Thematic Bible
Amos 8:1 (show verse)
Thus the Lord God showed me, and behold, there was a basket of summer fruit.
Amos 8:2 (show verse)
He said, “What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the Lord said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel. I will spare them no longer.
Amos 8:3 (show verse)
Amos 8:4 (show verse)
Hear this, you who trample the needy, to do away with the humble of the land,
Amos 8:5 (show verse)
saying,
“When will thenew moon be over,
So that we may sell grain,
And thesabbath, that we may open the wheat market,
To make thebushel smaller and the shekel bigger,
And tocheat with dishonest scales,
“When will the
So that we may sell grain,
And the
To make the
And to
Balances » False balance used
Feast of the new moon » Disliked by the unGodly
Injustice » Punishment of
Measure » An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
Money » Value of, varied corruptly
Moon » Feast of the new moon » Traffic at the time of, prohibited
New moon » Traffic at time of, suspended
The poor » The wicked » Defraud
The sabbath » The wicked » Wearied by
Shekel » Corrupted
Visions » Mentioned in scripture » To amos
Feast of the new moon » Disliked by the unGodly
Injustice » Punishment of
Measure » An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
Money » Value of, varied corruptly
Moon » Feast of the new moon » Traffic at the time of, prohibited
New moon » Traffic at time of, suspended
The poor » The wicked » Defraud
The sabbath » The wicked » Wearied by
Shekel » Corrupted
Visions » Mentioned in scripture » To amos
Amos 8:6 (show verse)
And the needy for a pair of sandals,
And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”
Amos 8:7 (show verse)
“Indeed, I will
No Themes for this verse.
Amos 8:8 (show verse)
And everyone who dwells in it
Indeed, all of it will
And it will be tossed about
And subside like the Nile of Egypt.
Amos 8:9 (show verse)
“That I will make the
And
Amos 8:10 (show verse)
And all your songs into
And I will bring
And baldness on every head.
And I will make it
And the end of it will be like a bitter day.
Baldness » Artificial, a sign of mourning
Israel » Under the special protection of jehovah humbled » Joy of, departed
Israel » A type of the apostate church when disobedient » Lost the joy of divine favour
Joy » Christ's joy » Israel lost the joy of divine favour
Music » Songs » Idle
Singing » Songs » Idle
Songs » Idle
Israel » Under the special protection of jehovah humbled » Joy of, departed
Israel » A type of the apostate church when disobedient » Lost the joy of divine favour
Joy » Christ's joy » Israel lost the joy of divine favour
Music » Songs » Idle
Singing » Songs » Idle
Songs » Idle
Amos 8:11 (show verse)
“When I will send a famine on the land,
Not a famine for bread or a thirst for water,
But rather
Desires » Select readings, psalms 42; 84 ps 42; 84 » Spiritual thirst, examples of
Famine » Illustrative of » A dearth of the means of grace
Famine » Figurative
Hunger » Spiritual
Judgments » Different kinds of » Famine of hearing the word
Poverty, spiritual » Destitution of the truth
Prophets » The jews » Often left without, on account of sin
national Sins » Cause the withdrawal of privileges
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Destitution of the truth
Spiritual » Poverty » Destitution of the truth
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » Thirst
The word of God » The time when there is a word of God famine
Thirst » Figurative of the ardent desire of the devout mind
spiritual Thirst » Examples of
Famine » Illustrative of » A dearth of the means of grace
Famine » Figurative
Hunger » Spiritual
Judgments » Different kinds of » Famine of hearing the word
Poverty, spiritual » Destitution of the truth
Prophets » The jews » Often left without, on account of sin
national Sins » Cause the withdrawal of privileges
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Destitution of the truth
Spiritual » Poverty » Destitution of the truth
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » Thirst
The word of God » The time when there is a word of God famine
Thirst » Figurative of the ardent desire of the devout mind
spiritual Thirst » Examples of
Amos 8:12 (show verse)
And from the north even to the east;
They will go to and fro to
But they will not find it.
Amos 8:13 (show verse)
And the young men will
Amos 8:14 (show verse)
Who say, ‘As your god lives, O
And, ‘As the way of
They will fall and
Beer-sheba » The most southern city of palestine » Became a seat of idolatrous worship
Dan » A city » A city of the tribe of dan » Idolatry established at
Idolatry » They who practice » Swear by their idols
Insecurity of the wicked » Fall of the wicked foretold
Resurrection » Who falls, and never rises up again
ancient Samaria » People of characterized as » Idolatrous
Swearing/vowing » Those that swear by idols
The word of God » The time when there is a word of God famine
The wicked » Devices of » Fall of the wicked foretold
Dan » A city » A city of the tribe of dan » Idolatry established at
Idolatry » They who practice » Swear by their idols
Insecurity of the wicked » Fall of the wicked foretold
Resurrection » Who falls, and never rises up again
ancient Samaria » People of characterized as » Idolatrous
Swearing/vowing » Those that swear by idols
The word of God » The time when there is a word of God famine
The wicked » Devices of » Fall of the wicked foretold