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Amos 7:12

King James Version (KJV)

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Amos 7:12

Verse 12 of 17

Scripture focus

Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:

Amos 7:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Amos 7:12

Theological / Devotional

Go, flee thee away. Some have inferred from this priestly charge that Jeroboam II took no action in response to Amaziah’s accusation. Perhaps the king felt that the declarations of a visionary need not be taken seriously. Like Herod, he may have feared the people (see Matt. 14:5), who, he presumed, were impressed by the message of Amos. Thus the apostate priest, Amaziah, resorted to his own authority, such as it in his attempt to intimidate Amos and make him leave the country.

Judah. Perhaps Amos would be received favorably in Judah because he came from there.

Eat bread. Perhaps an insinuation that Amos was paid to prophesy, and so made gain from his godliness. Amaziah may have attributed to Amos the worldly motives that influenced himself.

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