Amos 9

Amos 9:1

I Saw] In a prophetick vision Upon th Altr] Of the Temple of Jerusalem; to shew that there was no more pardon; seeing that the place of propitiation was by God converted, as it were, into a seat of rigorous and imlacable justice He 〈◊〉] To some Angel that was executioner of his judgements: See Ezek. 9. 4. 5 The Litel] the Italian, The Frti-piec]namely; of the door of the Temple, Heb. The knobs; for they were wnt to set great knobs or bals in frontise-pieces or intels of the doores: And in this manner is presented the decree of the peoples desolation; amongst whom God had chosen his abode. And of the destruction of the materiall Temple; and of the annihilation of the outward service Cut them] Let this act be a signe to them all, of what I intend to doe to their persons.

Amos 9:6

His troop] The Italian, Of〈◊〉] that is to say; The universe, which is like the fabrick of a building: of which the earth being the lower part, and onely immoveable, hath some resemblance of a foundation.

Amos 9:7

Are yee not] Being degenerate, and having gone astray, as you have done, I do hold you as Ethiopians; a base and accursed nation, as being issued from Cham: and your deliverance out of Egypt shall be no more a pledge to you, of my favour, then the deliverances which I have granted to thse other prophane nations Captor] There is no other mention made of this; but onely what is written: ?Deuteronomy 2:23 Kr] If he meanes the Assyrians captivity, mentioned 〈◊〉 2 Kings 16:9 Amos 1:5. which hapned about Amos his time; the deliverance which was to come; is here set downe: as if it were come already.

Amos 9:8

Theeyes] God judgeth and punisheth all Kingdomes and Nations equally, which are addicted to grievous sinners; and there is onely this difference: that he will never utterly destroy his people without leaving some remnant of them: Jeremiah 30. 11. and 31. 36, 37. Obadiah 1:17.

Amos 9:9

Like as] Governing their dispersion by my providence in such sort, that none of mine Elect shall perish in eternall perdition: nor the remainder of my Believers be extinguished nor overthrowne.

Amos 9:11

Will I raise up] After I have thus punished my Church, I will restore the Kingdome of David by the Messias, changing it into a spirituall and everlasting Kingdome.

Amos 9:12

That they] That the true Israel, according to the spirit, joyned with Christ their Head; may participate of the universall Kingdome, which he hath gotten over his enemies; such as the Idumeans were to the Israelites. Others doe bring it in thus: That they may professe the remnant of Edom, and all Nations that are called by my Name: that is to say; Mine Elect, and those who shall be converted to me by the Gospel: Isa. 19. 25. and 44. 5.

Amos 9:13

The Plow-man] Figurative promises of Gods spirituall graces and blessings to his Church: See Leviticus 26:5 Shall drop] Into precious liquors, of honey, milke, oyle, and must.