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[Are] ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
Amos 9:7 — KJV
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Amos 9:7
King James Version (KJV)
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Amos 9:7
Verse 7 of 15
Commentary
Commentary on Amos 9:7
Theological / DevotionalAs ... the Ethiopians. On an equal basis with other nations. The Israelites were the chosen people of God only on condition of obedience to the will of God (see on Ex. 19:5, 6; see Matt. 3:7-9). Israel were God’s chosen so long as they chose God. When they estranged themselves from Him, they became as strangers to Him.
Philistines. The mention of the Philistines and the Syrians here may well have been to draw Israel’s attention to the fact that they, as children of Jacob, were not the only ones who had been privileged to dwell in the Promised Land. Actually both the Syrians and the Philistines lived in territory that God had promised to the seed of Abraham (Gen. 15:18). Israel had failed to press forward by faith in God to possess all the land. Now, in the days of Amos, the people of the rebellious northern kingdom were to see that their residence in the Promised Land did not necessarily signify God’s approval — their heathen neighbors lived there also.
Caphtor. Probably to be identified with the island of Crete (see on Gen. 10:14).
Kir. Its location is uncertain (see on eh. 1:5).
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