Amos 8:1-14 Amos Saw a Basket of Summer Fruit

 

Amos Saw a Basket of Summer Fruit

Amos 8:1-14                        The Book of Amos [in Smaller Chunks]

The Lord God has [declared this] to me. And [I] [saw] a basket of summer fruit. And He said, Amos, what [do] you see? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then, the Lord said to me, The end [has] come upon My people of Israel. I won't pass by them anymore.

And the temple songs shall be [wailing on] that day, says the Lord God. There shall be many dead bodies in every place & in silence, they shall [throw] them [out.] O you, [who] swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, Hear this.

[Deuteronomy 24:14-15 You shall not oppress [a] hired servant that is poor & needy, whether he [is] of your brethren, or [from] the strangers, [who] are within your gates, in your land.

At [the end of] his day, you shall give his hire, [a.k.a. wages.] Neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, & sets his heart upon it: lest he [cries] [out] against you to the Lord & it [is] a sin [credited] to you.]

Saying, When will the New Moon be [over, so] that we may sell [grain?] And [when will] the Sabbath [be over, so] that we may [put out] the wheat? Making the ephah [smaller] & the shekel [larger] & [falsify] the balances, [a.k.a. scales,] by deceit? [So,] that we may buy the poor for silver, & the needy for a pair of shoes.

[Yes,] [& shouldn't we] sell the [inferior] wheat? By [Jacob's excellence,] The Lord has sworn, Surely, I will never forget any of their works, [a.k.a. deeds.] [Shouldn't] the land tremble for this, & everyone mourn, [who] dwells [in it?]

And it shall [totally] rise up, [like] a flood, & it shall be cast out & [drown like] by the flood [of the Nile River] of Egypt. The Lord God says, And it shall [happen on] that day, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, & I will darken the earth [on a] clear day.

[Luke 23:44-46 *And it was about the 6th hour, [a.k.a. noon,] & there was darkness over all the earth until the 9th hour. And the sun was darkened & the [temple's] veil was [torn] in the [middle.]

And when Jesus had cried [out] with a loud voice, He said, Father, into Your hands, I commend My Spirit. And having said [this,] He gave up the ghost, [a.k.a. died.]

And I will turn your feasts into mourning & all your songs into [grieving.] And I will bring up sackcloth upon all [waists,] & baldness upon every head. And I will make it [like] the mourning of an Only Son, & the end [of it like] a bitter day.

[John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that [whoever] believes in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God [didn't send] His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him, might be saved.]

The Lord God says, [Watch,] the days come, that I will send a famine in the land. Not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but [for] hearing the Words of the Lord. And they shall wander from sea to sea, & from North, even to the East. They shall run [back & forth,] to seek the Word of the Lord, & shall not find it.

[Ezekiel 7:26-27 [Destruction] shall come upon [destruction,] & rumor shall [come] upon rumor. Then, they shall seek a vision [for] the prophet; but the Law shall perish from the priest, & [advice] [shall perish] from the [elders.]

The king shall mourn, & the prince shall be clothed with desolation, & the hands of the people of the land, shall be troubled. I will do to them, [according] to their [ways.] And I will judge them according to [what they deserve.] And they shall know that I Am the Lord.]

[Those, who] swear by the sin of Samaria, & say, Your god, O Dan, lives.            [1 Kings 12:28-30 [Upon which,] king [Jeroboam] [got advice,] & made 2 calves of gold, & said to [the Israelites,] It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem [to sacrifice.]

[See,] your gods, O Israel, [that] brought you up, out of the land of Egypt. And he [put] the 1 in Beth El, [a.k.a. Beth Aven,] & he put the other in Dan. And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the 1, even to Dan.]

And [say,] The [ways] of Beer Sheba lives. [2 Kings 23:8 And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, & [defiled] the high places, where the priests had burned incense, from Gaba, [all the way] tp Beer Sheba, & [broke] down the high places of the gates, that were in the [entrance gate] of Joshua, the governor of the city, that were [on] the [right hand side,] at the gate.

