Post by professorc on Oct 15, 2015 6:25:54 GMT -5
Amos is warning the people that JUDGMENT is looming and very close. His unpopular commission was to go north to Samaria, denounce the rival kingdom of Israel, and warn of judgment. Israel was a basket of summer fruits whose judgment was on the way.
This phrase "For three transgressions....and for four." is a Hebrew Idiom that really means "The measure was FULL...and more than full. They had GONE ONE TOO MANY....THEY HAD TIPPED THE SCALE.
This phrase "For three transgressions....and for four." is a Hebrew Idiom that really means "The measure was FULL...and more than full. They had GONE ONE TOO MANY....THEY HAD TIPPED THE SCALE.
