Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Hebrew or Aramaic.

Amos 1

• Israel’s Neighbors are:
  
  • Damascus
    • Syria shall go captive to Kir,”
  • Gaza
    • A fire upon the wall of Gaza,
      Which shall devour its palaces.
  • Tyre
    • A fire upon the wall of Tyre,
      Which shall devour its palaces.”
  • Edom
    • A fire upon Teman,
      Which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah (meaning “sheepfold”) (capital city of Edom).”
  • Ammon
    • A fire in the wall of Rabbah,
      And it shall devour its palaces,
    • Their king shall go into captivity,
      He and his princes together,”

Judgments on Israel’s Neighbors

Amos 1:¹ The words of Amos, who was among the sheep breeders 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 (762 BC).

• 760 BC Year of the earthquake
• ►Two years before the earthquake is 762 BC
• ►Tekoa
• ►The vision concerns Israel, the Northern Kingdom.
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzziah
• King of Judah: Uzziah (Azariah) 792 – 740 BC: Prophets: Isaiah and Amos
• King of Israel: Jeroboam son of Joash 793-753 BC: Prophet: Jonah-Amos-Hosea

See: Kings of Israel and Judah

Amos 1:² And he said:

“The Lord (Yᵊhōvâ) roars from Zion,
And utters His voice from Jerusalem;
The pastures of the shepherds mourn,
And the top of (mount) Carmel withers.”

Judgment on the Nations

Amos 1:³ Thus says the Lord (Yᵊhōvâ):

“For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they have threshed Gilead with implements of iron.

Amos 1:⁴ But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael,
Which shall devour the palaces of Ben-Hadad.

Amos 1:⁵ I will also break the gate bar of Damascus,
And cut off the inhabitant from the Valley of Aven,
And the one who holds (Rules) the scepter from Beth Eden (Lit. House of Eden).
The people of Syria shall go captive to Kir,”
Says the Lord (Yᵊhōvâ).

Amos 1:⁶ Thus says the Lord (Yᵊhōvâ):

“For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they took captive the whole captivity
To deliver them up to Edom.

Amos 1:⁷ But I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza,
Which shall devour its palaces.

Amos 1:⁸ I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod,
And the one who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;
I will turn My hand against Ekron,
And the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,”
Says the Lord God (‘ăḏōnāy Yᵊhōvâ).

Amos 1:⁹ Thus says the Lord (Yᵊhōvâ):

“For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom,
And did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.

• Fraternal twins, Esau sold his birthright to Jacob and made a covenant.
  It becomes an ancient hatred.

Amos 1:¹⁰ But I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre,
Which shall devour its palaces.”

Amos 1:¹¹ Thus says the Lord (Yᵊhōvâ):

“For three transgressions of Edom, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because he pursued his brother with the sword,
And cast off all pity;
His anger tore perpetually,
And he kept his wrath forever (Lit. “To the End”).

• See notes on Psalm 137.
• See notes on Isaiah 21.
• After the Battle of Armageddon, not one Edomite will remain alive.
  • LXX translation:
    • Amos 1:11 Thus saith the Lord; For three sins of Idumea (sons of Esau), and for four, I will not turn away from them; because they pursued their brother (sons of Jacob) with the sword, and destroyed the mother upon the earth, and summoned up his anger for a testimony, and kept up his fury to the end (of the tribulation).
  • Reference verses:
    • Psalm 137:7 Remember, O Lord, against the sons of Edom The day of Jerusalem, Who said, “Raze it, raze it, To its very foundation!”
    • Isaiah 34:5 “For My sword shall be bathed in heaven; Indeed it shall come down on Edom, And on the people of My curse, for judgment.
    • Isaiah 21:11-12 Proclamation Against Edom
      ¹¹ The burden (oracle) against Dumah.
      He calls to me out of Seir (Residence of Esau, Place of Demons),
      “Watchman, what of the night? (rest: Seven Year Peace Treaty)
      Watchman, what of the night? (rest: Seven Year Peace Treaty)”
      ¹² The watchman said,
      “The morning comes (Symbolism: Rapture), and also the night (Symbolism: Peace Treaty).
      If you will inquire (boil), inquire (boil) (the Seven-Year Tribulation);
      Return! Come back!” (The Jews repent and return to Jesus, Jesus returns to the Jews)
    • Isaiah 34:5 “For My sword shall be bathed in heaven; Indeed it shall come down on Edom, And on the people of My curse, for judgment.
    • Isaiah 34:6 The sword of the Lord is filled with blood, It is made overflowing with fatness, With the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
    • Isaiah 63:1 Who is this who comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah,
      This One who is glorious in His apparel, Traveling in the greatness of His strength?—
      “I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.” ² Why is Your apparel red, And Your garments like one who treads in the winepress?

Amos 1:¹² But I will send a fire upon Teman,
Which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah (meaning: Sheepfold) (the capital city of Edom and the homeland of Jacob’s twin brother, Esau).”

Amos 1:¹³ Thus says the Lord (Yᵊhōvâ):

“For three transgressions of the people of Ammon, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they ripped open the women with child in Gilead,
That they might enlarge their territory.

Amos 1:¹⁴ But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah,
And it shall devour its palaces,
Amid shouting in the day of battle,
And a tempest in the day of the whirlwind.

Amos 1:¹⁵ Their king shall go into captivity,
He and his princes together,”
Says the Lord (Yᵊhōvâ).

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