Even & [those] shall fall, & never rise again.

Amos 7:1-17 The Lord Puts a Plumbline in the Midst of Israel

 

The Lord Puts a Plumbline in the Midst of Israel

Amos 7:1-17                        The Book of Amos [in Smaller Chunks]

The Lord God has [declared this] to me; & [saw,] He formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the [late crop's sprouting] up. And, [look,] it was the [late crop] after the king's mowings.

And it [happened,] that when they had [finished] eating the grass of the land, I then said, O Lord God, I [urge] you, [to] forgive. By whom shall Jacob arise? For he is small.

[Micah 5:2 *But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, [although] you [are small] among the 1,000's of Judah, [still] He, [Who] is to be ruler in Israel, shall come forth to me, out of You. Whose goings out have been from of old, from everlasting.]

The Lord [withdrew] for this. The Lord says, It shall not be. [Amos 5:15 Hate the evil; love the good; & establish [justice] in the gate. It may be that the Lord God of Hosts will be gracious to the [rest] of Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel.]

The Lord God [has declared this] to me: & [saw] the Lord God called to [fight with] fire, & it [dried up] the great deep & [ate] up a part, [a.k.a. portion,] [of it.] [Joel 1:19-20 O Lord, I will cry [out] to You.

For the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, & the flame has burned all the trees of the field. The [animals] of the field also cry [out] to You,: for the rivers of waters are dried up, & the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.]

Then, I said, O Lord God, I [beg] You, [to stop.] By whom shall Jacob arise? For he is small? The Lord [withdrew] for this. The Lord [said,] This also shall not be. He [showed] me [this;] & [look,] the Lord stood [with] a plumbline in His hand, upon a wall [that was] made by a plumbline.

And the Lord said to me, Amos, what [do] you see? And I said, A plumbline, [a.k.a. a weight suspended on the string to make sure a structure is centered.] Then the Lord said, [Watch,] I will [put] a plumbline in the midst of My people, Israel. I won't pass by them, again, anymore.

[Micah 7:18 Who to you, is [similar] [to] God, [Who pardons sin] & passes by  the transgression of the [rest] of His heritage? He [doesn't hold on to] His anger forever, because He delights in mercy.]

And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, & the sanctuary of Israel, shall be laid [to] waste. And I will rise [up] against the house of Jeroboam with the sword. [1 Kings 12:28-30  [Upon which,] king [Jeroboam] [got advice,] & made 2 calves of gold.

And said to [the Israelites,] It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem [to sacrifice.] [See,] your gods, O Israel, [that] brought you up, out of the land of Egypt. And he [put] 1 in Beth El, & he put the other in Dan. And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the 1, even to Dan.]

Then, Amaziah, the priest of Beth El, [a.k.a. Beth Aven,] sent to Jeroboam, [Israel's] king, saying, Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. For Amos says [this;] Jeroboam shall die by the sword & Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.

[Amos 5:26-27 But you have [carried] the tabernacle of your: Moloch & Chiun, your images & the star of your god, [that] you made [for] yourselves. Therefore, I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, says the Lord, Whose Name Is The God of Hosts.]

Also, Amaziah said to Amos, O you Seer, go, flee [& get yourself] away into the land of Judah, & eat bread there & prophesy there. [1 Samuel 9:9 (Before [that] time, in Israel, when a man went to [inquire] of God, he [said this,] Come, & let's go to the Seer: for he, is now called a Prophet, [who] was [before this,] called a Seer.)]

But [don't] prophesy any more [in] Beth El: for it is the king's chapel, & it's the king's court, [a.k.a. royal house.] Then, Amos answered & said to Amaziah, I [wasn't a] prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a [herder,] & I gathered fruit [from] the [sycamore] [tree.]

And the Lord took me [like] I followed the flock, & the Lord said to me, Go, & prophesy to My people, Israel. Therefore, you, now hear the Word of the Lord. You [say, Don't] prophesy against Israel, & [don't preach] your Word against the house of Isaac.

