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Themes in Amos 6

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Themes in Amos 6

Amos 6:1 (show verse)

Woe to those who are at ease in Zion

And to those who feel secure in the mountain of Samaria,
The distinguished men of the foremost of nations,
To whom the house of Israel comes.

worldly Amusements and pleasures » Lead to » Disregard of the judgments and works of God
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Disregard of the judgments and works of God
Conscience » Dead
Happiness » Of the wicked » Woe against
Happiness of the The Wicked » Woe against
Indifference » In spirit
Peace » Social » FALSE
ancient Samaria » Samaria the capital of » Called the mountain of samaria
Security » FALSE » God is against it
false Trusts » General references to
FALSE » Trusts » General references to

Amos 6:2 (show verse)

Go over to Calneh and look,
And go from there to Hamath the great,
Then go down to Gath of the Philistines.
Are they better than these kingdoms,
Or is their territory greater than yours?

worldly Amusements and pleasures » Lead to » Disregard of the judgments and works of God
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Disregard of the judgments and works of God
Calneh » Also called canneh and calno, a city of assyria
Gath » One of the five chief cities of the philistines
Hamath » Prosperity of
Philistines » Israel condemned for imitating

Amos 6:3 (show verse)

Do you put off the day of calamity,
And would you bring near the seat of violence?

worldly Amusements and pleasures » Lead to » Disregard of the judgments and works of God
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Disregard of the judgments and works of God
Conscience » Dead
Days » A time of judgment called a day of » Evil
Presuming upon time » Thinking the day of trial is remote
Presumption » Presuming upon time and opportunity, common ways of » Thinking the day of trial is remote
Security » FALSE » Puts off the evil day
Time » Presuming upon time and opportunity, common ways of » Thinking the day of trial is remote

Amos 6:4 (show verse)

Those who recline on beds of ivory
And sprawl on their couches,
And eat lambs from the flock
And calves from the midst of the stall,

worldly Amusements and pleasures » Lead to » Disregard of the judgments and works of God
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Disregard of the judgments and works of God
Animals » Names of » Calves
Bed » Made of ivory
Bed » Used at meals
Beds » Used for » Reclining on at meals
Beds » Made of » Ivory
Calves » Fattened in stalls, &c
Calves » Names of
Conscience » Dead
the Diet of the jews » Of the rich, luxurious
the Diet of the jews » Was taken » Often reclining
Eating » Reclining on couches
Epicureans » Worldly pleasure sought by the epicureans as the chief aim of life
Feasts » Reclined on couches
Feasts » Music at
Food » List of articles » Sumptuous
Ivory » Other articles made of » Beds
Jews, the » Degenerated as they increased in national greatness
Lambs » Considered a great delicacy
Oxen » Young of, considered a great delicacy
Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » Sought by the epicureans as the chief aim of life
Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » Luxurious living, examples of
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Sought by the epicureans as the chief aim of life
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Luxurious living, examples of

Amos 6:5 (show verse)

Who improvise to the sound of the harp,
And like David have composed songs for themselves,

Amusements » General reference to
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Lead to » Disregard of the judgments and works of God
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Disregard of the judgments and works of God
Beds » Used for » Reclining on at meals
Chosen Instruments » Trumpets » Viols
Conscience » Dead
David » King of israel » David as musician
the Diet of the jews » Of the rich, luxurious
Entertainments » Music and dancing often introduced at
Feasts » Music at
Invention » Of musical instruments » By david
Music » Trumpets » Viols
Music » Songs » Idle
Music » Instruments of » Invented by david
Music » Instruments of » Viol, a lyre
Music » The jews used » In private entertainments
Music » Instruments of » The jews celebrated for inventing
Musical instruments » Trumpets » Viols
Singing » Songs » Idle
Songs » Idle

Amos 6:6 (show verse)

Who drink wine from sacrificial bowls
While they anoint themselves with the finest of oils,
Yet they have not grieved over the ruin of Joseph.

worldly Amusements and pleasures » Lead to » Disregard of the judgments and works of God
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Disregard of the judgments and works of God
Anointing » Of the body
Anointing » General references to application of oil to the body
Anointing » Ointment for » Most expensive
Anointing » Was used for » The jews very fond of
Beds » Used for » Reclining on at meals
Conscience » Dead
Ointment » Not sacred
Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » Prodigality, general references to
Prodigality » General references to
Wine » The jews frequently drank, to excess
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Prodigality, general references to

Amos 6:7 (show verse)

Therefore, they will now go into exile at the head of the exiles,
And the sprawlers’ banqueting will pass away.

Eating » Reclining on couches
Feasts » Reclined on couches

Amos 6:8 (show verse)

The Lord God has sworn by Himself, the Lord God of hosts has declared:
“I loathe the arrogance of Jacob,
And detest his citadels;
Therefore I will deliver up the city and all it contains.”

No Themes for this verse.

Amos 6:9 (show verse)

And it will be, if ten men are left in one house, they will die.

No Themes for this verse.

undertaker, will lift him up to carry out his bones from the house, and he will say to the one who is in the innermost part of the house, “Is anyone else with you?” And that one will say, “No one.” Then he will answer, “Keep quiet. For the name of the Lord is not to be mentioned.”

The Dead » Preparation of, for burial » Cremation

Amos 6:11 (show verse)

For behold, the Lord is going to command that the great house be smashed to pieces and the small house to fragments.

No Themes for this verse.

Amos 6:12 (show verse)

Do horses run on rocks?
Or does one plow them with oxen?
Yet you have turned justice into poison
And the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,

Hemlock » A poisonous and bitter plant
Oxen » Used for » Plowing
Plowing » Difficulty of, on rocky ground

Amos 6:13 (show verse)

You who rejoice in

Lodebar,

And say, “Have we not by our own strength taken Karnaim for ourselves?”

Horn » Symbolical

Amos 6:14 (show verse)

“For behold, I am going to raise up a nation against you,
O house of Israel,” declares the Lord God of hosts,
“And they will afflict you from the entrance of Hamath
To the brook of the Arabah.”

Hemath » Another form for hamath