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  1. Quaking revelation<\/em>. Just like Isaiah\u2019s prophecy from 187 chapters ago (Is. 6), the divine revelation causes a great trembling, \u201cthe thresholds quake\u201d (verse 1). Perhaps this is the earthquake that was mentioned in Amos\u2019s dateline, who began to prophesy \u201ctwo years before the earthquake\u201d (Amos 1:2).<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Local record<\/em>. The highest place in the kingdom of Israel is\u2026 the Carmel. See verse 3.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Between the kingdom and the people<\/em>. Amos prophesies about the downfall of the kingdom, but not about the destruction of the people. Note the fine distinction in verse 8: \u201cBehold, the Lord GOD has His eye Upon the sinful kingdom: I will wipe it off The face of the earth! But, I will not wholly wipe out The House of Jacob \u2014declares the LORD.\u201d And also the imagery of verse 9 – being exiled is likened to being shaken in a sieve. It\u2019s a massive upheaval, but it preserves the seeds…<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. David\u2019s Sukkah.<\/em> What is a consolation regarding the House of David (the kingdom of Judah) as the conclusion to a book that focused on reproofs and prophecies of destruction for the kingdom of Israel? Commentators and scholars suggest different answers – check them out.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. For dessert<\/em>. The book ends with a vision that is sweeter than honey, actually sweeter than \u2018asis<\/em>,<\/em> fermented juice or wine, that describes blessed abundance: unceasing agricultural production, everywhere: \u201cA time is coming \u2014declares the LORD\u2014 When the plowman shall meet the reaper, And the treader of grapes Him who holds the [bag of] seed; When the mountains shall drip wine And all the hills shall wave [with grain]\u201d (verse 13).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","image":{"ID":53645,"id":53645,"title":"general-qs-points to ponder","filename":"general-qs-points-to-ponder.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/general-qs-points-to-ponder.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/points-to-ponder-chapter-9\/general-qs-points-to-ponder\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"general-qs-points-to-ponder","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":53644,"date":"2019-04-13 21:49:41","modified":"2019-04-13 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