[Isaiah 30:8-11 Now go, & write it [in front of] them [on] a [tablet] & note it in a book, [so] that it may be for the time to come forever & ever: That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that won't hear the Law of the Lord.

Which say to the Seers, [Don't] see; & the prophets, [Don't] prophesy to us [righteous] things. Speak to us, [pleasant] things, & prophesy [what is:] [deceitful.] You, [go astray off] the [road,] & turn aside out of the path & cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.]

Therefore, the Lord says [this;] Your wife shall be an [unfaithful] harlot in the city, & your sons & daughters shall fall by the sword. And your land shall be divided by [a] line; & you shall die in a [defiled] land. And Israel shall surely go into captivity [from] his land.

[2 Kings 17:16-18 And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, & made [themselves molded] images, even 2 calves, & made a grove, & worshiped all the host of heaven, [a.k.a. stars or constellations,] & served Baal.

And they caused their sons & daughters to pass through the fire, & used divination, enchantments, & sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger. Therefore, the Lord was very angry with Israel, & removed them out of His sight. There [were] none left, [except] only the tribe of Judah.]

Amos 6:1-14 What Shall Happen to Those Who Lie on Ivory Beds

 

What Shall Happen to Those Who Lie on Ivory Beds

Amos 6:1-14                        The Book of Amos [in Smaller Chunks]

Woe to [those, who] are at ease in Zion & [who] are [called] the [leaders] of the nations, & trust in the mountain of Samaria, to whom the house of Israel came! [1 Kings 12_28-30 [Upon which] king [Jeroboam] [got advice] & made 2 calves of gold, & said to [the Israelites, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem [to sacrifice.]

[See] your gods, O Israel, [that] brought you up, out of the land of Egypt. And he [put] the 1 in Beth El, [a.k.a. Beth Aven,] & he put the other in Dan. And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the 1, even to Dan.]

You, [cross] over to Calneh, [a.k.a. Calno,] & see from [there] & you go to Hamath, the great. Then, go down to Gath, of the Philistines, & [see] if they [are] better than these kingdoms. Or [if] their borders [are] [larger] than your [borders?]

[Isaiah 10:9-11 Isn't Calno [like] Carchemish? Isn't Hamath [like] Arpad? Isn't Samaria [like] Damascus? [Like] My hand has found the kingdoms of the idols, whose [carved] images did [exceed those] of Jerusalem & Samaria. Shouldn't I [do,] as I have done to Samaria & her idols, & [also] do [the same] to Jerusalem & her idols?]

You, [who] put the evil day far away, & cause the seat of violence to come [close.] [Amos 9:10 All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, [who] say, The evil shall not overtake, nor [hinder] us.]

[Those, who] lie upon ivory beds & stretch themselves [out] upon their couches, & eat the lambs out of the flock, & the calves [within the middle] of the stall. [Those, who] chant to the sound of the viol, [a.k.a. cello,] & invent instruments of [music for] themselves, like David.

[Isaiah 5:11-13 Woe to [those, who] rise up early in the morning, [so] that they may follow strong drink; [who] continue until night, [until] wine [enflames] them! ]

And wine, the harp, the viol, the [tambourine,] & [flute] are in their feasts: but they [dont] regard, [a.k.a. respect,] the work of the Lord, neither [do they] consider the operation of His hands.

Therefore, My people [have] gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge; & their honorable men are [starving] [for knowledge] & their multitude [are] dried up with thirst.]

[Those, who] drink wine in bowls, & anoint themselves with the [best] ointments: but they aren't grieved for the affliction of Joseph. [Amos 4:1-2 You [cows] of Bashan, [who] are [on] the mountain of Samaria, [who] oppress the poor, & crush the needy & say to their masters, Bring [wine,] & let's drink, hear this Word.

The Lord God has sworn by His Holiness, that, [watch,] the days shall come upon you, that He will take you away with hooks, & your [descendants] with fish hooks.]

