This is Daniel Whyte III president of Gospel Light Society International with The Scripture & the Sense Podcast #436, where I read the Word of God and give the sense of it based on an authoritative commentary source such as the Bible Knowledge Commentary or Matthew Henry Commentary. This podcast is based upon Nehemiah 8:8 where it says Ezra and the Levites “read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.” The aim of this podcast is that through the simple reading of the Word of God and the giving of the sense of it, the church would be revived and the world would be awakened.
Today we are reading Amos 3:12.
12 Thus saith the Lord; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.
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That was Amos 3:12. Now here is the sense of it.
The Bible Knowledge Commentary reads:
Some of Amos’ hearers might have objected to this announcement, insisting that somehow the Israelites would be saved. The word “saved” often described God’s delivering or sparing of Israel. This revealed the mistaken belief of Amos’ hearers that God would surely rescue them from such a catastrophe. To dispel this false hope, Amos repeated what the Lord said: any “saving” of Israel would be like a shepherd saving a couple of leg bones or part of an ear from the jaws of a wild animal. These little bits of “rescued” evidence were to prove that a shepherd had not stolen or sold one of the sheep, but that it indeed had been torn by a beast of prey. The rescued shin bones and tip of an ear only proved that the rescue had come too late and that the animal was a total loss. Those Israelites in Samaria who dissolutely lounged on their beds and couches should not dismiss Amos’ message with vague assurances of deliverance. Israel would be savagely and totally devoured.
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