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Amos 5:6

King James Version (KJV)

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Amos 5:6

Verse 6 of 27

Scripture focus

Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour [it], and [there be] none to quench [it] in Bethel.

Amos 5:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Amos 5:6

Theological / Devotional

Ye shall live. God holds out His gracious promises to sinners, lest in despair they go from sin to sin.

Like fire. In His punishing of sin, God is likened to “a consuming fire” (see Deut. 4:24; Jer. 4:4). God desires that all men be saved, but whoever determines to follow his own evil ways cannot escape from God’s just punishment (see 2 Peter 3:7-9).

House of Joseph. Joseph was the father of Ephraim, the most important tribe of the northern kingdom (see on Hosea 4:17); hence this term, “the house of Joseph,” is equivalent to Israel.

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