Therefore, they shall now go captive with the 1st, [who] go [into captivity.] And the banquet [for those, who] stretched themselves [out] shall be removed. [Amos 5:27 Therefore, I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, says the Lord, Whose Name Is The God of Hosts.]

The Lord God of Hosts, says, The Lord God has sworn by Himself, I [loathe] the [excellence] of Jacob, [a.k.a Israel,] & hate his palaces. Therefore, I will deliver up the city with all that's [in it.] And it shall [happen,] if 10 men [remain] there in 1 house, they [all] shall die.

And a man's uncle shall [pick] him up, [with] he, [who] burns him, to bring out the bones out of the house. And shall say to him, [who] is by the [side] of the house, [Are] there [anymore] with you? And he shall say, No. Then, he shall say, Hold your tongue: for we may not mention the Name of the Lord.

[Amos 8:3 And the songs of the temple shall be [wailing, on] that day, says the Lord God. There shall be many dead bodies in every place & they shall [throw] them [out] with silence.]

For, [look,] the Lord commands, & He will [strike & break down] the [large] house & the little house with [cracks.] Shall horses run upon the [rocks?] Will [someone] plow there with oxen? For you have turned [justice] into [bitter] gall, & the fruit of righteousness, into [poisonous] hemlock.

You, [who] rejoice in a thing, [that is insignificant,] & say, Haven't we taken [the] horns to us, [through] our own strength? But [look,] O house of Israel,  I will raise up a nation against you, says the Lord, the God of Hosts.

And they shall afflict you from the [entrance] of Hemath, [all the way to] the river in the wilderness. [Deuteronomy 8:17-18 And you say in your heart, My power & the [strength] of [my] hand has gotten me this wealth.

But you shall remember the Lord your God: for it is He, [Who] gives you power to get wealth, [so] that He may establish His covenant [contract, that] He [swore] to your [forefathers, like] it is this day.]

Amos 5:1-27 Seek the Lord & You Shall Live

 

Seek the Lord & You Shall Live

Amos 5:1-27                        The Book of Amos [in Smaller Chunks]

O house of Israel, you, hear this Word, that] I take up against you, even [grieving.] The virgin of Israel [has] fallen & she shall no [longer] rise [up.]  She is [abandoned in] her land & there is [no one] to raise her up.

For the Lord God says [this;] The city that went out [to war] [with] 1,000, shall leave [with only] 100. And [those, who] went [out with] 100, shall leave [with only] 10, [remaining for] the house of Israel. For the Lord says [this;] to the house of Israel, You, seek Me, & you shall live.

[Isaiah 55:3 [Lean] your ear, & come to Me & hear, & your soul shall live. And I will make an everlasting covenant [contract] with you, even the sure mercies of David.]

But [don't] seek Beth El, nor enter into Gilgal. [1 Kings 14:28-30 [Upon which,] king [Jeroboam] [got advice,] & made 2 calves of gold, & said to [the Israelites,] It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem, [to sacrifice.]

[See,] your gods, O Israel, [that] brought you up, out of the land of Egypt. And he [put] the 1 in Beth El, [a.k.a. Beth Aven,] & he put the other in Dan. And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the 1, even to Dan.]

And [don't] pass into Beer Sheba; for [the house of] Gilgal, shall surely go into captivity. And Beth El shall come to [nothing.] [Hosea 10:5-6 The inhabitants of Samaria shall [be fearful,] because of the calves of Beth Aven, because it [has] departed from it.

For the people [there,] shall mourn over it & the priests [of it, who] rejoiced [about] it, for [its] glory. It shall also be carried to Assyria to king Jareb for a present & Ephraim shall receive shame, & Israel shall be ashamed of his own [advice.]

Seek the Lord & you shall live; lest He [breaks] out like a fire in the house of Joseph, & [devours] it, & there [is no one] to quench it, [a.k.a. put it out,] in Beth El. You, who turn [justice into] wormwood, & [abandons] righteousness in the earth. [Proverbs 5:4 But [in] her end, [she] is bitter [like] wormwood, sharp [like] a 2 edged sword.]

