the Hand produces, [hand is די YodDalet] or directs with staff, whip... like the tongue may direct. (Numeric value: 30)
- ה Hey Expression--Thought, Speech, Action. Manifest seeds of thought and life. [Emphasize, jubilation, window, fence] (Numeric value: 5)
- 1) to uncover, remove
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 01546 גָּלוּת galuwth [gaw-looth’] from 01540 to uncover, even nakedness, remove; n f; [BDB-163b] [{See TWOT on 350 @@ "350b" }] AV-captivity 10, captive captives 3, them that are carried away captive 2; 15
- 1) exile, exiles
- 2) (TWOT) captivity
- ↑ 01473 גּוֹלָה gowlah [go-law’] or (shortened) גלה golah [go-law’]
active participle of 01540 galah to uncover, even nakedness, remove;; n f; [BDB-163b] [{See TWOT on 350 @@ "350a" }] AV-captivity 26, carry away 7, captive 5, removing 2, remove 1, captivity + 03627 1; 42
- 1) exiles, exile, captivity
- 1a) exiles (coll)
- 1b) exile, captivity (abstract)
- 1) exiles, exile, captivity