Seek Him, [Who] makes the 7 stars of Orion, & turns the shadow of death into the morning, & makes the day dark, with night. [Who] calls for the waters of the sea & pours them out upon the [surface] of the earth. The Lord is His Name.

[Psalm 104:19-21 He appointed the moon for seasons & the sun knows [its] going down. You make darkness, & it is night, [in which] all the beasts of the forest creep [out.] The young lions seek after their prey, & seek their meat from God.]

[Who] strengthens the [plundered] against the strong, so that the [plundered] shall come against the fortress. [Isaiah 17:3 Also, the fortress shall cease from Ephraim, & the kingdom from Damascus & the [rest] of Syria. They shall be [for] the glory of the children [people] of Israel, says the Lord of Hosts.]

They hate him, [who criticizes] in the gate, & they [loathe] him, [who] speaks uprightly, [a.k.a. honestly.] [Isaiah 29:20-21 For the terrible, [a.k.a. ruthless,] one is brought to [nothing & the scorner, [a.k.a. those who look down on others, are] consumed.

All, [who] watch for [sinfulness,] are cut off: that make a man an offender for [just] a word, & [lays] a [trap] for him, [who disapproves] in the gate, & [turns] aside the just, [a.k.a. honest,] for a thing, [that is] [nothing.]

Therefore, [since] you [trample] upon the poor, & you take burdens, [a.k.a. loads] of wheat from him, you have built houses of [cut] stone, but you shall not [live] in them. You have planted [nice] vineyards, but you shall not drink wine [from] them.

[Amos 2:6-7 The Lord says [this;] For 3 [sins] of Israel, & for 4, I won't [withdraw its] punishment; because they sold the righteous for silver, & the poor for a pair of shoes. [Those, who lust] after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, & turn aside, [a.k.a. lead astray,] the [path] of the [humble.] And a man & his father will [be intimate with] the same [maiden.]

For I know your [many] transgressions & your mighty sins. They afflict the just, they take a bribe, & they turn aside, [a.k.a. away,] the poor in the gate, from their [rights.] [Isaiah 1:23-24 Your princes are rebellious, & [are] companions of thieves. Everyone loves gifts, [a.k.a. bribes,] & follow after rewards.

They [don't] judge the fatherless, & neither does the [case] of the widow come to them. Therefore, the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, says, Ah, I will [relieve Myself] of [My] adversaries & avenge [Myself] of [My] enemies.]

Therefore, the [wise] will keep [silent at] that time, for it is an evil time. [Amos 6:10 And a man's uncle shall [pick] him up, [with] [he, who] burns him, to bring the bones out of the house. And shall say to him, who] is by the [side] of the house, [Are] there [still anymore] with you? And he shall say, No. Then, he shall say, Hold your tongue. For we may not mention the Name of the Lord.]

Seek good, & not evil, [so] that you may live. And, so, the Lord, the God of Hosts, shall be with you, [like] you have spoken. [Micah 3:11 The [leaders of it] judge for reward, & [its] priests teach for [pay,] & the prophets [of it] divine for money, & [still] they will [rely] on the Lord, & say, Isn't the Lord among us? [No] evil can come upon us.]

Hate the evil & love the good. And [carry out justice] in the gate. It may be that the Lord God of Hosts will be gracious to the [rest] of Joseph. Therefore, the Lord, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says [this;] Wailing shall be in all streets; & they shall say in all the highways, Alas! Alas!

And they shall call the [farmers] to mourning & [those who] are skillful [mourners] to wailing. For I will pass through you, & in all vineyards shall be wailing, says the Lord.

[Exodus 12:12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, & will smite the 1st born in the land of Egypt, both man & [animal;] & I will [carry out] judgment against all the gods of Egypt.] I Am the Lord.]

Woe, [a.k.a. distress,] to you, [who] desire the day of the Lord! To what [benefit] is it for you? The day of the Lord is darkness, & not light. [2 Peter 3:9-10 The Lord is not slack, [a.k.a. slow, about] His promise, [like] some men [consider] slackness; but is [patient toward] us, & not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

*But the day of the Lord will come [like] a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with great noise, & the elements shall melt with fervent heat, & the earth, & also the works, [a.k.a. things made,] that are [in there,] shall be burned up.]

[It's] as if a man [fled] from a lion, & a bear met him. Or [a man] went into the house, & leaned his hand on the wall, & a serpent, [a.k.a. snake,] bit him. [Isaiah 24:17-18 Fear; the pit; & the [trap,] are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth. And it shall [happen,] that he who flees from the [sound] of the fear, shall fall into the pit.

And he, [who] comes up, out of the midst of the pit, shall be [captured] in the [trap.] For the windows from on high are open, & the foundations of the earth shake.]

Shouldn't the day of the Lord be darkness & not light? Even very dark, [with] no brightness in it? [Revelation 6:12 And I [saw] when He had opened the 6th seal, & [look,] there was a great earthquake; & the sun became black [like] sackcloth [made] of hair, & the moon became [like] blood.]

I hate & despise your feast days, & I will not smell [its aroma] in your solemn assemblies. [Isaiah 1:13-16 No [longer] bring vain, [a.k.a. worthless, offerings.] Incense is an abomination to Me. I can't [edure:] the New Moons; Sabbaths; & the calling of assemblies. It is [sinful,] even the solemn meeting.

My Soul hates your New Moons & your appointed feasts. They are [troublesome] to Me. I am [tired of putting up with] them. And I will hide My eyes from you, when you spread [out] your hands. [Yes,] when you make many prayers, I won't hear. Your hands are full of [bloodshed.]

[Although] you offer Me burnt offerings & I won't accept your meat/grain offerings. Neither will I [respect] the Peace Offerings of your [fattened animals.] [Isaiah 66:3 He [who] kills an ox, is [like] if he [killed] a man. He, [who] sacrifices a lamb, [like] if he [has] cut off a dog's neck.

He, [who] offers [a sacrifice, like] if he, [has] offered swine's blood. He, [who] burns incense, [like] if he blessed an idol. [Yes,] they have chosen their own ways, & their soul delights in their abominations.]

But let [justice rain] down [like] waters, & righteousness [like] a mighty stream. [Ezekiel 45:9 The Lord God says [this;] Let [these no longer satisfy] you, O princes of Israel. Remove violence & [plunder, & carry out] judgment & justice, & take away your exactions, [a.k.a. demands for money,] from My people, says the Lord God.]

[Haven't] you offered sacrifices & offerings to Me in the wilderness 40 years, O house of Israel? [Acts 7:41-43 And they made a calf in those days, & offered [sacrifices] to the idol & rejoiced in the works [made by] their own hands.

Then, God, turned] & gave them up to worship the [hosts] of heaven, [a.k.a. stars & constellations,] as it is written in the book of the prophets, O you house of Israel, [haven't] you offered slain [animals] & sacrifices to Me, [over] the space of 40 years in the wilderness?]

But you have [carried] the tabernacle of your: Moloch & Chiun, your images, & the star of your god, [that] you made [for] yourselves. [1 Kings 11:32-33 (But he shall have one tribe for My servant, David's sake, & for Jerusalem's sake, the city, [that] I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:) because they have [abandoned] Me.

And have worshiped: Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Zidonians, [a.k.a. Sidonians;] Chemosh, the god of the Moabites; & Milcom, the god of the children [people] of Ammon, & haven't [followed] in My ways, to do [what] is right in [My] eyes, & to keep My [mandates] & My judgments, [like] David, his father did.]

Therefore, I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, says the Lord, Whose Name Is The God of Hosts. [Amos 7:17 Therefore, the Lord says [this;] Your wife shall be an [unfaithful] harlot in the city, & your sons & daughters shall fall by the sword. And your land shall be divided by [a] line, & you shall die in a [defiled] land. And Israel shall surely go into captivity [from] his land.]